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June 7, 2023

REVIEW: The Last Drop of Hemlock : A Mystery by Katharine Schellman

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / American historical / corruption / Historical / Jazz Age / LGBTQIAP+ / murder mystery / New York City / POC / working classComments Off on REVIEW: The Last Drop of Hemlock : A Mystery by Katharine Schellman

In The Last Drop of Hemlock, the dazzling follow up to Last Call at the Nightingale, even a dance can come with a price… The rumor went through the Nightingale like a flood, quietly rising, whispers hovering on lips in pockets of silence. Life as a working-class girl in Prohibition-era ... more >

May 12, 2023

REVIEW: Sixpenny Octavo (The Old Bridge Inn Series) by Annick Trent

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsf/f romance / Historical / Historical fiction / LGBTQIA romance / London / reading / Regency historical / The Old Bridge Inn Series / Womens-Fiction / working class3 Comments

A standalone F/F historical romance Clockmender Hannah Croft’s friend Molly has been arrested for her connections to a Jacobin club. In the tumultuous political climate of 1790s Britain, being in the wrong place at the wrong time is enough to land Molly in gaol. Hannah’s one hope to free her ... more >

April 28, 2023

REVIEW: Sally-Ann by Susan Scarlett

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCinderella story / class differences / family relationships / Historical / London / working class11 Comments

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The Marchioness’s face changed. … She turned to Ann. “What is your name, dear?” “Ann.” “Would you mind being Sally for this one afternoon?” When her boss succumbs to influenza on the day of a high society wedding, perky young Ann Lane, assistant cosmetician at the elegant Maison Pertinax, is ... more >

February 22, 2023

REVIEW: Artfully Yours by Joanna Lowell

LaylaA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsArt / baker / critic / forgery / Historical / Late Victorian / working class9 Comments

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Dear Joanna Lowell, In 2020, Janine reviewed your debut novel under the Joanna Lowell pen name, Dark Season. Janine and I also reviewed last year’s The Runaway Duchess your 2021 book, The Duke Undone. I was excited to see that you had a new book out and jumped at opportunity ... more >

September 9, 2022

REVIEW: Clothes-Pegs by Susan Scarlett

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / aristocrats / class differences / Commoner Aristocracy pairing / England / family relationships / fashion designer / Historical / London / working class7 Comments

“Do you live permanently in yellow evening frocks and court gowns, or have you anything else?” Annabel laughed shakily. “Of course. My own clothes.” “Then go and put them on. Lovely ladies who fall over their trains need cocktails to restore them. And that’s just what I’m going to take ... more >

June 7, 2022

REVIEW: Last Call at the Nightingale by Katharine Schellman

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / American historical / class differences / Historical / Jazz Age / LGBTQIA characters / murder mystery / New York City / POC / working class1 Comments

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New York, 1924. Vivian Kelly’s days are filled with drudgery, from the tenement lodging she shares with her sister to the dress shop where she sews for hours every day. But at night, she escapes to The Nightingale, an underground dance hall where illegal liquor flows and the band plays ... more >

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