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Category: Book reviews

Perotine Dreena Collins

April 4, 2026 cheryl

I will put my hand up now and say that Dreena Collins is a friend whom I met several years…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: historical fiction, women's fiction

The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 

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Reading on my kindle, when the % read failed to work, this seemed like a very long book, and at…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: dual timeline, historical fiction, romance, women's fiction

The Women Kristen Hannah

March 23, 2026 cheryl

The Women Kristen Hannah is only the second book I’ve read by this author. The other was Four Winds, which…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: book review, historical fiction, history, vietnam, women's fiction

The Marriage of Opposites Alice Hoffman

February 16, 2026 cheryl

Thank you publisher for the blurb which tells the whole story! Unbelievable. Perhaps they thing we all know it, given…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: Fantasy, historical fiction, magic, magical realism, romance, women's fiction

North Woods Daniel Mason

December 30, 2025 cheryl

Among my Christmas gifts, I found North Woods by Daniel Mason. The blurb promised a journey through American history via…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: Fantasy, historical fiction, magical realism

The Seventh Son Sebastian Faulks

December 16, 2025 cheryl

I’ve read many of Faulk’s books over decades and always loved them for their gentle, insightful humanity and a good…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: contemporary fiction, Fantasy, literary fiction

The Schimmering Alexandra Peel

November 30, 2025 cheryl 2 Comments

At some 700 pages, The Schimmering is not a quick read. But I happily picked up this book during my…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: character driven, epic fantasy, Fantasy, novel

Only Ola Alex Banwell

November 20, 2025 cheryl

As a fan of Alex Banwell’s Just Benny series, I was intrigued to read this novella exploring the background of…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: historical fiction, novella, women's fiction

The Betrayals Bridget Collins

October 23, 2025 cheryl

My first book of hers, and the thing I most enjoyed was the atmospheric writing which built this half-real half-imagined…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: Fantasy, historical fantasy, historical fiction, romance

Fyneshade Kate Griffin

October 4, 2025 cheryl

Fyneshade by Kate Griffin was a mixed bag for me. Shortly after the death of her grandmère – a woman…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: Fantasy, gothic, historical fiction, romance

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