This is the fourth novel to feature Frankie Elkin as protagonist. Frankie is so endearing in her own stubborn, slightly reserved way. She is fast becoming my all-time favourite fictional character as her personality becomes more well known with each subsequent book. She is everything I am not. Selfless, courageous, and unencumbered with physical possessions.…

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16.09.2025

“Murder At Gull’s Nest” by Jess Kidd – Book Review @AtriaBooks @SimonSchusterCA #MurderAtGullsNest #BookReview | Fictionophile

Anyone who enjoys a classic murder mysteries of Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers and the like, will surely enjoy Jess Kidd's new series. The protagonist, Nora Breen, is a middle aged, former Carmelite nun. We meet her as she arrives at 'Gulls Nest' a down-at-heel boarding house on the Kent coast. Frieda Brogan, one of the…

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17.09.2025

Teaser Tuesday – September 16, 2025 #NewBook #TheHouseOnTheCliff #TeaserTuesday @Toryscott #TuesdayBookBlog @BoldwoodBooks #AnticipatedRead #Fictionophile | Fictionophile

My Tuesday post where I'll 'tease' you with the cover, blurb, and first paragraph of one of the titles from my own TBR. This book is a title I received from Boldwood Books viaNetGalley and I look forward to reading it soon. Today, Tuesday September 16th, I want to introduce one of the ARCs on…

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18.09.2025

“The Names” by Florence Knapp – Book Review @PenguinRandomCA @PenguinBooks #TheNames #FlorenceKnapp #BookReview | Fictionophile

An exceptionally original novel that asks the question, how much do our names define us? What IF our lives took a different path? This beautiful novel can be difficult to read at times. Cora, the protagonist, was an abused wife. Since her husband was a very well regarded and respected doctor, he seems to all…

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19.09.2023

“The Orchid Hour” by Nancy Bilyeau – Book Review | Fictionophile

The year is 1923 and the reader is immersed in the not so 'good 'ol days' of Little Italy, New York. A time when prohibition was the law and the 'Black Hand' enforced a protection racket. A time of first generation immigrants, overcrowded tenements, speakeasy's, rum runners, racketeers, bootleggers, and police corruption. It was also…

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15.11.2023

“Murder by Degrees” by Ritu Mukerji – Book Review | Fictionophile

Besides being a historical mystery "Murder by Degrees" was also a treatise on the history of social reform, women's rights, and the history of medical education. Set in 1875 Philadelphia, it acknowledged that city's manufacturing and industrial foundations, its multicultural heritage, and its pioneering in the field of medical study. The protagonist, Dr. Lydia Weston,…

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29.06.2024

“Secrets of Rose Briar Hall” by Kelsey James – Book Review @KensingtonBooks #SecretsOfRoseBriarHall @kelseyjamesbook #BookReview | Fictionophile

It was the reference to "Gaslight" starring Ingrid Bergman that originally attracted me to this novel. The early 1900s were a scary time if you were a woman... Wives were considered to be the 'chattel' of their husbands with few rights of any description. Even wealth could not spare a woman if her husband seeks…

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13.12.2024

“The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern” by Lynda Cohen Loigman – Book Review @StMartinsPress #TheLoveElixirOfAugustaStern @lyndacloigman #BookReview | Fictionophile

This is my fourth time reading Loigman's novels. As "The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern" is her fourth published novel, I'm right on pace. Augusta Stern was a great character. A strong, highly intelligent women who was born to a Jewish New York family. Her father owned Stern's Pharmacy and Augusta plans to eventually go…

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