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R. Jean Bell grew up in the United States but has spent the last twenty years in Denmark. A voracious reader since age three, she averages a book a day. She spends her time writing fiction and poetry, doing hobby photography, and being with her husband, horses, and dogs.
Book Review: Murder from Scratch by Leslie Karst
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Book Review: Murder from Scratch by Leslie Karst

Posted on May 26, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

Murder from Scratch is a good, solid cozy mystery with some likable characters. It gives me a chapter to get comfortable with the main character…

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Book Review: A Snapshot of Murder by Frances Brody

Posted on May 19, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

I want to apologize to the author and publisher for my delay in posting this review. I was supposed to have posted it about a…

Book Review: Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates
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Book Review: Something Read, Something Dead by Eva Gates

Posted on March 14, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

Something Read, Something Dead has a very enjoyable main character and a great voice. I got sucked into it immediately with total suspension of disbelief.…

Book Review: The Mist Rises over Notchey Creek by Liz Andrews
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Book Review: The Mist Rises over Notchey Creek by Liz Andrews

Posted on March 11, 2019March 14, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

This book didn’t start out great for me as personally I strongly dislike seeing the death itself unless the main character is present. However, this…

Book Review: The Revenant Express by George Mann
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Book Review: The Revenant Express by George Mann

Posted on February 14, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

When I looked at the cover and blurb on NetGalley for The Revenant Express, I expected a classic mystery in a Steampunk setting. My expectations…

Book Review: The Emerald Queen by J.W. Webb
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Book Review: The Emerald Queen by J.W. Webb

Posted on February 10, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

If you’ve read and liked other books set in this world, my review may be absolutely useless to you. Since I’ve not read them, I’m…

Book Review: The Dragon Sickness by Ava Richardson
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Book Review: The Dragon Sickness by Ava Richardson

Posted on February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

My pain levels have been especially problematic lately, so I’ve really needed good books I could lose myself in to escape some of the pain.…

Book Review: Murder at Larkfield Barn by Betty Rowlands
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Book Review: Murder at Larkfield Barn by Betty Rowlands

Posted on January 25, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

When I write these longer reviews, I generally take some notes immediately after reading then mull things over for a day or two to see…

Book Review: Wildflower Heart by Grace Greene
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Book Review: Wildflower Heart by Grace Greene

Posted on January 19, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

This is a difficult review to write, because I ended up with very mixed feelings about Wildflower Heart. The fact is that if I’d been…

Book Review: The Tiger’s Tale by Kelle Z Riley
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Book Review: The Tiger’s Tale by Kelle Z Riley

Posted on January 17, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

I don’t think I’m the ideal reader for The Tiger’s Tale. The main character didn’t appeal to me that much and I felt a bit…

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R. Jean Bell grew up in the United States but has spent the last twenty years in Denmark. A voracious reader since age three, she averages a book a day. She spends her time writing fiction and poetry, doing hobby photography, and being with her husband, horses, and dogs.

Her work appears in Cast of Wonders, ParABnormal Magazine, and more.

She is also one of the administrators of the INKubator Writing Community. If you’re a writer looking for a group to help you grow and reach your goals, you might want to check it out.

The bex bee image and the bex-with-book image used with book reviews were both created by the extremely talented Matytan.

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