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Category: Book Reviews

Considering the volume of books I read, it makes sense to share my opinions on them. So here are some of my longer reviews. Numerous short reviews appear only on my Goodreads and Amazon accounts.

Book Review: Sacred Vines by Don Stevens
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Book Review: Sacred Vines by Don Stevens

Posted on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

This is the type of book review I absolutely hate to write. I want to be able to say good things–or at least neutral things–about…

Book Review: Do Not Go Quietly edited by Jason Sizemore and Lesley Conner
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Book Review: Do Not Go Quietly edited by Jason Sizemore and Lesley Conner

Posted on July 4, 2019December 1, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

A huge truck is headed right for you but you’re pinned in the glare of its headlights and can’t move. As it hits, you feel…

Book Review: A Crafter Hooks a Killer by Holly Quinn
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Book Review: A Crafter Hooks a Killer by Holly Quinn

Posted on June 21, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

Cozy mysteries like A Crafter Hooks a Killer have been a staple of my reading diet for a number of years. Both my mother and…

Book Review: A Plain Vanilla Murder by Susan Wittig Albert
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Book Review: A Plain Vanilla Murder by Susan Wittig Albert

Posted on June 13, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

I selected A Plain Vanilla Murder from NetGalley because I had read some earlier books in the series. With its interesting tidbits on herbs and…

Book Review: Pimp My Airship by Maurice Broaddus
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Book Review: Pimp My Airship by Maurice Broaddus

Posted on May 28, 2019December 1, 2019 by R. Jean Bell

Apex Books has been kind enough to let me have a digital ARC of Pimp My Airship by Maurice Broaddus. I hadn’t previously had the…

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.…

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About Me

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 additionally took second place in the 2019 BSFS poetry competiton.

She recently joined the first reader team at Apex Magazine.

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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