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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: 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: 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: 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: 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…

Book Review: Irregardless of Murder by E.E. Kennedy
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Book Review: Irregardless of Murder by E.E. Kennedy

Posted on November 12, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

I should have loved Irregardless of Murder. I read huge volumes of cozy mysteries. Like the MC, I’m a grammar nerd who is annoyed by…

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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 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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