Author: Natalie Jenner
Genre: Historical Fiction
Rating:★★★★☆
This historical fiction novel is a must for any Janeite who has every visited Chawton and Jane Austen’s House museum and Chawton House. It tells the story of the Jane Austen Society forming to secure and protect artifacts from her family. Its very genteel. Sweetly written characters. I enjoyed it very much.
Author: Dr. Jen Gunter Genre: Nonfiction; Women’s Health Rating: ★★★★★ Dr. Jen Gunter’s The Menopause Manifesto is a comprehensive guide to understanding menopause through the lens of science, medicine, and women’s lived experience. Drawing on extensive research and clinical knowledge, Gunter walks readers through the biological realities of menopause—what actually happens in the body, the symptoms women may…
Author: Various; Anthology Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Ladies in Waiting: Jane Austen’s Unsung Characters is a delightful collection built on a clever, readerly question: what if Austen’s overlooked secondary women were given the fuller lives they deserved? The pieces feel like affectionate “afterstories,” imagining futures, choices, and small rebellions for characters who were often constrained…
Author: Our Daily Bread Genre: Christian Devotional Rating: ★★★★★ God Loves Her from Our Daily Bread carries the same trusted warmth and biblical focus readers expect from their daily devotionals, with reflections thoughtfully shaped for women of faith. The entries are concise but meaningful, making it easy to pause, pray, and reconnect with God in…
Author: Stephanie Spellers Genre: Religion; Christian Studies Rating: ★★★★☆ Church Tomorrow? by Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers (released in early December 2025) is a clear-eyed, research-forward look at what many churches keep whispering about and avoiding: the rise of the “Nones” and “Dones,” and the spiritual landscape Millennials and Gen Z are actually inhabiting. Spellers frames the…
Author: Sonali Dev Genre: Fiction Rating: ★★★★★ Sonali Dev’s The Emma Project brings her Austen-inspired Raje series to a satisfying close, centering on Vansh Raje, the youngest and most easygoing of the brothers, and Naina, the former fiancée of his brother whose life has already been deeply entangled with the family. When their paths cross again, the…
Author: Brian D. McLaren Genre: Religion; Christian Faith Rating: ★★★★☆ Brian McLaren’s Do I Stay Christian? addresses a question many believers are quietly asking in the midst of cultural and political upheaval: whether the Christian faith can still be a meaningful and ethical home in the modern world. McLaren structures the book in two parts, first presenting…
