Let me start with what Mary Jane is not. Despite the bold publisher blurb, it IS NOT “Almost Famous” meets Daisy Jones and the Six. At least they get the next bit right when they call it a “funn...
***NOW AVAILABLE, DON'T MISS THIS ONE***4 ½ rounded up. I would not compare this book to another as it can stand on it’s own merit!!This was a refreshingly fun and ultimately hopeful book, perfect ...
Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau, Caitlin Kinnunen (Narrator)It's 1975 and fourteen year old Mary Jane lives with her well to do, straight laced to the max, mom and dad in an affluent Baltimore communit...
Oh my, did this bring back some memories. I grew up in Northern Baltimore, amidst the whole WASP private school, country club deal. It took going away to college to understand what an enclave it was. ...
4.5 What a delightful story. Its been a while since I read a book that made me smile and that upon finishing I felt content, satisfied. A coming of age story with a young fourteen year Mary Jane, whos...
Click here to hear my thoughts on this book over on my Booktube channel, abookolive.This is an adorable coming-of-age story set in 1975 Baltimore. Mary Jane Dillard, the title character, is a 14-year-...
Absolutely superb! It's going down as one of my favourites for 2021The story is wonderful and compelling. I listened to the audible version and the narrator was magnificent with all the voices and exc...
Upping this to a 5 - Everyone needs a little Mary Jane in their lives! And because this is such a memorable and fun one, I'm giving it the stars it deservesAh, Mary Jane. No, not the weed, but the 14 ...
3.5 stars rounded up .This is a great summer read, a coming of age story of a fourteen year old girl in the mid ‘70’s set in Baltimore, MD. It is though, reflective in a broader sense of what was ...
3.5 StarsThe summer nanny, Mary Jane sees some chaotic and shocking things when she meets the Cone family!This was an enjoyable, amusing little getaway.It is all about the characters. Mary Jane is fou...