{"id":752,"date":"2025-12-25T20:59:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T20:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/williamayejones.com\/?page_id=752"},"modified":"2026-02-01T18:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T18:35:02","slug":"reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/williamayejones.com\/it\/reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviews &amp; Criticisms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<section class=\"pos-r\"  id=\"shortcode-37ec80c5e387ba61599acf58ef940cb3\" >\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"shortcode-0ed968b302cda3a60ef9ba275052a155\" class=\"fw-col-xs-12 fw-col-sm-12 fw-col-md-12 text-left\" >\r\n\t\r\n\r\n<div class=\"TextBlock\" id=\"shortcode-a05370404ee6643af6d9e5236ab8bb03\" >\r\n\t<p>I write about books from a reader\u2019s perspective, with particular attention to historical fiction, women\u2019s narratives, and the cultural contexts that shape them. My criticism focuses on story, voice, and the ways fiction engages with power, belief, and memory across time.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"pos-r\"  id=\"shortcode-1791ebb7ef14466ee6cf96d481aa1e3e\" >\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"shortcode-da912c3f3298b4eae14b43e60c54073f\" class=\"fw-col-xs-12 fw-col-sm-12 fw-col-md-12 text-left\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"SpecialHeading fw-heading  text-center mt-20 mb-60\" id=\"shortcode-f0a3ba583ccebb09b1f6f7738547dc52\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"special-title special-heading-letter\">Published Reviews<\/h3>\t\t<div class=\"special-subtitle\">Selected reviews published in Historical Novels Review<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"TextBlock\" id=\"shortcode-6bf25e3da7d32e215cc38db43d8dc712\" >\r\n\t<p data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2357\"><em data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2357\">The selections below reflect the books I most enjoyed and confidently recommend to readers.<\/em><\/p><ul><li data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2357\"><a href=\"https:\/\/historicalnovelsociety.org\/reviews\/nothing-proved\/\"><strong>NOTHING PROVED <\/strong><\/a>by Janet Wertman (2025)<\/li><li data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2357\"><a href=\"https:\/\/historicalnovelsociety.org\/reviews\/the-shakespeare-secret\/\"><strong>THE SHAKESPEARE SECRET<\/strong><\/a> by David Nix (2025)<\/li><li data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2357\"><a href=\"https:\/\/historicalnovelsociety.org\/reviews\/not-quite-a-countess-the-audacious-ladies-of-audley\/\"><strong>NOT QUITE A COUNTESS<\/strong><\/a> by Bliss Bennet (2025)<\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2359\" data-end=\"2384\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"pos-r\"  id=\"shortcode-04adb504fc3da6c98620c56297df33f5\" >\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"shortcode-446a322af78a7c061a360058e965ccec\" class=\"fw-col-xs-12 fw-col-sm-12 fw-col-md-12 text-left\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"SpecialHeading fw-heading  text-center mt-20 mb-60\" id=\"shortcode-303dec6d540a69f0fca78b3c8a876515\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"special-title special-heading-letter\">Features &amp; Critical Essays<\/h3>\t\t<div class=\"special-subtitle\">Editorial features and long-form literary commentary published by the Historical Novel Society.<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"TextBlock\" id=\"shortcode-52c73d40f226a0edd9fb559281e82401\" >\r\n\t<p data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2357\"><em data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2357\">The selections below reflect books I\u2019ve reviewed or examined closely through a critical and editorial lens..<\/em><\/p><ul><li data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2357\"><a href=\"https:\/\/historicalnovelsociety.org\/where-the-sea-calls-home-the-sea-child-by-linda-wilgus\/\"><strong>WHERE THE SEA CALLS HOME<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by Linda Wilgus (2026)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n<section class=\"pos-r\"  id=\"shortcode-9fba1121c9debac70220d9c7a88692a3\" >\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fw-row\">\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"shortcode-5a68f2ce18b207a120e8c19e9fe8fe42\" class=\"fw-col-xs-12 fw-col-sm-12 fw-col-md-12 text-left\" >\r\n\t<div class=\"SpecialHeading fw-heading  text-center mt-20 mb-60\" id=\"shortcode-1e2c91c08650a21dfd6a15e84274d87b\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"special-title special-heading-letter\">Reviews and Media Inquiries<\/h4>\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"TextBlock\" id=\"shortcode-ab477cc75a344c90d0b948d8e6e4ca79\" >\r\n\t<p data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2357\">For review requests, literary commentary, or media inquiries, please use the <a title=\"Contact Me\" href=\"https:\/\/williamayejones.com\/it\/contact-me\/\">contact form<\/a>.<\/p><p data-start=\"2359\" data-end=\"2384\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I write about books from a reader\u2019s perspective, with particular attention to historical fiction, women\u2019s narratives, and the cultural contexts that shape them. 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