March 13, 2014

REVIEW: Mafia Girl by Deborah Blumenthal

JiaD ReviewsContemporary / mafia / New York City / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: Mafia Girl by Deborah Blumenthal

Dear Ms. Blumenthal, I have a soft spot for fictional criminals, especially fictional criminal families. Look at my love of Ally Carter’s Heist Society books and Holly Black’s Curseworker trilogy. Your novel caught my eye right away. I don’t think I’ve ever read a YA novel told from the POV ... more >

March 12, 2014

REVIEW: Perfect Catch by Sierra Dean

RoseC+ ReviewsBaseball / Contemporary / sports romance4 Comments

Dear Ms. Dean, Here’s all I needed to know about Perfect Catch in order to pick it up for review: “Minor league umpire Alice Darling loves everything about baseball.” Done, sold. A minor league baseball setting and an umpire heroine? That sounded like such a great idea that I barely ... more >

March 4, 2014

REVIEW: Carolina Man by Virginia Kantra

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / Small-Town11 Comments

Dear Virginia Kantra, Carolina Man is the third book in your Dare Island series which, so far has featured the three offspring of Tom and Tess Fletcher.  Tom was a Marine for 20 years and after his retirement from the Corps, the family moved back to Dare Island, North Carolina ... more >

March 1, 2014

REVIEW: I Have a Bad Feeling About This by Jeff Strand

JayneB ReviewsContemporary / crime / friendship / YA9 Comments

Everything 16-year-old Henry was dreading about survival camp turns out to be true—or even worse. The only thing to help get him through is his equally unathletic best friend Randy and the discovery of a girls’ music camp just down the path. But they’ll soon have a lot more than ... more >

February 26, 2014

GUEST REVIEW: Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen

Guest ReviewerB- ReviewsContemporary / Magical Realism12 Comments

Dear Ms. Allen, I am a huge fan. There’s just no use starting out with any other introduction than that. A clever friend gifted me a copy of Garden Spells several years ago, and it was love at first sight. I quickly devoured each of your successive books, and while I can ... more >

February 24, 2014

REVIEW: Much Ado About Sweet Nothing by Alison May

JayneB Reviewschick-lit / Contemporary / England / friends-to-lovers / Shakespeare21 Comments

Ben Messina is a certified maths genius and romance sceptic. He and Trix met at university and have been quarreling and quibbling ever since, not least because of Ben’s decision to abandon their relationship in favour of … more maths! Can Trix forget past hurt and help Ben see a ... more >