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Jayne Avatar
December 24, 2012

What Jayne’s Been Reading and Watching Recently

JayneBook Reviews / Reading Lists19th century / Chef / Harlequin Romance / Jewish-faith / lawyer / law related / London / police / Regency / terrorists / World War II / Young-Adult16 Comments

Most books that I finish get their own reviews but here are some that either I didn’t finish or I didn’t think warranted a separate review. The Terrorist – Caroline Cooney / Fabulous writing. Intense, page turning, I was 50 pages into it before I even realized it when I ... more >

December 19, 2012

Wednesday News: Penguin settles agency pricing suit with DOJ; YA erotica is here; Instagram’s TOS subject to outcry

JanePublishing NewsAgency pricing / DOJ / Erotic-Romance / lawsuits / Young-Adult26 Comments

YA Erotica is here – In the UK, Simon & Schuster has released an explicit erotic romance featuring a 16-year old girl involved in a love triangle between a nice guy and a wealthy bad boy. Recently Abbi Glines released her “Vincent Boys Uncut” a $10 remake of her original ... more >

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December 12, 2012

Janine’s Best of 2012 List

JanineBook Reviews / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2012 / Contemporary romance / Fantasy / historical romance / Recommended Reads / Urban-Fantasy / Young-Adult23 Comments

Recommended Read

My top ten favorite books published in 2012, ranked (that part was haaaard) and described: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore Review by me. This intricately plotted YA fantasy about a young queen’s heroic determination to uncover buried truths about her father and nation was an almost flawless read. Beloved characters from ... more >

November 24, 2012

REVIEW: Sean Griswold’s Head by Lindsey Leavitt

JaneC ReviewsContemporary / Young-Adult2 Comments

Dear Ms. Leavitt: I bought this when it was the Kindle Daily Deal and for $1.99 it was a worthwhile read. Payton Gritas is a by the books, orderly sort of girl who saves her money to buy the nicest day planner ever and is excited to use different color ... more >

November 16, 2012

REVIEW: Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

Guest ReviewerB Reviewsangst / Violence / Young-Adult9 Comments

Dear Katja Millay: Sea of Tranquility is about a high school senior who moves in with her aunt about two hours from her hometown. Her transfer to a new high school is intentional. She wants to remove herself from everyone who knows her and everyone she knows. She doesn’t speak. ... more >

November 13, 2012

REVIEW: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

JanineB ReviewsCancer / death / star-crossed lovers / Young-Adult34 Comments

Dear Mr. Green, The narrator of your novel, The Fault in Our Stars is Hazel, a sixteen year old with stage four thyroid cancer “with an impressive and long-settled satellite colony” in her lungs. Thanks to a drug treatment she calls “the Miracle” Hazel’s cancer has been kept from spreading ... more >

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