August 16, 2019

REVIEW: King & Queen of the Bouncy Castle (King & Queen series Book 1) by Diane Michaels

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAlternate POV / Contemporary / First-Person / friends become lovers / King and Queen series / novella / second chance / shy hero / socially awkward1 Comments

To jump inside a bouncy castle is to risk falling… …in love. Living in a tiny house built for one, Caitlin only has room in her life for Mr. Right Now. Even though the bad boys she dates keep letting her down, they’re a whole lot more fun than… Dan ... more >

August 15, 2019

REVIEW: Have You Eaten Grandma? by Gyles Brandreth

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEnglish grammar / language / non-fiction / punctuation4 Comments

For anyone who wants to make fewer (not less) grammar mistakes, a lively, effective, and witty guide to all the ins and outs of the English language, reminiscent of the New York Times bestseller Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Our language is changing, literary levels are declining, and our grasp of ... more >

August 14, 2019

REVIEW: Diagnosis by Lisa Sanders

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsDoctor / medicine / non-fictionNo Comments

As a Yale School of Medicine physician, the New York Times bestselling author of Every Patient Tells a Story, and an inspiration and adviser for the hit Fox TV drama House, M.D., Lisa Sanders has seen it all. And yet she is often confounded by the cases she describes in ... more >

August 8, 2019

REVIEW: Ghost Cat by Kevan Atteberry

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscats / children's fiction / childrens-books / grief / loss / picture books2 Comments

There is a ghost in my house. I’ve only seen it out of the corner of my eye, but I think it is a cat, says a little boy in this comforting tale of love and loss. There’s something oddly familiar about this ghost cat–it does lots of things that ... more >

August 8, 2019

REVIEW: Red Yellow Blue by Lysa Mullady

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's fiction / childrens-books / empathy / picture books1 Comments

Red loves being red! Apples, wagons, fire trucks — he thinks all the best things are red! Yellow admires Red’s roses, but Red just wants to be left to mind his own business — why can’t Yellow mind hers? But when Yellow and Blue go off to make frogs, shamrocks, ... more >

August 8, 2019

REVIEW: Ogilvy by Deborah Underwood, illustrations by T.L. McBeth

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's literature / childrens-books / LGBTQ / picture books / self-expressionNo Comments

The clothes don’t make the bunny in this new picture book from New York Times-bestselling author Deborah Underwood, illustrated by T. L. McBeth. When Ogilvy moves to a new town, the possibilities feel endless. There are so many new bunny friends and fun things to do together! But in this ... more >