posts by Jayne S:
B Reviews / Book Reviewsabortion / death / England / hospital / mental illness / mortician / non-fiction / Suicide2 Comments
Following Kate Marshall’s first year in the mortuary at a north of England NHS hospital, with each month exploring the people she meets, in life and death, as well as her own growing awareness of life behind the veil. Meet Mr X. Found in his apartment months after his death, ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsfamily relationships / Indian American / opposites attract / POC / POC author / singerNo Comments
She’s never done what was expected of her… Laila Sood has always resisted tradition and her parents’ wishes, from leaving her small town in India and moving to Seattle to start a rock band, to rejecting the groom her parents chose for her arranged marriage. Now twenty-nine, Laila’s band has ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfriendship / hopeful / LGBTQIA+ / Monk & Robot series / non binary / robots / Sci-fi / Science Fiction8 Comments
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF. After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / disabled hero / female friendship / Historical / military hero / Napoleonic wars / Regency / Russia / Russian / Russian Series / War / Military12 Comments
Captain Valyev had been kindness itself when he stopped on the road to give assistance to Nadya, one of a vast crowd of refugees fleeing before Napoleon’s advancing army. But the moment she told him her full name, his attitude had changed to chill hostility. Why did he seem to ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCanada / flying / non-fiction / pilot3 Comments
“This is the captain speaking…” You’ve heard the announcements. But, have you ever wondered what’s really going on “up there?” You can’t visit the pilots during flight, but you can get the inside scoop. Join an experienced A320 flight crew as they face a typical day’s work. From the hectic ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / dual-timeline / dysfunctional family / First-Person / Historical fiction / London / murder mystery / POC / POC author / shipboard / singer2 Comments
The glittering RMS Queen Mary. A nightclub singer on the run. An aristocratic family with secrets worth killing for. London, 1936. Lena Aldridge wonders if life has passed her by. The dazzling theatre career she hoped for hasn’t worked out. Instead, she’s stuck singing in a sticky-floored basement club in ... more >