March 19, 2021

REVIEW: An Uxpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn

JennieB Reviews / Book Reviewsfictional European kingdom / historical mystery / Series / Veronica Speedwell / VictorianNo Comments

Dear Deanna Raybourn: This is book six in your Veronica Speedwell mystery series, set in late Victorian London. Blurb time!: January 1889. As the newest member of the Curiosity Club—an elite society of brilliant, intrepid women—Veronica Speedwell is excited to put her many skills to good use. As she assembles ... more >

March 12, 2021

Brooklyn Bruisers Series Books #5 and #6

JennieB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBrooklyn Bruisers series / hockey / pop star18 Comments

Note: I had somehow thought that Sarina Bowen’s Brooklyn Bruisers series ended with book four. Anyway, I’m glad to pick it up again – here are two short(ish) reviews of books five and six. Overnight Sensation by Sarina Bowen The book opens with Brooklyn Bruiser player Jason Castro at a ... more >

March 4, 2021

REVIEW: Quiet in Her Bones by Nalini Singh

JennieB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsmystery / New Zealand / POC / POC author / thriller2 Comments

Dear Nalini Singh: A friend alerted me to this book, knowing I was a reader of both your Psy/Changeling series and, in recent years, of the thriller/suspense genre. I was curious to see how my two interests would converge here. The book is narrated by Aarav Rai, an author whose ... more >

February 22, 2021

REVIEW: The Trials of Koli by M.R. Carey

JennieB+ Reviews / Book ReviewsDystopian England; teenage protagonist; sci-fi/fantasyNo Comments

Dear M.R. Carey: I gave the first book in this series, The Book of Koli, a high B, and was optimistic that some of the issues I had with the book would be less of a problem in the sequels. Happily, I was correct. NOTE: this review contains lots of ... more >

February 5, 2021

Reading List by Jennie for October through December

JennieBook ReviewsChristmas / classic / Essays / Gothic / horror / Illustrated Humor / Memoir / mystery / non-fiction / Reading lists / Recommended Reads / Suspense22 Comments

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson This was my annual “spooky Halloween read.” I have a hard time judging it, having spoiled myself on the twist long ago. I find it hard to believe that this twist wouldn’t have been obvious even if I hadn’t known, ... more >

January 21, 2021

REVIEW: The Dare by Elle Kennedy

JennieB+ Reviews / Book ReviewsBriar U Series / College Hockey / New AdultNo Comments

Dear Ms. Kennedy: This is the fourth and final book in the Briar U series; this series itself is an offshoot of the Off-Campus series set at the same fictional Ivy-ish university. This one pairs hockey-player and manwhore Conor Edwards with Taylor Marsh, an insecure sorority sister with lifelong body-image ... more >