July 17, 2018

REVIEW: Playing Hurt by Kelly Jamieson

JennieB- Reviews / Book ReviewsHockey Romance / Pop Star HeroineNo Comments

Dear Ms. Jamieson, Last year I read one of your previous hockey-related books, Slap Shot. I gave it a C+ and noted in my book log that it was readable but lacking in excitement and had “too much emphasis on sex.” The book had a very unusual hero-only narration until ... more >

July 6, 2018

REVIEW: Bed of Flowers by Erin Satie

JennieA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBeauty-and-the-Beast / Sweetness and Light SeriesNo Comments

Dear Ms. Satie: I have you in my mind as one of a handful of authors I’ve liked but haven’t read enough of – meaning I always mean to read more of your work but somehow life interferes and I forget, until I’m reminded again. Anyway, when I heard that ... more >

June 28, 2018

Reading List by Jennie for January through March

JennieBook Reviewsclassic fiction / eating disorders / Essays / Historical Mysteries / Memoirs / Reading lists / Sci-fi / WWII10 Comments

Read and reviewed: The Sins of Lord Lockwood, A Treacherous Curse, Seize the Fire and Brooklynaire    When We Were Ghouls by Amy E. Wallen I stumbled on this memoir…somewhere, and it sounded intriguing. The author spent part of her childhood in Nigeria and later in Peru, following her father’s ... more >

June 13, 2018

JOINT REVIEW: Ocean Light by Nalini Singh

JennieB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsBlackSea / Ocean changelings / paranormal romance / Psy-Changeling Trinity Series27 Comments

Jennie: There have been 16 books in the Psy/Changeling series and now two in the Psy/Changeling Trinity series. This is the sixth book of those 18 that Janine and I have reviewed together. I know this because when I searched for our last review, from June of 2017, I noted ... more >

May 22, 2018

REVIEW: Cadaver & Queen by Alisa Kwitney

JennieBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsAlternate History / Frankenstein / medical school / steampunk / Victorian4 Comments

Dear Alisa Kwitney: In the mid-2000s, I read five of your chick-lit books, and graded all but one A or A-. For me that marks you as a Very Good Author. (The fifth book, your last chick-lit Flirting in Cars, got a B+ from me, so, still a very good ... more >

May 3, 2018

REVIEW: Brooklynaire by Sarina Bowen

JennieB Reviews / B Reviews Categoryhockey / Series14 Comments

Dear Sarina Bowen: Reading the first three books in the Brooklyn Bruisers series I’ve become increasingly aware of something going on in the background of each story between the owner of the Bruisers, Nate Kattenberger, and the team’s cute and spunky office manager, Rebecca Rowley. The timelines of the books overlap, ... more >