B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / dog / editor / First-Person / humorous / New York City / Writer6 Comments
A mischievous dog takes matters into his own paws when his beloved owners split up in this offbeat romantic comedy. The Man has custody Monday through Friday, The Woman has custody on the weekends. But that’s not enough for Gatz, who will do anything to bring them back together—even if ... more >
Letters of Opinion / Recommended ReadsContemporary / Fantasy / Historical / time slip15 Comments
Earlier this year, I read The Deadly Hours – well 2 of the stories in it anyway – which featured Weapon of Choice by Susanna Kearsley. The POV character is Hugh, who was the male lead in A Desperate Fortune. Hugh and Mary are most prominently featured but there are ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's book / Dragon / dragons / health / picture booksNo Comments
Your dragon loves to hug and high-five and shake hands and sing and blow bubbles and share happiness everywhere she goes. Dragons want to spread joy to everyone! But some of those actions are also spreading germs. It’s time to wash your hands, mask up, and teach your dragon how ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviewschildren's book / family relationships / picture books / POC authorNo Comments
From first haircut to first ice-cream cone, each year brings a new cycle of experiences With each new year come countless little wonders. From the highs—first snowfall, first new umbrella, first beach trip—to the lows—first missed bus, first lost umbrella, first sunburn— every year older means another cycle of everyday ... more >
Book Reviews / DNF ReviewsReading lists15 Comments
Seven years ago I devoted one of my What Janine is Reading posts to three books I did not finish. Now it’s time to do it again. None of the three books I review here are bad; all of them are quite good in several regards. But I still put ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscats / Dark Fantasy / poetry / short stories7 Comments
Siobhan Carroll’s For He Can Creep is a dark fantasy story of poetry, devilry, and cats in a battle of good vs. evil for the fate of humanity. Nineteenth century poet Christopher Smart has been committed to St. Luke’s Hospital for Lunatics believing God has commissioned him to write The ... more >
Book Reviews / C- Reviews#ownvoices / arranged-marriage / cats / elves / f/f romance / Fantasy / lesbian / LGBTQA / POC / trans man / trans woman / trans-species / transgender / witchNo Comments
Destined for an arranged marriage she wants nothing to do with, Princess Breanwynne decides her only option for escape is to run away. After announcing this plan to her trusted cat, Fen, she’s shocked when he asks that she take him along. Following his suggestion to venture into the lair ... more >
Miscdancing / robots2 Comments
Shake It Down Hmmm, I’m not sure this is so much good news as it is fun news. Or scary news? Seriously, just watch the video. These robots, especially Spot the “dog,” have better dance moves than I ever had even in my college days. “Boston Dynamics robots can climb rough ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsbisexual / Contemporary / Erotic-Romance / f/f romance / New Year's Eve / novella / only one bed / queer6 Comments
Dear Erin McLellan, I had the pleasure of reading Candy Hearts earlier this year (which is book 2 in you So Over the Holidays series of novellas) and I loved it so I was happy to read Party Favors (which is book 4). The series is loosely based on a ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's book / Ghana / Holiday / Kwanzaa / picture books / POC / POC author2 Comments
In an African village live seven brothers who make life miserable with their constant fighting. When their father dies, he leaves an unusual will: by sundown, the brothers must make gold out of seven spools of thread or they will be turned out as beggars. Review Though the story is ... more >