KaetrinReading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsContemporary / Fantasy Romance / Historical / m/m romance / neurodiverse / queer / Urban fantasy24 Comments

I took a look at my 5 star reads for the year and created my top 10 from that. I’ve decided not to rank them; it’s too hard to do and they were all fabulous books. Iron & Magic by Ilona Andrews.  Magic Triumphs could easily have made this list ... more >

January 7, 2019

Janine’s Best of 2018

JanineNeed A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists#ownvoices / African American / Asperger's / California / class-difference / Contemporary / Doctor / Eastern Europe / econometrician / escort / Fantasy / India / Italy / journalist / LGBT characters / magic users / moneylender / monsters / Native Americans / Ocean changelings / Paranormal / POC / police / queen / thief / turn of the century / Urban-Fantasy / Washington DC / werewolves15 Comments

I love end-of-year reading lists so I hope our readers share their own favorite books of 2018 in the comments. Here are the 2018 releases I enjoyed most: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Naomi Novik’s fantasy novel is the story of three young women’s quest for empowerment — a Jewish ... more >

July 2, 2018

Review x 2: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

JanineA- Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / Asperger's / California / Contemporary romance / econometrician / escort / fashion designer / POC2 Comments

Dear Ms. Hoang, There’s been a lot of pre-publication buzz about your debut, The Kiss Quotient, and it sounded interesting and different, so I requested an ARC from the publisher. Stella Lane, a wealthy econometrician with Asperger’s, has struggled with her past romantic experiences. Sex has never gone well for ... more >

June 6, 2018

REVIEW: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / autistic character / Contemporary / male escort / POC / POC author7 Comments

Dear Helen Hoang, I have been keen to read The Kiss Quotient ever since I first read the blurb: Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases–a job that has given her more money than she knows ... more >