June 24, 2020

REVIEW: Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

KaetrinA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / fake relationship / interracial-romance / mental health8 Comments

CW: anxiety, depression, grief Dear Talia Hibbert, I don’t really know what fits into the “rom com” subgenre and what just falls into the contemporary bucket. My personal preference is to regard all of them as contemporary romance and not bother about the rom com label at all. That way, ... more >

June 19, 2020

What Janine is Reading and Listening to: This and That

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading Listsaudiobook / children's book / classic / historical romance / Reading lists2 Comments

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen, narrated by Rosamund Pike I listened to this audiobook a long while ago so I’ve probably forgotten some things. A lot of you already know this, but Sense and Sensibility tells the story of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, two teenaged sisters who navigate romantic ... more >

May 15, 2020

Film Review: Office Romance by Eldar Ryazanov

SiriusA Review Category / A Reviews / Film ReviewsRussia8 Comments

Office Romance (Russian: , romanized: Sluzhebnyj roman) is a Soviet comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. It was filmed at Mosfilm and released in 1977. The film’s plot is based on the stageplay “Co-workers” (Russian: , romanized: Sosluzhivtsy) written by Eldar Ryazanov and Emil Braginsky, and tells the story of Ludmila Kalugina, ... more >

April 29, 2020

What Janine is Reading in Winter 2020

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / Reading Listsamnesia / death / Duke / engineer / Fantasy / hidden identity / historical romance / humorous / leadership / Reading lists / secret agent / seige / stage manager / superheroes / terminal illness / theater / Urban-Fantasy8 Comments

The Rook by Daniel O’Malley A couple of you mentioned enjoying this book in our December open thread. It had been languishing on Mount Kilimanjaro my TBR pile for years, and the love in the open thread prompted me to actually read it. Myfanwy (rhymes with Tiffany) Thomas comes to ... more >

April 14, 2020

REVIEW: The Big Finish by Brooke Fossey

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsalcoholism / Contemporary / estranged family / Fiction / First-Person / Friends / older MCs / texas6 Comments

Meet Duffy, an old curmudgeon who lives in an assisted living home. Meet Josie, a desperate young woman who climbs through his window. Together, they’re going to learn it’s never too late—or too early—to change your ways. For Duffy Sinclair, life boils down to one simple thing: maintaining his residence ... more >

April 3, 2020

REVIEW: The Dalai Lama’s Cat by David Michie

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsBuddhism / cats / First-Person / religion / self discoveryNo Comments

“In the months that followed I watched His Holiness working on a new book . . . I began to think that perhaps the time had come for me to turn my paws to a book of my own . . . one that tells my own tale . . ... more >