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October 6, 2022

JOINT REVIEW (Part I, Spoiler-FREE): The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChina / contemporary fantasy / Dark / Dubai / fiction with strong romantic elements / friendship / India / joint review / journey / LGBTQIA+ / London / New York City / plot twists / POC / Portugal / Recommended Reads / reframing / Wales / YA fantasy3 Comments

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Jennie and I reviewed the first two books in Naomi Novik’s Scholomance series, A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate, together (the first with Sirius) and we both really, really liked them. After a breathless wait for The Golden Enclaves (the previous book had one hell of a cliffhanger) the ... more >

Illustrated cover with a white, pink and red Christmas scene of snow covered mountains and Christmas trees with a white couple dressed in snow/winter gear in the foreground. She is fat with long dark hair and red boots and is holding a coffee and he has dark short hair and is wearing a red beanie and a black scarf and holding a script.
September 20, 2022

REVIEW: A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbisexual / boy band / Christmas / Contemporary / fat heroine / mental health / Movies / NetGalley / porn / queer / romantic comedy / sex worker9 Comments

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“…a steamy plus-size holiday rom-com about an adult film star who is semi-accidentally cast as a lead in a family-friendly Christmas movie, and the former bad-boy pop star she falls in love with. Bee Hobbes (aka Bianca Von Honey) has a successful career as a plus-size adult film star. With ... more >

July 26, 2022

REVIEW: The Unkept Woman: A Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery by Allison Montclair

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsA Sparks & Bainbridge Mystery / Agent/Spies/Undercover / dysfunctional family / female friendship / Historical / London / mental health / murder / Post WWII / traumatic-past5 Comments

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The Right Sort Marriage Bureau was founded in 1946 by two disparate individuals – Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge (whose husband was killed in the recent World War) and Miss Iris Sparks who worked as an intelligence agent during the recent conflict, though this is not discussed. While the agency flourishes in ... more >

July 13, 2022

REVIEW: A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfriendship / hopeful / LGBTQIA+ / Monk & Robot series / non binary / robots / Sci-fi / Science Fiction8 Comments

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A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF. After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) ... more >

July 12, 2022

REVIEW: The Eagle’s Fate by Dinah Dean

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / disabled hero / female friendship / Historical / military hero / Napoleonic wars / Regency / Russia / Russian / Russian Series / War / Military12 Comments

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Captain Valyev had been kindness itself when he stopped on the road to give assistance to Nadya, one of a vast crowd of refugees fleeing before Napoleon’s advancing army. But the moment she told him her full name, his attitude had changed to chill hostility. Why did he seem to ... more >

July 4, 2022

REVIEW: Loyal in All by Mary Burchell

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / Budapest / doctor hero / family relationships / Historical / Hungarian Uprising / Hungary / nurse4 Comments

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A thrilling medical romance set in 1950s Hungary! As Budapest crumbles, Marika’s heart is being torn in two… Budapest, 1956 Bruised from her unrequited love for journalist Rodney Dering, dedicated nurse Marika Stevens is tasked with caring for a Hungarian child in Budapest. She quickly falls in love with the ... more >

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