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November 6, 2026

REVIEW: Madeline McKnight Signs Off: A Novel by Evan Brooke

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsage difference / Cancer / Contemporary / dog / female friendship / Fiction / finance / impending death / Pennsylvania / self discoveryNo Comments

It’s never too late to make amends in this hilarious and tender debut novel about intergenerational friendship, women’s ambition, and coming of age no matter what age you are. Madeline McKnight is writing her final annual report. A former Wall Street power player, she uses a pie chart to rank ... more >

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November 5, 2026

Reading List by Jayne

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / C- Reviewslanguage / non-fiction / Reading lists / survivalNo Comments

The Metaphor Zoo: Why the English Language Loves Animals by Jeremy Butterfield English is home to a veritable menagerie of animal metaphors, similes, sayings, adages, proverbs, idioms and rhymes, ranging from the commonsense to the utterly absurd. From curious cats to mindless sheeple, lexicographer Jeremy Butterfield takes a species-by-species safari ... more >

November 3, 2026

REVIEW: Monsters of Ohio by John Scalzi

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbody horror / Contemporary / Fiction / horror elements / Humor / Ohio / Science Fiction / Small-Town / tentacles2 Comments

Welcome to Richland, Ohio. Things aren’t great. The town’s biggest employer is closing shop, and Richland’s on the brink. It’s where Mike Boyd, with his own set of problems, finds himself returning to after decades away. He’s not planning to stay. But Richland has other plans for Mike, his old ... more >

November 2, 2026

Review: The Open Era by Edward Schmit

SiriusB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviewsanxiety disorder / gay fiction with romantic elements / not-a-romance / tennisNo Comments

Love evens the score between two tennis players in this stunning debut romance. Recently-turned-pro tennis player Austin Hardy has been out since high school and it’s never been a big deal. That is, until he becomes the first openly gay man to compete in a Grand Slam. Suddenly, being gay ... more >

October 27, 2026

REVIEW: Dina Gets Lucky: A Novel by Uzma Jalaluddin

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsBig-Misunderstanding / Muslim / POC / POC author / second chance at love / South-Asian Canadian / Toronto / weddingNo Comments

At a sumptuous family wedding, two former friends rediscover their own love story and the lies that tore them apart in a chaotic and swoony second-chance romance by the author of Yours for the Season. Toronto attorney Dina Haq is looking forward to her influencer sister’s lavish South Asian wedding. ... more >

October 23, 2026

REVIEW: Miss Beresford and the Beast by Mimi Matthews

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsBeauty-and-the-Beast / dog / Gothic / grumpy / sunshine / Historical / historical romance / redemption / strong heroine / Victorian England / Yorkshire7 Comments

Charlotte Beresford has spent far too long under the iron rule of strict governesses and unflinching finishing school teachers. When she’s offered a brief window of freedom—an invitation to spend the summer with a recent acquaintance in a remote corner of Yorkshire, far from societal expectations—she jumps at the chance. ... more >

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