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Illustrated cover of a stylish white man and a Black man in a dark suit on either side of a huge bunch of flowers with a banner in pink reading "Love"
January 27, 2021

REVIEW: Teddy Spenser Isn’t Looking for Love by Kim Fielding

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / forced proximity / Gay / interracial-romance / office romance / only one bed / pansexual / POC1 Comments

Some people search their whole lives to find love. He just wants to avoid it. Teddy Spenser spends his days selling design ideas to higher-ups, living or dying on each new pitch. Stodgy engineer types like Romeo Blue, his nemesis—if you can call someone who barely talks to you a ... more >

January 26, 2021

REVIEW: The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsAsian-American / Contemporary / diversity / enemies to lovers / First-Person / Jewish heroine / journalism / POC / radio / SeattleNo Comments

Shay Goldstein has been a producer at her Seattle public radio station for nearly a decade, and she can’t imagine working anywhere else. But lately it’s been a constant clash between her and her newest colleague, Dominic Yun, who’s fresh off a journalism master’s program and convinced he knows everything ... more >

January 23, 2021

REVIEW: Seaside Stroll by Charles Trevino, illustrated by Maribel LeChuga

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschildren's book / picture books / vocabularyNo Comments

Go on a snowy, sandy shore walk in a story where every single word starts with the letter S! Explore the beach in winter in this story told through clever language. During a sunset beach saunter, a girl stumbles and drops her doll into a tidal pool. Soaked! Celebrating the ... more >

January 22, 2021

Sirius’ Best of 2020 list

SiriusA Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Need A Rec! / Reading Listsboxing / dragons / elves / fantasy m/m romance / Shifters / Violence / werewolves10 Comments

The first book on my list is the best book with gay romance in it that I have read this year. The rest of the list I enjoyed very much, but the placement on the list does not show any differences in my enjoyment. The Hanged Man (The Tarrot Sequence ... more >

January 21, 2021

REVIEW: The Dare by Elle Kennedy

JennieB+ Reviews / Book ReviewsBriar U Series / College Hockey / New AdultNo Comments

Dear Ms. Kennedy: This is the fourth and final book in the Briar U series; this series itself is an offshoot of the Off-Campus series set at the same fictional Ivy-ish university. This one pairs hockey-player and manwhore Conor Edwards with Taylor Marsh, an insecure sorority sister with lifelong body-image ... more >

January 18, 2021

REVIEW: Imperial Purple by Gillian Bradshaw

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews5th Century / Byzantine Empire / Constantinople / European-Historical / fisherman / Historical / marriage on the rocks / Mediterranean setting / Middle East / political intrigue / slavery / weaver / working class7 Comments

Set in early Christian times, the tale of the weaver Demetrias portrays her entrapment in a treasonous plot against the Byzantine emperor and her fight to protect her family and self as the battle for Constantinople rages. TR – In the past, the heroine was raped (not described). The heroine ... more >

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  • Darlynne on Open Thread for Readers for February 2021@Kareni: Thanks, I'll look at these. A couple sound familiar...
  • Kareni on REVIEW: Teddy Spenser Isn’t Looking for Love by Kim FieldingThanks for your review, Kaetrin! Kim Fielding is a favorite ...
  • Kareni on Open Thread for Readers for February 2021@Jayne, thank you.
  • Random Michelle on REVIEW: The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey@Jennie: Oh good! Thank you!
  • Jayne on Open Thread for Readers for February 2021@Kareni: I let Jane know.

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