July 7, 2020

REVIEW: Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbisexual / demisexual / friends-to-lovers / gray-ace / Historical / only one bed / queer2 Comments

Dear Cat Sebastian, I enjoyed A Gentleman Never Keeps Score when it came out – although the first book in your Seducing the Sedgwicks series, It Takes Two to Tumble, languishes on the TBR of Doom (I really must get to it) – so I was keen to read Two ... more >

July 4, 2020

REVIEW: Rebels at Heart by Kate McMurray

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / American Revolution / HFN / historical m/m romance / LGBTQ / New York City / POC / short-storyNo Comments

New York City, 1776 Charles Foxworth is among New York City’s most fashionable men, though he is only pretending to be a dashing British aristocrat. Still, he is content with his role and has little interest in the war. His companion, Isaac Ward, has more invested in the coming conflict; ... more >

June 25, 2020

REVIEW: Tailor Made (The Grand Duchy of Finland Book 1) by Annette Lyon

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1880s / 19th century / European-Historical / Finland / Historical / kisses only / novella / working class2 Comments

Two people. An impossible task. A traitor in their midst. Sofi’s mother desperately needs medicine, and Sofi will do anything to get it—including a one-month stay at the Brunberg mansion in Helsinki, the capital. There she’ll spend her days at the Kangas Tailor Shop, knitting silk stockings and other items ... more >

June 23, 2020

REVIEW: The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews#ownvoices / Asian characters / Fantasy / found family / LGBTQ / Malaysia / novella / POC / POC author / religion / Wuxia2 Comments

Zen Cho returns with a found family wuxia fantasy that combines the vibrancy of old school martial arts movies with characters drawn from the margins of history. A bandit walks into a coffeehouse, and it all goes downhill from there. Guet Imm, a young votary of the Order of the ... 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 >

June 17, 2020

REVIEW: Alya and the Three Cats by Amina Hachimi Alaoui, illustrations by Maya Fidawi

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbaby / cats / children's fiction / childrens-books / picture books / POC / POC author3 Comments

The arrival of a new baby seen by three adorable cats Maryam and Sami have three cats: Pasha the black angora cat—proud as a pasha really!—Minouche the grey tabby cat found in the street and Amir the playful Siamese. One day Maryam’s belly starts to get bigger and something starts ... more >