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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 class5 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 >

January 16, 2021

REVIEW: In Case You Get Hit by a Bus by Abby Schneiderman, Adam Seifer, and Gene Newman

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdeath / non-fiction / organization / Organization or the Lack ThereofNo Comments

A step-by-step program for getting your life in order, so you’re prepared for the unexpected. The odds of getting hit by a bus are 495,000 to 1. But the odds that you’re going to die some day? Exactly. Even the most disorganized among us can take control of our on- ... more >

January 13, 2021

REVIEW: The Book of Koli by M.R. Carey

JennieB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsDystopian England; teenage protagonist; sci-fi/fantasy4 Comments

Dear M.R. Carey: I was a big fan of The Girl with all the Gifts and its prequel The Boy on the Bridge, but was somehow unaware that you had a new series out set in a different dystopian world. (Thanks to Janine for letting me know!) The Book of ... more >

January 12, 2021

REVIEW: Halfway to Harmony by Barbara O’Connor

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbrothers / Contemporary / family relationships / Friends / Georgia / grief / middle gradeNo Comments

Walter Tipple is looking for adventure. He keeps having a dream that his big brother, Tank, appears before him and says, “Let’s you and me go see my world, little man.” But Tank went to the army and never came home, and Walter doesn’t know how to see the world ... more >

January 8, 2021

REVIEW: Domesticating Dragons by Dan Koboldt

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsArizona / Conspiracy / dragons / First-Person / futuristic / genetics / thrillerNo Comments

Noah Parker, a newly minted Ph.D., is thrilled to land a dream job at Reptilian Corp., the hottest tech company in the American Southwest. He’s eager to put his genetic engineering expertise to use designing new lines of Reptilian’s feature product: living, breathing dragons. Although highly specialized dragons have been ... more >

January 7, 2021

What Sirius has been reading

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / C Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsFantasy / Hockey Player / m/m romance / short stories / tentacles8 Comments

Common Goal (Game Changers #4) by Rachel Reid   New York Admirals goalie Eric never thought his friends-with-benefits arrangement with much-younger Kyle would leave them both wanting more… Veteran goaltender Eric Bennett has faced down some of the toughest shooters on the ice, but nothing prepared him for his latest ... more >

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