Book Reviews / C ReviewsHanukkah / holiday novella / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / New York City / novella / teacher heroine / widowerNo Comments
Benjamin Cohen, widowed father of six-year-old Jessie, is doing his best to hold it together through order and routine. The last thing he needs is his matchmaker mother to set him up with her next door neighbor, no matter how attractive she is. Rachel Schaecter’s dream of becoming a foster ... more >
B+ Reviews / C Reviews#ownvoices / ableism / beautiful food / biracial hero / brain tumor / California / Chef / Contemporary / diversity / Indian American / multicultural / Pride-and-Prejudice / Retelling / surgeonNo Comments
Trigger / content warnings: Dear Sonali Dev, As is evident from its title, your recent novel, the start of a series about the Raje family, is a retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. I know what some readers of this review must be thinking: Does the world really need ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews / C+ ReviewsHistorical / joint review / long separation / novella / older MCs / second chance30 Comments
Janine: In book six of Mary Balogh’s regency-set Westcott series, Someone to Honor, Matilda, the 56-year-old maiden aunt in the Westcott family, did something scandalous in calling on Viscount Dirkson with only her niece’s stepson, Bertrand, for company. Matilda’s purpose was to inform the viscount that Gil, his illegitimate son, ... more >
Book Reviews / C ReviewsAustralia / gay mystery / m/m romance / Serial-Killer3 Comments
Cold cases, murder, lies, and an unimaginable truth. Sydney detective August Shaw has spent the last decade of work solving cold cases. Since the death of his boyfriend eight years ago, August works alone, lives alone, is alone — and that’s exactly how he likes it. His work is his ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviewschildren's fiction / childrens-books / medieval / picture booksNo Comments
It’s no ordinary day at the castle! This beautifully illustrated, silly picture book is a fun introduction to the medieval world and the illuminated bestiary Godfrey, a peasant boy who works for the lord and lady of the castle, finds a bestiary, or illustrated book of beasts, on the way ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Categoryf/f romantic elements / space opera9 Comments
A feminist Guardians of the Galaxy—a smart, swashbuckling, wildly imaginative adventure of a rag-tag team of brilliant misfits, dangerous renegades, and enhanced outlaws in a war-torn future. A wildly successful innovator to rival Steve Jobs or Elon Musk, Vivian Liao is prone to radical thinking, quick decision-making, and reckless action. ... more >