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April 1, 2026

Review: Pioneer Summer: A Novel (The Pioneer Series) by Kateryna Sylvanova and Elena Malisova

SiriusB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1980s / LGBTQIA characters / m/m romance / pioneers / Russia / Ukraine9 Comments

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This star-crossed gay romance is a #1 bestselling TikTok sensation that took readers by storm, made international news, and catalyzed one of Russia’s largest-ever crackdowns on LGBTQ representation. Cowritten by a Ukrainian–Russian duo, Pioneer Summer reached such heights of popularity that Putin stepped in to ban it. Now this swoony ... more >

January 21, 2026

REVIEW: A Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1980s / adult fiction / dysfunctional family / ghosts / horror elements / mystery / Paranormal / Suspense / thriller6 Comments

Simone St. James returns with her scariest, most shocking novel yet in this pulse-pounding story about siblings who return to the house they fled 18 years before, called back by the ghost of their long-missing brother and his haunting request: Come home. Strange things happen in Fell, New York. A ... more >

September 3, 2025

Review: Shade (A Bob and Marcus Mystery #1) by H. N. Hirsch

SiriusB Reviews / Book Reviews1980s / Boston / gay mystery with romantic elements6 Comments

A modern murder mystery. Assistant Professor Marcus George, a young, gay Harvard faculty member striving to find his footing in the Ivy League, is drawn into investigating the murder of one of his former students, the son of an elite Massachusetts family. Centered on the tense, competitive world of academic ... more >

May 7, 2025

REVIEW: Shopgirls by Jessica Anya Blau

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1980s / coming-of-age / family relationships / Fiction / found family / mothers and daughters / San-Francisco / self discovery / slice of life6 Comments

… a new novel of found family, growing up, and the best and worst of the 1980s, revolving around San Francisco’s most exclusive department store, I. Magnin. Nineteen-year-old Zippy can hardly believe it: she’s the newest and youngest salesgirl at I. Magnin, “San Francisco’s Finest Department Store.” Every week, she ... more >

February 12, 2025

REVIEW: No Comfort for the Dead by R.P. O’Donnell

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviews1980s / Dark / Ireland / librarian / murder mystery / Small-TownComments Off on REVIEW: No Comfort for the Dead by R.P. O’Donnell

After witnessing a murder, a small-town librarian is forced to act when the local police arrest the wrong man, perfect for fans of Dervla McTiernan and Carlene O’Connor. 1988, West Cork, Ireland. Emma Daly has returned to her home in Castlefreke, a small and peaceful village where everybody knows everybody. ... more >

October 10, 2024

REVIEW: The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews1920s / 1980s / Big-Misunderstanding / Dual Timelines / female agency / Florida / New York City / pharmacist / second chance at loveComments Off on REVIEW: The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman

It’s never too late for new beginnings. On the cusp of turning eighty, newly retired pharmacist Augusta Stern is adrift. When she relocates to Rallentando Springs—an active senior community in southern Florida—she unexpectedly crosses paths with Irving Rivkin, the delivery boy from her father’s old pharmacy—and the man who broke ... more >

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