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November 8, 2021

REVIEW: Resting Beach Face (PARADISE BAY SERIES Book 4) by Melanie Summers

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsaccountant / Alternate POV / beta hero / dancer heroine / family relationships / First-Person / friends-to-lovers / Paradise Bay Series / romantic comedy / second chances5 Comments

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Melanie Summers welcomes you back to Paradise Bay for a ridiculously romantic, laugh-out-loud tale of reluctant homecomings, lost loves, and second chances… Yoga instructor, Hadley Jones, has loved Chase Williams since high school. Fifteen years later, she still does. And while he hasn’t popped the question yet, she knows it’s ... more >

April 26, 2021

REVIEW: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell

JanineBook Reviews / D Reviews / F Reviews18th-century / accountant / Dark / Japan / Literary fiction / midwife / Netherlands / POC / shipping / unrequited-love8 Comments

Trigger warning: Dear David Mitchell, Your literary novel, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet, caught my attention because of its setting, the environs of Nagasaki in 1799-1800. I heard of the book through great word-of-mouth from people whose opinions I generally trust so I was excited to read it. ... more >

September 7, 2020

REVIEW: The Artist’s Secret (Brindabella Secrets, #2) by Sonya Heaney

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews1880s / Aboriginal / accountant / Artist / Australia / Brindabella Secrets series / Historical / mixed-race hero / POC / self discoveryComments Off on REVIEW: The Artist’s Secret (Brindabella Secrets, #2) by Sonya Heaney

Despite their growing attraction, both Peter and Elizabeth have secrets that will come between them. New South Wales, 1887 Peter Rowe’s life is in the city, but his soul is in Australia’s southern tablelands – a place he’s never seen. Taking the new land manager’s position on the thriving estate ... more >

March 23, 2020

REVIEW: That Special Someone by Chaya T. Hirsch

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / accountant / Contemporary / dating / First-Person / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / New York CityNo Comments

Orthodox Jew Adina Reid isn’t having much luck in the dating department. Whether tracking mud into a guy’s car or tripping over her feet, she can’t seem to get past a second date. As if that’s not bad enough, she accidentally spills grape soda on her coworker, Yehoshua Markus. Horrified, ... more >

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December 27, 2019

Janine’s Best of 2019

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists#metoo / #ownvoices / 1870s / 1920s / 1970s / accountant / Agent/Spies/Undercover / arranged-marriage / Asian heroine / Asperger's / audiobook / Best of 2019 / best of list / book editor / California / class differences / Contemporary / custody battle / dragons / enemies to lovers / epistolary / f/f / Fairyland / fake relationship / family / Fantasy / farming / friends-to-lovers / gods / heroine in disguise / high-school / historical romance / Hong Kong based world / illegitimate-child / LGBTQIA+ / Literary fiction / London / look alikes / mafia / magical powers / Malaysia / martial arts / Mexico / nobleman / Northern Ireland / nurse / POC / POC author / political intrigue / quest / reformed hero / Regency-based world / romantic-elements / roommates / saga / single dad / streetwise heroine / Time-Travel / Vietnam / waitress / war19 Comments

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I was tempted to make a list of my favorites among the 2019-published books I read this year. In the end I decided to focus on my favorite 2019 reads (first time reads; I didn’t include books I had read / reviewed in prior years) without regard to their year ... more >

May 20, 2019

REVIEW x 2: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / accountant / arranged-marriage / Asian Americans / Asperger's / autism / California / Contemporary / disability / diversity / immigrant fiction / matchmakers / POC / POC author / Vietnam / waitress11 Comments

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Dear Ms. Hoang, As I enjoyed The Kiss Quotient, I was eager to read your follow-up contemporary romance, The Bride Test (It is not necessary to read The Kiss Quotient first; The Bride Test stands on its own).

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