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Illustrated cover with a red background of a white M/F couple, she has longish wavy brown to blonde ombre hair and is wearing a yellow dress and has a colour sleeve of tattoos, he is in a blue jumper (sweater) and an open collared white shirt and is wearing glasses. He's styled geeky. They're embracing and looking at each other.
November 22, 2022

REVIEW: Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese

KaetrinB Reviews / B+ Reviewsanxiety / autism / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / fake relationship / NetGalley / Shakespeare retelling2 Comments

Content notes: autism, anxiety, family conflict, gaslighting, emotional abuse Dear Chloe Liese, I have a confession to make. I haven’t read Much Ado About Nothing. I haven’t seen the movie either. Yes, I am a Philistine. Two Wrongs Make a Right is an homage to Much Ado so it’s probably ... more >

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September 15, 2021

REVIEW: With You Forever by Chloe Liese

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsautism / chronic illness / Contemporary / forced proximity / grumpy / sunshine / marriage-of-convenience / NetGalley / own voices4 Comments

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Dear Chloe Liese, A friend from Twitter recommended your books and this series in particular to me recently. When I saw it at NetGalley and noted “grumpy vs sunshine” it was a foregone conclusion. After reading With You Forever, I know I will definitely be picking up the other books ... more >

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May 24, 2019

REVIEW x3: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / arranged-marriage / autism / Contemporary / immigrant / POC / Vietnam18 Comments

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Dear Helen Hoang, I loved The Kiss Quotient last year and was very excited to read your follow up, The Bride Test. Set in the same world as the earlier novel, The Bride Test is a Cinderella story featuring Diep Khai and Tran Ngoc My (who takes the name Esmeralda/Esme ... 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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April 19, 2019

REVIEW: The Arsonist – A Mind on Fire by Chloe Hooper

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsarson / audiobook / Australia / autism / bushfire / court case / neurodiversity / non-fiction / True Crime / Victoria4 Comments

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Content warning: scenes of violence, death, injury, grief, bullying, ableism, references to abuse. Dear Chloe Hooper, On Saturday 7 February 2009, more than 400 separates bushfires raged in the Australian state of Victoria. 173 people lost their lives, over 2,000 homes were destroyed, countless animals, livestock and wildlife died in ... more >

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April 12, 2017

Wednesday News: 2017 Pulitzer Prize, Google Book Search, 19th C African American activism on record, and autism on Sesame Street

JanetPublishing News19th C history / African American activists / autism / Google Book Search / History / literary prizes / muppets / Pulitzer-Prize / Sesame StreetComments Off on Wednesday News: 2017 Pulitzer Prize, Google Book Search, 19th C African American activism on record, and autism on Sesame Street

Here Are The Winners Of The 2017 Pulitzer Prizes – The 101st Pulitzer Prize winning works and artists were announced on Monday, in a process somewhat different from other literary prizes, in that the finalists are not announced until the final Prizes are. Although the journalism prizes have gotten particular attention ... more >

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