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August 27, 2020

REVIEW: You Lucky Dog by Julia London

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsableism / autistic character / Contemporary / dogs / family relationships / neuroscience / omniscient voice / opposites attract / Scientist / texas2 Comments

An accidental dog swap unleashes an unexpected love match in this new romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Julia London. Carly Kennedy’s life is in a spiral. She is drowning in work, her divorced parents are going through their midlife crises, and somehow Carly’s sister convinces her to ... more >

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December 20, 2019

Jayne’s Best of 2019

JayneA Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists#ownvoices / arranged-marriage / autistic character / autobiography / bookseller / Canada / Cancer / cartoons / cats / class differences / Contemporary / death / enemies to lovers / England / epistolary / family relationships / First-Person / France / friends-to-lovers / Historical / Humor / immigrant fiction / mathematics / medieval / New York City / non-fiction / pilot / POC / POC author / PTSD / servant romance / Vietnam / Wales / War / Military / Womens-Fiction / World War I / World War II9 Comments

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This year I didn’t have as many A reads as I did last year but these B+ books are strong ones that almost made it. My list ranges from historical to contemporary, has fiction and non-fiction, and even a picture book of cats. In kinda, sorta chronological order in which ... more >

Mustard yellow cover with a cartoon depiction of an East Asian woman with dark hair in a bun on top of her head, wearing a white shirt and sitting at a desk, pencil in hand.
May 7, 2019

REVIEW: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / arranged-marriage / autism spectrum / autistic character / immigrant fiction / matchmakers / POC / POC author / Vietnam6 Comments

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Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions—like grief. And love. He thinks he’s defective. His family knows better—that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly ... more >

Teal blue cover with dark-haired cartoon style couple standing on top of a square root sign. The woman in the couple is wearing a black pencil skirt and heels and a pink top and is embracing the man, who is wearing a white shirt and blue pants
June 6, 2018

REVIEW: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / autistic character / Contemporary / male escort / POC / POC author7 Comments

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Dear Helen Hoang, I have been keen to read The Kiss Quotient ever since I first read the blurb: Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases–a job that has given her more money than she knows ... more >

Picture of a black woman with short dark hair with her arms around the neck of a taller white man with brown hair. He has his arms around her waist. They are both topless but the middle bit is a bit blurred and the book title in pink is there too so it's the suggestion of naked rather than anything explicit.
June 1, 2018

REVIEW: A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert

KaetrinA Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / autistic character / Contemporary / England / Small-Town16 Comments

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Dear Talia Hibbert, I can barely contain my squee I loved this book so much. I think I nearly wore out the highlight function on my ereader while reading and it was difficult to pick which quotes to put in this review. I wanted to use ALL of them. TL;DR ... more >

July 7, 2017

REVIEW: A Boy Made of Blocks by Keith Stuart

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsautistic character / family drama / Minecraft2 Comments

Alex loves his family, and yet he struggles to connect with his eight-year-old autistic son, Sam. The strain has pushed his marriage to the breaking point. So Alex moves in with his merrily irresponsible best friend on the world’s most uncomfortable blow-up bed. As Alex navigates single life, long-buried family ... more >

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