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February 3, 2026

JOINT REVIEW: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

JennieA Reviews / A- Reviews / B Reviews / Book Reviews / D Reviews / DNF Reviews#ownvoices / being true to oneself / Eastern Europe / joint review / Judaism / magical powers / moneylender / winter / YA fantasy19 Comments

I believe this is our first four-person review here at DA. Sirius, Jennie, Jayne and myself review Naomi Novik’s Spinning Silver with reactions that run the gamut from “Loved it!” to “Couldn’t finish it.” We hope you’ll enjoy our review. –Janine Janine: Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik’s standalone follow-up to the ... more >

December 23, 2022

REVIEW: Hen Fever: A Sapphic Victorian Romance by Olivia Waite

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1860s / being true to oneself / bisexual / chickens / Christmas / Crimean War / England / holiday novella / lesbian heroine / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA romance / LGBTQIAP+ / novella / self discovery / Victorian England8 Comments

Recommended Read

Lydia Wraxhall is on her best behavior every day of the year—except one: the annual Bickerton Christmas Poultry Show. On that day she brushes her birds, sharpens her tongue, and engages in the closest thing the village knows to war. Harriet Boyne is a soldier’s widow reeling from the worst ... more >

June 1, 2022

REVIEW: Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit by Jesse Q Sutanto

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsAsian / Asian Americans / being true to oneself / brothers / Chinese-American MCs / culture / Fantasy / fox / frenemies / immigrant fiction / Magic / middle grade / mystery/thriller / POC / POC author / racism / self discovery / Urban-FantasyComments Off on REVIEW: Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit by Jesse Q Sutanto

After inheriting a grieving fox spirit, a Chinese American boy must learn to embrace his heritage to solve the mystery of his brother’s death in Jesse Q Sutanto’s magical, action-packed middle grade fantasy, Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit. Theo Tan doesn’t want a spirit companion. He just wants to ... more >

June 1, 2022

REVIEW: The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbeing true to oneself / Contemporary / England / found family / friendship / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA rights / older MCs / POC / second chance at love / self discovery / single mum14 Comments

Every day, Albert Entwistle makes his way through the streets of his small English town, delivering letters and parcels and returning greetings with a quick wave and a “how do?” Everyone on his route knows Albert, or thinks they do—a man of quiet routines, content to live alone with his ... more >

May 28, 2022

REVIEW: Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn by Shannon Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbeing true to oneself / children's book / friendship / picture books / POC authorComments Off on REVIEW: Pretty Perfect Kitty-Corn by Shannon Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham

From the bestselling superstar duo Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham, creators of Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn, comes another positively delightful kitty and unicorn story that celebrates the magic of friendship—and the beauty of imperfection Unicorn is perfect. Everybody thinks so. He yearns to look the way everyone thinks he should. But when ... more >

December 22, 2021

REVIEW: Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan

JanineB Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / anxiety / Bangladeshi-American / being true to oneself / Contemporary / diversity / epistolary novel / expectations / fake relationship / high-school / immigrants / multicultural romance / music / Muslim / parents / POC / POC author / poetry / South-Asian / star-crossed lovers / YA5 Comments

Dear Tashie Bhuiyan, I picked up your romantic contemporary YA novel, Counting Down with You, after it was nominated for the Goodreads Awards in the Young Adult Fiction category. It didn’t win but I am glad it was nominated because I wouldn’t have found it otherwise. Karina Ahmed is a ... more >

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