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January 20, 2023

REVIEW: A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year by Jackie Lau

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbiracial hero / Canada / Chinese New Year / Chinese-Canadian MCs / Contemporary / fake relationship / family relationships / friends-to-lovers / holiday novella / Holidays with the Wongs / novella / POC / POC author / sexy / Small Town RomanceNo Comments

After his family’s matchmaking extravaganza at Thanksgiving, high school teacher Zach Wong is terrified of what his parents might do for Chinese New Year. Surely they’ll try to set him up yet again, especially now that his older brothers are in relationships. Zach, however, has no interest in dating, not ... more >

April 15, 2022

REVIEW: Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

JanineB Reviews / Book ReviewsAngel / biracial hero / London / Magic / POC / police procedural / pregnancy / religion / Rivers of London / UF / Urban-Fantasy2 Comments

The ninth novel of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he solves magical crimes in the city of London. There is a world hidden underneath this great city. The London Silver Vaults—for well over a century, ... more >

November 25, 2021

REVIEW: A Match Made for Thanksgiving by Jackie Lau

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAsian hero / Asian heroine / biracial hero / Canada / Holiday / Holidays with the Wongs / matchmakers / novella / POC / POC author / Toronto6 Comments

A Thanksgiving rom-com with lots of food and interfering family! Advertising executive Nick Wong enjoys living in Toronto. He loves late nights partying and taking women back to his penthouse. And so it is with great reluctance that he returns to his boring hometown of Mosquito Bay for Thanksgiving. This ... more >

February 24, 2020

REVIEW: False Value by Ben Aaronovitch

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbiracial hero / diversity / London / Magic / POC / police procedural / Rivers of London / UF / Urban-Fantasy12 Comments

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PLEASE NOTE: If you haven’t read Lies Sleeping, the previous novel in the Rivers of London series, and wish to avoid spoilers for that book, skip this review. Big events took place in Lies Sleeping that are mentioned in this review of False Value. Dear Ben Aaronovitch, I’ve enjoyed all ... more >

November 25, 2019

REVIEW: Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews#ownvoices / ableism / beautiful food / biracial hero / brain tumor / California / Chef / Contemporary / diversity / Indian American / multicultural / POC / POC author / Pride-and-Prejudice / Retelling / surgeonComments Off on REVIEW: Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev

Trigger / content warnings: Dear Sonali Dev, As is evident from its title, your recent novel, the start of a series about the Raje family, is a retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. I know what some readers of this review must be thinking: Does the world really need ... more >

January 31, 2017

REVIEW: The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

JanineB Reviews / Book Reviewsbiracial hero / London / Magic / POC / police procedural / Rivers of London / UF / Urban-Fantasy21 Comments

Dear Mr. Aaronovich, The sixth book in your Rivers of London series, The Hanging Tree, begins with a phone call. Peter Grant, police constable and wizard’s apprentice, is asleep in his river goddess girlfriend Beverley’s bed when his cell phone rings. On the other end is Beverley’s sister and fellow ... more >

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