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October 12, 2023

REVIEW: A Fire Born of Exile by Aliette de Bodard

JayneBook Reviews / D Reviewsbisexual / emotional abuse / female leads / female protagonists / lesbian / LGBTQIA characters / POC / POC author / POC heroine / revenge / Sci-fi / Science Fiction / SF / SFF / space opera / Xuya Universe13 Comments

The Scattered Pearls Belt is a string of habitats on the edge of a huge galactic empire—a glittering, decadent society rife with corruption. Now, one of its victims—Quynh, a scholar betrayed and left for dead—has come back for her revenge, under the guise of the glamorous and enigmatic Alchemist of ... more >

Illustrated cartoon style cover in blue with ice and a winter theme. In the foreground a tall thin brown-haired man walks away with his arm around the shoulders of a shorter bulkier blond guy. They both have hockey gear and are looking into each other's eyes over their shoulders as they are about to walk onto an outdoor ice rink.
September 26, 2023

REVIEW: Time to Shine by Rachel Reid

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAce / ADHD / bisexual / Canada / Contemporary / demisexual / hockey / NetGalley / neurodiverse / queer / Sports10 Comments

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Content Note:  grief over death of a close family member Dear Rachel Reid, Oh I’ve missed your books!  It feels like ages since there was a new one. (In reality it’s been 18 months. But it feels longer.) The best news is that Time to Shine was definitely worth the ... more >

May 24, 2023

Review: Arthropoda (Arthropoda #1) by Xenia Melzer

SiriusB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsArthropoda series / bisexual / gay mystery / Paranormal4 Comments

Detective George Donavon doesn’t plan to stay in Charleston long. Skeptical and by-the-book, he’s on the fast track to the top, and he won’t let anything derail his career. Especially not Andrew Hayes, his grumpy, awkward new partner—and not the chief’s secret order to find out how said partner solves ... 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

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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 >

October 20, 2022

REVIEW: Lavender House: A Novel by Lev AC Rosen

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / bisexual / cop / found family / Gay / lesbian / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA community / LGBTQIAP+ / murder mysteryComments Off on REVIEW: Lavender House: A Novel by Lev AC Rosen

A delicious story from a new voice in suspense, Lavender House is Knives Out with a queer historical twist Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret – ... more >

Illustrated cover with a white, pink and red Christmas scene of snow covered mountains and Christmas trees with a white couple dressed in snow/winter gear in the foreground. She is fat with long dark hair and red boots and is holding a coffee and he has dark short hair and is wearing a red beanie and a black scarf and holding a script.
September 20, 2022

REVIEW: A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbisexual / boy band / Christmas / Contemporary / fat heroine / mental health / Movies / NetGalley / porn / queer / romantic comedy / sex worker9 Comments

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“…a steamy plus-size holiday rom-com about an adult film star who is semi-accidentally cast as a lead in a family-friendly Christmas movie, and the former bad-boy pop star she falls in love with. Bee Hobbes (aka Bianca Von Honey) has a successful career as a plus-size adult film star. With ... more >

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