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August 18, 2026

REVIEW: My Sister Is Going to Kill Me – A Whitewater Whodunnit of Murder, Secrets, and Danger on the Grand Canyon by Nina Simon

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsArizona / brothers and sisters / business / Contemporary / locked room mystery / murder mystery / opposites / secrets / self discovery / sisters5 Comments

What’s a family vacation without a little murder? Liv and Mandy Chisholm’s yearly sister trip is a sacred tradition, an attempt to bond as their lives increasingly diverge. Liv, the ever-practical older sister, packs the color-coded itineraries. Mandy, a bedazzled human tumbleweed, brings the spontaneity. This year, the sisters take ... more >

August 4, 2026

REVIEW: When Lemons Give You Life by Anna Johnston

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsAustralia / brothers and sisters / LGBTQIA characters / older characters / reconciliation / redemption / second chance2 Comments

Retired Michelin-star chef Griff Barlow has lost his appetite. He’s done with grief, guilt, and the beige slop they call food at Sunny Glen Aged Care Facility, where he resides. Six decades of life have handed him all the lemons he can handle, so he breaks into the nursing home ... more >

April 29, 2025

REVIEW: Tough Luck by Sandra Dallas

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1860s / 19th century / American historical / brothers and sisters / chick-in-pants / found family / Historical fiction / western / young adult fiction2 Comments

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In this homage to True Grit, a young woman makes a perilous journey west in 1863 in search of her gold-mining father. After their mother dies, Haidie Richards and her younger brother, Boots, are put to work in an orphanage. Their father left four years earlier to find a gold ... more >

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March 8, 2025

Reading List by Jayne for Early 2025

JayneBook Reviews / Reading Listsbooks and reading / brothers and sisters / cats / childrens-books / dog / friendship / motherhood / Reading lists / space flight3 Comments

Just One More Story by Perry Emerson This sweet story for children ages 3-7 introduces readers to Pip and Bun, two bunny siblings who are very different when it comes to reading. A book about books, imagination, and play, perfect for encouraging striving readers. Pip and Bun are two very ... more >

November 22, 2024

REVIEW: Susan Settles Down by Molly Clavering

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1930s / brothers and sisters / fish-out-of-water / Historical / Scotland2 Comments

“Don’t, please, write and tell me that we’re mad. I know it already; and even if I didn’t, every friend we possess has pointed it out. My spirit is quailing at the prospect of life at Easter Hartrigg, because I know what pitiful figures we shall cut as landowners in ... more >

January 12, 2024

REVIEW: You Only Call When You’re in Trouble by Stephen McCauley

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAcademic-Issues / brothers and sisters / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family drama / family relationships / Fiction / mothers and daughters2 Comments

Is it ever okay to stop caring for others and start living for yourself? After a lifetime of taking care of his impossible but irresistible sister and his cherished niece, Tom is ready to put himself first. An architect specializing in tiny houses, he finally has an opportunity to build ... more >

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