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February 8, 2021

REVIEW: Friends With Benefits by Lisa Swift

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbisexual / bullying / Contemporary / England / estranged family / family relationships / Friends / Friends with benefits / friends-to-lovers / LGBTQA / stepmothers / YA gay romance / Yorkshire4 Comments

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Could Mr Right-Now actually be Mr Right? Lexie Whittle thought she had life all sewn up, with a gorgeous husband, a beautiful home and a delightful teenage stepson. Until husband Daryl left to work overseas…and everything changed. A year later, Daryl and Lexie’s marriage is over. Lexie is fighting to ... more >

October 28, 2019

REVIEW: Crazy, Sexy, Ghoulish: A Halloween Romance by G.G. Andrew

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbullying / enemies to lovers / First-Person / Halloween / holiday novella / New Adult / novellaNo Comments

A zombie. A vampire. A witch. Nora Travers is none of these things. But the former mean girl has to hide behind costumes if she wants to scare the pants off Brendan, the horror geek with the power to make or break her haunted house. Because Brendan is the nerd ... more >

August 31, 2018

REVIEW: If This Were a Story by Beth Turley

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbullying / children's literature / childrens-books / dysfunctional family / Friends / schoolsComments Off on REVIEW: If This Were a Story by Beth Turley

Tenacious. That means strong-willed. My mother calls me that. I wish I felt the same way. If this were a story, I would discover I was a direct descendent of a famous soldier who won countless battles and protected hundreds of people. This resilience running through my veins wouldn’t be ... more >

May 6, 2015

REVIEW: Black Iris by Leah Raeder

JiaB Reviewsbullying / Chicago / Contemporary / LGBTQ / mental illness / New Adult / revenge3 Comments

Dear Ms. Raeder, Your first novel, Unteachable, made waves. I admit I skipped it, because student-teacher relationships squick me out. It ends up being a hard no for me. But the premise of your new novel sounded interesting, so I wanted to give it a try. Black Iris is a ... more >

November 26, 2013

Taking the “Bull” out of Book Review “Bullying”

JanetLetters of Opinionbook reviewing / bullying / commercial speech / genre criticism33 Comments

                            By way of introduction So I’ve been listening to Anthony Bourdain read his own book, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People who Cook, and I’m struck again and again ... more >

October 5, 2013

REVIEW: The Nature of Cruelty by L H. Cosway

JaneC- Reviewsbullying / Contemporary / enemies to lovers4 Comments

Dear L H. Cosway: After the refreshing Painted Faces, I was eager to try another Cosway book and this one had an intriguing premise. Could you forgive the person who tormented you and fall in love with him? Lana and Sasha are best friends and at first this is not ... more >

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