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November 6, 2026

REVIEW: Madeline McKnight Signs Off: A Novel by Evan Brooke

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsage difference / Cancer / Contemporary / dog / female friendship / Fiction / finance / impending death / Pennsylvania / self discoveryNo Comments

It’s never too late to make amends in this hilarious and tender debut novel about intergenerational friendship, women’s ambition, and coming of age no matter what age you are. Madeline McKnight is writing her final annual report. A former Wall Street power player, she uses a pie chart to rank ... more >

March 25, 2024

REVIEW: The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / Baseball / Cancer / Cult / Florida / friendship / Historical / older characters / Sheriff / Small-Town2 Comments

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Beloved writer Sean Dietrich—also known as Sean of the South—will warm your heart with this rich and nostalgic tale of a small-town sheriff, a mysterious little girl, and a good-hearted community pulling together to help her. Folks in Moab live for ice cream socials, baseball, and the local paper’s weekly ... more >

June 9, 2023

REVIEW: The Recipe for Happiness by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbrothers and sisters / Cancer / Contemporary / cooking / dog / dysfunctional family / homophobia / LGBTQIA characters / PTSD / trauma / Yorkshire3 Comments

When Seren’s brother Andrew signs her up to Yorkshire Dating, only for them to recommend that she ‘gets a life’ before they find her a match, Seren has to admit that they may have a point. She loves her job cooking at an elder day centre and her little flat, ... more >

March 22, 2023

REVIEW: The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us About Love, Life, and Mortality by Karen Fine

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsanimals / autobiography / Cancer / cats / death / dogs / female doctor / mourning / non-fiction / self care / veterinarianComments Off on REVIEW: The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us About Love, Life, and Mortality by Karen Fine

A tribute to our furry, feathery, scaley, and wet family members, All Creatures Great and Small meets Being Mortal in this compelling memoir of one woman’s dream to become a veterinarian. Karen Fine always knew that she wanted to be a vet and wasn’t going to let anything stop her: ... more >

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December 20, 2022

Jayne’s Total Mashup Book List

JayneA Reviews / B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading Lists / Recommended Readsbiology / Cancer / cartoons / cats / childhood friends / children's book / ghoul / horror / non-fiction / novella / paleontology / picture books / POC / POC author / science2 Comments

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200,000 Snakes On the Hunt in Manitoba: or, How I Found a New Beginning at the Bottom of a Giant Pit of Snakes by Pat Spain Pat Spain was living the life he had always dreamed of. He had just finished filming his first National Geographic TV series Beast Hunter, ... more >

June 28, 2022

REVIEW: Matched by Masala by Mona Shroff

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbest friend's brother / Cancer / Chef / childhood friends / Contemporary / friends-to-lovers / Harlequin / Indian American / Maryland / Once Upon a Wedding series / opposites attract / POC / POC author / sister's best friend1 Comments

He cooks for their customers…but he’d rather cater to her heart! One impetuous, slightly drunken kiss has turned up the heat on chef Amar Virani’s feelings for Divya Shah. He’s been in love with the sexy pastry chef—his sister’s best friend!—since they were teenagers, but a painful tragedy in his ... more >

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