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June 4, 2026

REVIEW: The Music of Us by Emerald Alexandrea

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsboy band / cats / Contemporary / mothers and daughters / music industry / second chance romance / Young-AdultNo Comments

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A fun and flirty contemporary YA novel between a cat café barista and a boy band pop star that hits all the right notes! The Music of Us is a laugh-out-loud friends-to-more romance perfect for fans of Kasie West, Beth Reekles, and Lynn Painter. If life came with a playlist, ... more >

April 13, 2026

REVIEW: The Roach King of Raleigh: A Young Adult Novel about Friendship, Survival, and Finding Hope When Life Falls Apart by Shannon Stocker

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsaddiction / bugs / bullying / cats / family relationships / friendship / high-school / Lizards / mother and son / neurodiversity / North-Carolina / poverty / Young-Adult3 Comments

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From Schneider Family Award-winning author Shannon Stocker comes The Roach King of Raleigh, an unflinching YA novel about a high school sophomore who’s determined to rise above his circumstances—even if it means starting a secret roach breeding business. Even if it means letting people in. Quill Jenkins used to have ... more >

February 17, 2026

REVIEW: Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews1920s / cats / cozy fantasy / Historical Fantasy / Magic / Montreal6 Comments

Agnes Aubert leads a meticulously organized life, and she likes it that way. As the proudly type-A manager of a cat rescue charity, she has devoted her life to finding forever homes for stray cats. Now it’s the shelter that needs a new home. And the only landlord who will ... more >

January 16, 2026

REVIEW: Life’s A Witch by Amelia Ash and Kim M. Watt

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewscats / Contemporary / cozy mystery / Hollowbeck Paranormal Cozy Mysteries / Paranormal / Small-Town / witchcraftComments Off on REVIEW: Life’s A Witch by Amelia Ash and Kim M. Watt

Strange magic? Check. A brother who’s still a cat? Check. A cryptic message from an ex-husband who’s in trouble? Wait… what? Morgan and her ex-husband broke up on bad terms. But when he sends her a cryptic message, Morgan knows that whatever trouble he’s in, it’s likely her fault. Over ... more >

December 18, 2025

REVIEW: A Perfect Holiday Fling by Farrah Rochon

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscats / Christmas / holiday novella / Navy / POC / POC author / veterinarianComments Off on REVIEW: A Perfect Holiday Fling by Farrah Rochon

It’s no mystery why veterinarian Callie Webber is having a hard time getting into the holiday spirit. When the residents of her small hometown aren’t pitying her because of her ex-husband’s very public departure, they’re attempting to hook her up with a man…any man. Fed up with being everyone’s favorite ... more >

December 15, 2025

REVIEW: One Smart Witch (The Hollowbeck Paranormal Cozy Mysteries Book 2) by Amelia Ash and Kim M. Watt

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewscats / Contemporary / cozy mystery / Hollowbeck Paranormal Cozy Mysteries / murder mystery / Paranormal / Small-Town / witchcraftComments Off on REVIEW: One Smart Witch (The Hollowbeck Paranormal Cozy Mysteries Book 2) by Amelia Ash and Kim M. Watt

A talking cat accused of murder. A magical carnival with sinister secrets. And a sleuth who’s running out of time. When a traveling carnival arrives in Hollowbeck, it promises magic and mayhem. It’s also an opportunity for Morgan to find someone who can transform her brother, Ruiner, back into a ... more >

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