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July 23, 2020

REVIEW: In Case You Missed It by Lindsey Kelk

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschick-lit / Contemporary / Friends / Humor / London2 Comments

Recommended Read

Hilarious, relatable and heartwarming: the brand new romantic comedy from Lindsey Kelk. When Ros steps off a plane after four years away she’s in need of a job, a flat and a phone that actually works. And, possibly, her old life back. Because everyone at home has moved on, her ... more >

February 10, 2020

REVIEW: Honeymoon Alone by Nicole Macaulay

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschick-lit / Christmas / Contemporary / fake relationship / First-Person / Friends / hidden identity / London / Paris / teacher heroineNo Comments

Just how reliable are psychics – specifically psychics hired by your sister for wedding entertainment? When irrepressibly romantic Lucy Gray is ditched at said wedding by her date in front of her whole family, the promises of a psychic seem better than her pity-riddled reality. The psychic’s advice seems insightful: ... more >

August 8, 2018

What Janine is Reading in Spring 2018

JanineB Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews20th century / chick-lit / Contemporary romance / Denmark / England / Los Angeles / Memoir / Reading lists12 Comments

Remedial Rocket Science by Susannah Nix I picked up this book when it was available for free, and since I’d heard good things about it, I actually read it, unlike with some freebies that merely clutter my kindle. The blurb describes Remedial Rocket Science as a romantic comedy, with comparisons ... more >

March 24, 2017

REVIEW: Ellen the Harpist by Diane Michaels

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerica / chick-lit / classical music / Contemporary / First-Person / musician / weddingsComments Off on REVIEW: Ellen the Harpist by Diane Michaels

Single. Inept at flirting. But at least she has talent and a sense of humor. The problem is, she’s often the punchline. Ellen Blum is pretty good at convincing herself she is an adult. Despite her difficulties, she’s proud of the cred she has earned serenading brides down the aisle ... more >

September 15, 2016

REVIEW: First Comes Love by Emily Giffin

JennieB+ Reviewschick-lit / Contemporary / sisters / Womens-Fiction7 Comments

Dear Emily Giffin: Back in the day, I really loved your first two books, Something Borrowed and Something Blue, and also liked the next two, Baby Proof and Love the One You’re With. I’m not sure why I stopped reading your books after that, except that I felt like perhaps ... more >

December 6, 2015

REVIEW: Last Chance Llama Ranch by Hilary Fields

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAthlete / chick-lit / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / from enemies to lovers / humorous / Writer4 Comments

When a close encounter with an eighty-foot spruce steals Merry Manning’s dreams of Olympic gold, the former ski champ finds herself falling into a career she never expected — the life of a travel writer. Picturing glamorous trips to exotic places, Merry is speechless when her boss assigns her to ... more >

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