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May 10, 2022

REVIEW: Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsChinese American heroine / coming-of-age / Dark Fantasy / diversity / First-Person / Historical / Hollywood Golden Age / lesbian heroine / LGBTQIA characters / Magical Realism / monsters / POC / POC authorComments Off on REVIEW: Siren Queen by Nghi Vo

From award-winning author Nghi Vo comes a dazzling new novel where immortality is just a casting call away It was magic. In every world, it was a kind of magic. “No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers.” Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming ... more >

August 31, 2021

JOINT REVIEW: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews#ownvoices / Alternate POV / Asian Americans / Cancer / caregiver burnout / Chinese American heroine / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / fiction with strong romantic elements / First-Person / joint review / musician / neurodiverse / neurodiversity / POC / POC author / Vietnamese Americans / Womens-Fiction13 Comments

When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to replicate that moment. And when her longtime boyfriend announces he wants an open relationship before making a final commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that ... more >

June 8, 2020

REVIEW: Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviews#metoo / boss/secretary / Chinese American heroine / Contemporary / f/f / friends-to-lovers / interracial relationship / Jewish heroine / Los Angeles / May-December / television show / workplace-romanceComments Off on REVIEW: Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

Trigger warning: Dear Meryl Wilsner, The setting of you debut novel, a contemporary romance titled Something to Talk About, was one of the first things that brought the book to my attention. Entertainment industry settings interest me, but I’m a little leery of reading about show business in romances because ... more >

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