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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 >

November 3, 2026

REVIEW: Monsters of Ohio by John Scalzi

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbody horror / Contemporary / Fiction / horror elements / Humor / Ohio / Science Fiction / Small-Town / tentacles2 Comments

Welcome to Richland, Ohio. Things aren’t great. The town’s biggest employer is closing shop, and Richland’s on the brink. It’s where Mike Boyd, with his own set of problems, finds himself returning to after decades away. He’s not planning to stay. But Richland has other plans for Mike, his old ... more >

October 29, 2026

REVIEW: Not His Problem (Anymore) by M.T. Liu

JayneBook Reviews / DNF ReviewsBusiness woman / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / lawyer / Montreal / opposites attract8 Comments

Two competent enemies. One public crisis. A slow-burn Montreal workplace romance where the hardest problem is learning to care without taking over. Sophie Tremblay can make a room listen. Pierre-André Sainte-Rose can tell which words will survive the morning. They meet properly at a Montreal work event, where Sophie tells ... more >

October 15, 2026

REVIEW: Look What the Cat Dragged In by Jason Rekulak

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviewscats / Contemporary / Dark / demons / Fiction / horror / mystery / Paranormal / PhiladelphiaNo Comments

From the New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Pictures and The Last One at the Wedding comes a new supernatural thriller about a young woman pet-sitting a cat with a mysterious secret, featuring more than eighty pages of illustrations. Meet Penny Padgett, a twenty-seven-year-old cartoonist in Philadelphia who agrees ... more >

October 13, 2026

REVIEW: It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Murder by Ally Carter

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChristmas / Comedy / Contemporary / Holiday / mystery / NetGalley7 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ally Carter, Last year’s The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year made my list of best reads of 2025 so I was especially happy to read Carter’s latest. It’s billed as book two in the Kiss, Merry, Kill series but the connection between the two books is very loose ... more >

October 8, 2026

REVIEW: What Happens at Nightfall by Lauren Willig

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsBrooklyn / Contemporary / Contemporary romance / curse / demons / New York City / Paranormal / single father / widowerNo Comments

In the sprawling Gothic expanse of Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, some secrets refuse to stay buried. Recently laid off and searching for purpose, Jess reluctantly joins her best friend on a supposedly fun nighttime cemetery tour. Separated from her group by accident, she discovers a bunch of terrified boys and a ... more >

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