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July 20, 2026

REVIEW: Book Club Boyfriend by Jenny Holiday

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanxiety disorder / Books / Contemporary / grumpy hero / mental health / Movies / NetGalley / OCD / panic attacks4 Comments

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Dear Jenny Holiday, Readers first met reclusive and grumpy Minnesotan author Jack Branksome in last year’s Into the Woods which I didn’t review but which I loved. He had been having writer’s block and was struggling to begin his second novel after the massive and overwhelming success of his debut. ... more >

July 8, 2026

REVIEW: You Had Me at Meow by Gracie James

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscats / chick-lit / Contemporary / Fantasy / First-Person / Womens-Fiction5 Comments

Some girls get fairy godmothers. Abby Thompson gets a talking cat with a British accent and absolutely zero chill. After her latest blind date—arranged by her loving (but relentless) mother—ends in a concussion, a wine-soaked dress, and enough humiliation to power Manhattan, Abby decides she’s done with dating. Forever. Too ... more >

June 23, 2026

REVIEW: Winner Takes All by Emily Martin

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Las Vegas marriage / music industry / rivals to lovers / self discovery2 Comments

When two rival music executives wake up married in Las Vegas with no memory of tying the knot, they have to recreate their night together while competing to sign the band of their dreams in this smart and sexy rom-com that combines Book Lovers withThe Hangover. Talent scout Eleanor Thompson ... more >

June 8, 2026

REVIEW: Not His Girlfriend (Yet) by M.T. Liu

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAlternate POV / Canada / cats / Contemporary / forced proximity / he falls first / health care / Montreal / POC / slow burn13 Comments

She called his mother at 1 AM and said sa copine. She told the nurse at 5:47 and said girlfriend. He doesn’t know about either one. Four and a half dates. Two kisses — one accidental, one deliberate. Nora Chen spends two hours before every date becoming the version of ... more >

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

Recommended Read

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 >

June 2, 2026

REVIEW: Marion by Leah Rowan

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsadaptation / Alternate POV / Contemporary / crime thriller / dual-timeline / horror / murder / sisters / Womens-Fiction4 Comments

A twist on Hitchcock’s Psycho—where the leading lady doesn’t die, but instead turns the knife on Norm, kicking off a crime spree that turns the silver screen victim into a heroine for our times. Marion is in deep. She’s stolen money from the Manhattan ad agency where she works in ... more >

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