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June 30, 2025

REVIEW: Catalyst: A Rip Roaring Science Fiction Romance Adventure (Cat Ship Book 1) by Jody Wallace

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAction/Adventure / Cat Ship Book series / cats / Dancer / Humor / SF / SF romance4 Comments

She found him in the trash. Things can only get better from there. Dance teacher Wil Tango, adopted by a cat who needs to make use of his opposable thumbs, knows all too well the primary rule of their arrangement: never reveal the cat is a genius. Their clever scheme ... more >

June 27, 2024

REVIEW: Last Dance with the Texas Bull Rider (The Stars of Texas Book 3) by Rebecca Crowley

JayneBook Reviews / C- ReviewsContemporary / Dancer / family relationships / Jewish character / Rodeo / second chance at love / secret relationship / Texas / The Stars of TexasComments Off on REVIEW: Last Dance with the Texas Bull Rider (The Stars of Texas Book 3) by Rebecca Crowley

She was always the ‘perfect’ Star—until she fell… Jessa Star danced her way to the perfect ballet career, and when injury cut it short, she returned to Last Stand, Texas to open a dance studio—the perfect back-up plan. She’s convinced everyone she’s perfectly happy and perfectly fulfilled, and she’s confident ... more >

September 6, 2021

REVIEW: Swan Dive by Georgina Pazcoguin

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsautobiography / Ballerina / ballet / biracial heroine / body image / Dancer / eating disorders / emotional abuse / fat shaming / Filipino American / First-Person / New York City / non-fiction / POC author / racism / sexism4 Comments

Award-winning New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin, aka the Rogue Ballerina, gives readers a backstage tour of the real world of elite ballet—the gritty, hilarious, sometimes shocking truth you don’t see from the orchestra circle. In this love letter to the art of dance and the sport that has ... more >

March 30, 2021

REVIEW: Wild Women and the Blues by Denny S. Bryce

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviews#ownvoices / 1920s / colorism / Dancer / dancer heroine / dual-timeline / First-Person / Historical fiction / Jazz Age / organized crime / POC / POC author / racism3 Comments

1925: Chicago is the jazz capital of the world, and the Dreamland Café is the ritziest black-and-tan club in town. Honoree Dalcour is a sharecropper’s daughter, willing to work hard and dance every night on her way to the top. Dreamland offers a path to the good life, socializing with ... more >

January 17, 2019

REVIEW: The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

JanineBook Reviews / DNF Reviews#ownvoices / Dancer / diversity / heist / hotelier / Jewish characters / LGBTQIA characters / Magic / magical powers / Paris / POC / theft / turn of the century / YA fantasy9 Comments

Dear Ms. Chokshi, A YA fantasy about a heist set in Belle Epoque Paris sounded like exactly my cup of tea, so I happily requested an ARC of The Gilded Wolves after hearing about it. The novel, set in an alternate universe in 1889, begins with a theft. In this ... more >

May 15, 2014

REVIEW: Always a Stranger by Amara Royce

JanineC+ ReviewsDancer / Earl / historical romance / interracial-romance / London / Victorian era4 Comments

Dear Ms. Royce, I decided to try Always a Stranger, the second in your Victorian Era set historical romance series, because it sounded unconventional and different. The fact that I enjoy your Twitter presence did not hurt either. Set in the 1850s against the backdrop of the Great Exhibition which ... more >

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