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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 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 >

September 21, 2026

REVIEW: Penric’s Demon (Penric & Desdemona) by Lois McMaster Bujold

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdemons / Fantasy / High Fantasy / novella / Penric and Desdemona series / Young-Adult5 Comments

On his way to his betrothal, young Lord Penric comes upon a riding accident with an elderly lady on the ground, her maidservant and guardsmen distraught. As he approaches to help, he discovers that the lady is a Temple divine, servant to the five gods of this world. Her avowed ... more >

February 24, 2026

REVIEW: The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews18th-century / Dark Fantasy / demons / France / French-Revolution / Historical Fantasy / horror elements / immortal / LGBTQIA characters / monsters / succubus2 Comments

A devastating love story. A bewitching twist on history. A blood-drenched hunt for purpose, power, and redemption. In 1785, Professor Sebastian Grave receives the news he fears most: the terrible Beast of Gévaudan has returned, and the French countryside runs red in its wake. Sebastian knows the Beast. A monster-slayer ... more >

February 16, 2026

Review: The Incandescent by Emily Tesh

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsdemons / f/f romantic elements / fantasy adventure / LGBTQIA characters / magic usersComments Off on Review: The Incandescent by Emily Tesh

A Deadly Education meets Plain Bad Heroines in this sapphic dark academia fantasy from bestselling author Emily Tesh, winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy Awards. Doctor Walden is the Director of Magic at Chetwood School and one of the most powerful magicians in England. Her days consist of meetings, ... more >

January 1, 2026

Review: Hellfire and Tinsel by A.M. Rose

SiriusB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsdemons / Hell / holiday novella / m/m romance / virgin heroComments Off on Review: Hellfire and Tinsel by A.M. Rose

If Beau were to write a letter to Santa he’d ask for a friend. Instead he writes to Satan and summons a demon. SPOILERS Review. This was a buddy read at our GR group. This book is a very good example of why it is so hard for me to ... more >

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