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November 21, 2019

REVIEW: The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Readsalternate-reality / apocalyptic / disability / female detectives / horror / murder-investigation / NCIS / Science Fiction / time slip / Time-Travel6 Comments

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Trigger warning (spoilery): Content warning: Dear Tom Sweterlitsch, Your science fiction thriller with horror elements, The Gone World, came highly recommended by Thea at The Book Smugglers. The Book Smugglers is a site that has rarely steered me wrong, so I decided to give the book a shot, despite the ... more >

Illustrated cover with the title in big pink letters against a pale blue background. In the front right foreground is a curvy black woman and a tall man with long red hair and a grey cat.
November 14, 2019

REVIEW x 2: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

JanineBook Reviews / DNF Reviews#ownvoices / abuse survivor / Artist / Bucket List / Contemporary / disability / England / interracial-romance / role reversal / superintendent / web designer7 Comments

Content Warning: Dear Talia Hibbert, I’ve heard a lot of buzz about your books. You have many fans and since your new book, Get a Life, Chloe Brown is the first in a brand-new series, it seemed like the best place to see if I could jump on the fan ... more >

Illustrated cover with the title in big pink letters against a pale blue background. In the front right foreground is a curvy black woman and a tall man with long red hair and a grey cat.
November 12, 2019

REVIEW: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / cinnamon roll hero / Contemporary / disability / England / interracial-romance / prickly heroine13 Comments

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Dear Talia Hibbert, I was so happy to get the chance to read this book early. It did not disappoint. At all.  Well, there was one spot late in the piece where I was holding my breath and just about to say “oh no!” but then you went in a ... more >

July 11, 2019

Thursday News : Harlequin – “Romance Includes You”

JayneMisc / Publishing News#ownvoices / disability / diversity / Harlequin / indigenous nations / LGBTQA / POC8 Comments

OVERVIEW OF DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM Harlequin’s Romance Includes You Mentorship Initiative Supports Increased Diversity and Inclusion in Romance Publishing Mentorship opportunity aims to find new talent and bring more stories representing diverse and own voices to romance readers Toronto and New York, [July 10, 2019] — Today, Harlequin launched ... more >

December 1, 2018

REVIEW: Christmas at the Little Village School by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / disability / England / holiday novella / novella / teacher / Yorkshire4 Comments

A teacher’s life is never easy … especially at Christmas! Working at a tiny village school in rural Yorkshire has its own unique set of challenges – but when teachers Lydia Knight and Jake Immingham are tasked with getting the children to put on a Christmas play for the local ... more >

February 15, 2016

REVIEW: Getting Him Back by KA Mitchell

KaetrinB Reviewscollege / Contemporary / disability / m/m romance / New Adult / queer4 Comments

Dear KA Mitchell, While it’s true that not all of your books have been a complete success for me, you are nevertheless one of my go-to authors and I read everything you release. I like New Adult and when I saw you were releasing an NA romance I was even ... more >

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