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November 16, 2023

REVIEW: Calamity by Constance Fay

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviewsdysfunctional family / enemies to lovers / First-Person / found family / rag-tag / Sci-fi / sci-fi romance / Steam3 Comments

The captain of a ragtag mercenary ship is given an offer she can’t refuse by the ruthless head of an intergalactic noble family. The only catch? She’ll have to team up with his son–an upsettingly competent hardbody with his own agenda–to get her reward. She’s got a ramshackle spaceship, a ... more >

November 15, 2023

REVIEW: Kinfolk by Sean Dietrich

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1970s / Alabama / alcoholism / bullying / country music / dysfunctional family / pregnancy / rural setting / second chances / singer / Small-Town / teenager4 Comments

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Sometimes it’s the most unlikely meetings that give us life’s greatest gifts. 1970s, Southern Alabama. Sixty-two-year-old Jeremiah Lewis Taylor, or “Nub,” has spent his whole life listening to those he’s loved telling him he’s no good—first his ex-wife, now his always-disapproving daughter. Sure, his escapades have made him, along with ... more >

November 9, 2023

REVIEW: Christmas at Embthwaite Farm by Kate Hewitt

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbaker / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / estranged family / family relationships / self doubt / The Mowbray Sisters / Yorkshire4 Comments

Welcome to Embthwaite Farm, a charming English home in North Yorkshire, belonging to the fractured Mowbray family… With older sister Rachel home to help run the family farm and navigate their father’s terminal illness, Harriet Mowbray feels untethered, yet surprisingly free. She wants to embrace her future but continually trips ... more >

September 22, 2023

REVIEW: Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsCult / dysfunctional family / family relationships / fathers and daughters / First-Person / horror / mothers and daughters / religion / secret / secret society / self discovery / toxic relationship3 Comments

Nobody has a “normal” family, but Vesper Wright’s is truly…something else. Vesper left home at eighteen and never looked back—mostly because she was told that leaving the staunchly religious community she grew up in meant she couldn’t return. But then an envelope arrives on her doorstep. Inside is an invitation ... more >

September 5, 2023

REVIEW: Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbiracial heroine / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Jewish characters / Misogyny / mothers and daughters / murder mystery / racism / strong heroine / strong women3 Comments

Nothing brings an estranged family together like a murder next door. High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen intelligence, impeccable taste, and the L.A. real estate empire she’s built. But when she finds herself trapped 300 miles north of the city, convalescing in a ... more >

August 29, 2023

REVIEW: Harlem After Midnight by Louise Hare

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews1930s / American historical / dual-timeline / dysfunctional family / First-Person / Historical / Historical fiction / murder mystery / New York City / POC / POC author / singerNo Comments

A body falls from a town house window in Harlem, and it looks just like the newest singer at the Apollo…in this evocative, twisting new novel from the author of Miss Aldridge Regrets. Harlem, 1936: Lena Aldridge grew up in a cramped corner of London, hearing stories of the bright ... more >

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