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May 5, 2022

REVIEW: Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviewsanimals / bisexual heroine / Captivity / child abuse / environmentalism / fox / Graceling Realm / kidnapping / Kristin Cashore / political intrigue / queen / romantic-elements / sex positive / YA / YA fantasy4 Comments

Dear Kristin Cashore, I consider myself a fan of your YA fantasy even though not all of your books have worked for me. I really liked Graceling, the first book in the Graceling Realm series, did not much care for Fire but loved Bitterblue, and Jane Unlimited, a book separate ... more >

February 27, 2021

REVIEW: The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

JanineBook Reviews / C Reviews#ownvoices / aliens / bigotry / environmentalism / far future / LGBTQIAP+ / POC / Science Fiction / SF / Smugglers / students5 Comments

Dear Charlie Jane Anders, This book takes place on a January, a tidally locked planet, meaning that one side of the planet always faces the sun and on the other side it’s always dark. In the small temperate zone where night and day meet lies Xiosphant, a city of people ... more >

July 14, 2016

Thursday News: libraries, SFF & environmentalism, devouring books, and budget cosplay

JanetPublishing Newscosplay / devouring books / environmentalism / history of reading / Kim Stanley Robinson / Libraries / SFF3 Comments

The New 53rd Street Library Is Nice, Unless You Like to Read Books -Despite the very real need for readily available books, especially for low-income patrons, the New York Public Library’s CEO insists that public libraries are about more than books and reading. And while that’s hardly a bad thing, what ... more >

July 23, 2013

REVIEW: Forever Wild by Louisa Rawlings

WillafulB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsenvironmentalism / feminism / Historical / Old New York / Paris / Recommended Reads / The Adirondacks5 Comments

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(This “Retro Romance” is an ebook reprint of a RITA finalist originally published in 1986) Dear Ms. Rawlings: I’m trying to decide whether this counts as a bodice-ripper or not. I know I started whimpering piteously about a third of the way through and didn’t let up until I reached ... more >

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