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September 28, 2020

REVIEW: Ties that Tether by Jane Igharo

JanineBook Reviews / C- ReviewsAdvertising / Contemporary / family drama / interracial marriage / mothers and daughters / Nigeria / POC / POC author / pregnancy / Toronto2 Comments

Dear Jane Igharo, It was the premise (and the pretty cover) caused me to request an ARC of your debut novel, Ties that Tether, a contemporary romance. The story concerns Azere, a Nigerian-Canadian advertising executive whose life is turned upside down when she meets and falls in love with Rafael, ... more >

January 6, 2020

REVIEW: Winter and Rough Weather (Drumberley Book 3) by D.E. Stevenson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Drumberley series / family drama / family relationships / farming / Historical / Post WWII / Scotland / Small-Town1 Comments

James Dering and his new wife Rhoda are returning from their honeymoon, and Jock and Mamie Johnstone are delighted to welcome them to their new home on a neighbouring farm. But Mamie’s concern proves justified, and Rhoda, a talented painter who has chosen marriage over art, finds rural Scotland lonely ... more >

April 22, 2019

REVIEW: The Austen Playbook by Lucy Parker

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsactor/actress / classic literature / Contemporary / critic / enemies to lovers / England / family drama / family relationships / Jane Austen / theater2 Comments

In which experienced West End actress Freddy Carlton takes on an Austen-inspired play, a scandal at a country estate, an enthusiastic search for a passion outside of acting…and the (some people might say icy*) heart of London’s most feared theater critic. *if those people were being nice Freddy Carlton knows ... more >

July 26, 2017

REVIEW: Persuading Austen by Brigid Coady

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviewsactors / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / England / family drama / Retelling / second chance at love2 Comments

It is a truth universally acknowledged that working with an ex is a terrible idea… Annie Elliot never expected her life to turn out this way: living with her dad, working as an accountant – surely the least glamorous job in Hollywood?! – and dodging her family’s constant bickering. Landing ... more >

July 17, 2017

REVIEW: Turning the Tides by Nell Castle

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschildren / Contemporary / family drama / family relationships / Florida / social-workerComments Off on REVIEW: Turning the Tides by Nell Castle

Ever the black sheep of her adoptive family, Lee Cooper has finally buckled down to a responsible job as a social worker in Southwest Florida. Defending her client against charges of child abuse awakens buried memories of her own abandonment in a Korean orphanage. Can she remain objective for the ... more >

July 7, 2017

REVIEW: A Boy Made of Blocks by Keith Stuart

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsautistic character / family drama / Minecraft2 Comments

Alex loves his family, and yet he struggles to connect with his eight-year-old autistic son, Sam. The strain has pushed his marriage to the breaking point. So Alex moves in with his merrily irresponsible best friend on the world’s most uncomfortable blow-up bed. As Alex navigates single life, long-buried family ... more >

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