B Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / Contemporary / discrimination / England / f/f / female friendship / friendship / LGBTQIA / LGBTQIA romance / opposites attract / police / police procedural / sexual harassment / Small-Town / The Wallops3 Comments
There are worrying times ahead for Wallops valley community police officer Wendy Goodall. As part of a witness protection task force, she volunteers for the Girl Guides to ensure the safety of Lexi, a young girl in the local village, while sexy Detective Inspector Diya Patel makes her new job ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsaliens / female friendship / Massachusetts / Science Fiction / Sorrow Falls series / spaceship / teenager9 Comments
When a spaceship lands in Sorrow Falls, a lovable and fearless small-town girl is the planet’s only hope for survival Three years ago, a spaceship landed in an open field in the quiet mill town of Sorrow Falls, Massachusetts. It never opened its doors, and for all that time, the ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / African American / Christmas / female friendship / holiday novella / POC / POC author / The Holiday Shorts series5 Comments
Saidah’s Christmas memories have been warped by personal tragedy. A chance encounter brings her unexpected love and a new outlook on life. Here’s to finding love where you least expect it! Trigger warning: Dear Ms. White, I actually found this novella when I began looking for Kwanzaa romances. Not being ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAsian heroine / female friendship / Historical Fantasy / LGBTQIA / non binary / novella / POC / POC author / revenge / The Singing Hills Cycle3 Comments
With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo’s The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a tightly and lushly written narrative about empire, storytelling, and the anger of women. A young royal from the far north, is sent south for ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / female friendship / female protagonists / female sexuality / LGBTQIA / murder mystery / POC / POC author / Science Fiction / space opera / teacher / thief / VietnamNo Comments
Vân is a scholar from a poor background, eking out a living in the orbitals of the Scattered Pearls Belt as a tutor to a rich family, while hiding the illegal artificial mem-implant she manufactured as a student. Sunless Woods is a mindship and not just any mindship, but a ... more >
Book Reviews / D Reviewsbusiness / Contemporary / dog / dysfunctional family / female friendship / insta love / Italy / London / opposites attract8 Comments
Call Ava romantic, but she thinks love should be found in the real world, not on apps that filter men by height, job, or astrological sign. She believes in feelings, not algorithms. So after a recent breakup and dating app debacle, she decides to put love on hold and escapes ... more >