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May 6, 2021

REVIEW: Bea Is for Blended by Lindsey Stoddard

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsbooks and reading / bullying / children's literature / deafness / family relationships / first person present tense / First-Person / found family / gender inequality / middle grade / OCD / soccer / strong heroine / VermontComments Off on REVIEW: Bea Is for Blended by Lindsey Stoddard

Bea and her mom have always been a two-person team. But now her mom is marrying Wendell, and their team is growing by three boys, two dogs, and a cat. Finding her place in her new blended family may be tough, but when Bea finds out her school might not ... more >

June 30, 2017

REVIEW: Mr. Right-Swipe by Ricki Schultz

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / divorcee / first person present tense / First-Person / interracial-romance / online dating / teacher / teaching2 Comments

Rae Wallace would rather drown in a vat of pinot greezh and be eaten by her own beagle than make another trip down the aisle–even if it is her best friend’s wedding. She’s too busy molding the minds of first graders and polishing that ol’ novel in the drawer to ... more >

February 26, 2015

REVIEW: The Third Twin by CJ Omololu

JiaC+ Reviewsadoption / California / Delacorte Press / first person present tense / sisters / thriller / twins / Young-Adult1 Comments

Dear Ms. Omololu, Let me know if this sounds familiar. We have a pair of twins. They switch places and occasionally assume each other’s identity. Eventually, they’re found out. Your novel, The Third Twin, takes this to an extreme I didn’t know existed. Lexi and Ava don’t assume each other’s ... more >

February 16, 2015

REVIEW: Heartsick by Caitlin Sinead

JiaC ReviewsCarina Press / first person present tense / Love-Triangle / mystery/suspense / New Adult / Virginia2 Comments

Dear Ms. Sinead, Your debut novel, Heartsick, falls into that category of new adult novels that pushes beyond the college-set contemporary romance glut the category’s fallen into. It still has the classic elements, complete with a love triangle, but it adds a mystery component and maybe a whiff of the apocalyptic. ... more >

January 29, 2015

REVIEW: I Was Here by Gayle Forman

JiaB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / first person present tense / Penguin Random House / Suicide / Young-Adult5 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Forman, While I wasn’t so keen on Just One Day (and subsequently didn’t read Just One Year), I liked If I Stay and absolutely loved Where She Went. It’s the strength of the last book that had me pick up your latest; I Was Here sounded more reminiscent ... more >

December 26, 2014

REVIEW: Zodiac by Romina Russell

JiaB Reviewsfirst person present tense / Penguin Random House / Science Fiction / Young-Adult8 Comments

Dear Ms. Russell, After having a rough couple of months with my reading choices, I was beginning to despair. Why couldn’t I find a book to hold my interest past the first few chapters? Maybe it was just burn out. Maybe I just needed a break. Or maybe I just ... more >

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