Book Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Category / EbooksFirst-Person / Florida / Harlequin / Harlequin Romance / harlequin-next2 Comments
Warning: no way to avoid some spoilers Dear Ms. Thompson, The plot of “Beauty Shop Tales” could be taken directly from the description of this Harlequin line of books. “Through old friendships, new relationships and newfound personal strength, the heroines in these novels discover that an unexpected fork in the ... more >
B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviews / EbooksContemporary / Firefighters / First-Person / Harlequin / Kristan Higgins11 Comments
Note: This is a two for one. Janine read the book as well and her review follows Jayne’s. Dear Ms. Higgins, Jane has done a wonderful review of this book which I will link to so I don’t have to recap the plot. Love it when I can do that ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsFirst-Person / Science-Fiction-Romance7 Comments
Dear Ms. Aguirre: To say I was eager to get my hands on a copy of Wanderlust would be a complete understatement. I loved Grimspace. In fact, my only real complaint was that I wanted more. I wanted more Jax, more March, and more about how the big revelation regarding ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsFirst-Person / Young-Adult2 Comments
Dear Ms. Yoo, I love reading young adult novels featuring strong narrative voices. I think it’s one of the key strengths of the genre, and often the place where many fail. It’s difficult finding a voice that sounds authentic and unforced, but I’m pleased to say this novel does not ... more >
A Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / Fantasy Romance / First-Person / Young-Adult66 Comments
Dear Ms. Bray, Jane is right. The hardest reviews to write are those for the books you love. How can I capture the strengths of an 800-plus page book in only a few hundred words? The task is daunting and I’d be lying if I said I’m not overwhelmed by ... more >
A- Reviews / Book ReviewsFirst-Person / Justina Chen Headley / Young-Adult5 Comments
Dear Ms. Chen Headley, It’s no secret that I’m bored with Gossip Girl-style young adult novels. Teen girls being nasty to one another and stabbing each other in the stab? Surely, there’s more to contemporary young adult novels than this. So when I received a copy of your book, I ... more >