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November 7, 2025

Review : I’ll have What He’s Having (Love on the Vine Book 1) by Adib Khorram

SiriusB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewscontemporary m/m / food2 Comments

When it comes to love, Farzan Alavi is a disaster. After his most recent heartbreak, he’s drowning his sorrows at Kansas City’s newest wine bar. Only instead of being crowded between strangers, he’s escorted to a VIP table for one. There, the hot sommelier does more than treat him to ... more >

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August 28, 2025

Non-Fiction Reading List by Jayne

JayneBook Reviewsdogs / food / non-fiction / Reading lists / road trip / service dog6 Comments

The Great American Retro Road Trip: A Celebration of Roadside Americana by Rolando Pujol Celebrate the nostalgic pleasures of America’s vintage signs, quirky roadside attractions, and offbeat fast food relics in this irresistible retro road trip across the country. The Great American Retro Road Trip is a coast-to-coast journey chronicling ... more >

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August 19, 2024

REVIEW: Holding Out For A Gyro by Mary Ann Marlowe

KaetrinBook Reviews / C ReviewsContemporary / food / NetGalley7 Comments

If you’re really lucky, you have a best friend who pushes you to do the stuff that scares you. We have this whole thing where we challenge each other to take some (calculated) risks and do everything we’re terrified to do. Of course, when you avoid love at all costs, ... more >

October 12, 2022

REVIEW: Dinner on Mars by Lenore Newman and Evan D.G. Fraser

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsfood / Mars / non-fiction / science / space travelComments Off on REVIEW: Dinner on Mars by Lenore Newman and Evan D.G. Fraser

From Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars — and 9 billion Earthlings too. Feeding a Martian is one of the greatest challenges in the history of agriculture. Will a Red Planet menu involve cheese ... more >

May 19, 2022

REVIEW: Her Big City Neighbor by Jackie Lau

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAsian characters / Canada / Cider Bar Sisters / Contemporary / engineer / family relationships / food / grumpy / sunshine / interracial-romance / LGBTQIA characters / POC / POC author / sex positive / TorontoComments Off on REVIEW: Her Big City Neighbor by Jackie Lau

A grumpy/sunshine rom-com! When small-town engineer Amy Sharpe inherits a house in Toronto, she decides it’s the perfect opportunity to start over and go back to school. Away from the family that takes her for granted, away from the ex who expected so much and gave little in return. The ... more >

March 4, 2022

REVIEW: The Professor Next Door by Jackie Lau

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAsian characters / Canada / China / Cider Bar Sisters / food / Korea / mixed-raced heroine / POC / POC author / sex and romance / sex positive / sexy / TorontoComments Off on REVIEW: The Professor Next Door by Jackie Lau

Friendly neighbors can have their benefits… Nicole Louie-Edwards enjoys the nightlife and bringing men back to her apartment, although lately, she’s gotten tired of the chase. Her quiet new neighbor, David Cho, isn’t her type, but after they get trapped in an elevator together on her birthday, she develops a ... more >

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