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January 14, 2026

REVIEW: My Dear Aunt Flora by Elizabeth Cadell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1940s / English countryside / family relationships / First-Person / found family4 Comments

At Rushing Farm, the Manning household—with Aunt Flora at its head—lives in harmony. With the appearance of George Manning, however, peace is at an end. George is a successful actor, spoilt and selfish. He sees nothing at Rushing but discomfort and boredom, and his relations hope that he will carry ... more >

Illustrated cover with a green (grass) background. the titles are in white in the top section and the lower half features a good looking white couple laying down on the grass. Their heads/faces and upper torsos only are visible. Her head is pointing toward the right of the cover and his is pointing toward the left of the cover. He is wearing a blue football jersey and has dark brown hair. She is wearing a purple v-neck top and has mid-brown hair with a hint of red. His left hand is in her hair and her left hand is in his, near his ear. They are looking at one another lovingly.
January 7, 2026

REVIEW: Only On Gameday by Kristen Callihan

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / fake relationship / football / found family / NetGalley / sports romanceComments Off on REVIEW: Only On Gameday by Kristen Callihan

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Dear Kristen Callihan, How wonderful to have a new book in the Game On series! I have missed this author’s books and I’m so glad she’s publishing again. (Only on Gameday features a hero with four siblings and I can only hope this book is also book one in the ... more >

December 29, 2025

REVIEW: Mrs. Walford by Brenda Tyedmers

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / addiction / Artist / epistolary / female friendship / found family / Gilded Age / Historical fiction / New York City / Nova Scotia / Womens-Fiction2 Comments

A thirty-year-old mother of two and wife of a prominent Brooklyn ship broker registers at the Queen Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, using a false name. Two weeks later she is buried in the local cemetery. Or is she? Without family or friends, health or hope, Sadie Walford arrives already ... more >

December 19, 2025

REVIEW: The Hanukkah Hook-Up by Jessica Topper

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / found family / Hanukkah / holiday novella / Jewish characters / New York City2 Comments

Meet the OG Matzo Ballers: Eight friends who became found family, living and loving their best lives on a yearly Hanukkah harbor cruise around Manhattan… It was only supposed to last for one night. Work-obsessed Nora Ruben is tired of playing by all the rules. Especially when no one else ... more >

December 5, 2025

Review: After Hours at Dooryard Books by Cat Sebastian

SiriusA Reviews / A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Reads1960s / contemporary m/m romance / found family / grief / music / New-York8 Comments

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1968 New York City News about the war might be keeping Patrick up at night–news in general might be keeping Patrick up at night–but he’s doing fine. He’s sure of it. He gets to spend his days selling books in the gayest neighborhood on the East Coast and his nights ... more >

December 1, 2025

REVIEW: Snake-Eater by T. Kingfisher

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsArizona / contemporary fantasy / Dark Fantasy / found family / LGBTQIA characters / self discovery / Small-Town4 Comments

From New York Times bestselling and Hugo Award–winning author T. Kingfisher comes an enthralling contemporary fantasy seeped in horror about a woman trying to escape her past by moving to the remote US desert—only to find herself beholden to the wrath of a vengeful god. With only a few dollars ... more >

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