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August 13, 2024

REVIEW: The Winged Tiara by J’nell Ciesielski

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / class differences / Estranged Couple / frenemies / Historical / post WWI / revenge-plot / second chance at love / self discovery / thief3 Comments

Diamonds and danger dazzle in Ciesielski’s latest enchanting romp through post-war Europe as estranged spouses and jewel thieves hunt an elusive Valkyrie tiara. November 12, 1918. It was a match made in champagne-soaked heaven, but all too soon the bubbles dried up, and Esme Fox awakens the morning after celebrating ... more >

July 29, 2024

REVIEW: Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviewsfemale leads / female protagonists / frenemies / lesbian / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIAP+ / POC / POC author / politics / scifi / scifi romance / SFF / space operaComments Off on REVIEW: Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard

Jockeying navigator clans guide spaceships through the Hollows: an area of space populated by the mysterious but deadly creatures known as Tanglers. When a Tangler escapes the Hollows for the first time in living memory, each clan must send a representative to help capture it—but the mission may be doomed ... more >

June 1, 2022

REVIEW: Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit by Jesse Q Sutanto

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsAsian / Asian Americans / being true to oneself / brothers / Chinese-American MCs / culture / Fantasy / fox / frenemies / immigrant fiction / Magic / middle grade / mystery/thriller / POC / POC author / racism / self discovery / Urban-FantasyComments Off on REVIEW: Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit by Jesse Q Sutanto

After inheriting a grieving fox spirit, a Chinese American boy must learn to embrace his heritage to solve the mystery of his brother’s death in Jesse Q Sutanto’s magical, action-packed middle grade fantasy, Theo Tan and the Fox Spirit. Theo Tan doesn’t want a spirit companion. He just wants to ... more >

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