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July 6, 2023

REVIEW: The Lighthouse Keeper by Liv Rancourt

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviews1890s / American historical / blind / Dark Fantasy / First-Person / grumpy / sunshine / Historical / horror / LGBTQIAP+ / Seattle / WitchesComments Off on REVIEW: The Lighthouse Keeper by Liv Rancourt

Twenty years ago, a thief stole the Ferox Cor, and now he’s dead. Vincent Fairchild, a witch with little power beyond his charm, is tasked with finding that dangerous magical object. He’s already been pruned from his (mundane) family tree because “nice” people don’t possess even the lowest of magic. ... more >

July 3, 2023

Review: Something Wild and Wonderful by Anita Kelly

SiriusB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviewscontemporary m/m romance / grumpy / sunshine / Road Trip Romance7 Comments

From the author of Love & Other Disasters comes a sparkling grumpy-meets-sunshine romance featuring two men’s sweeping journey across the Western wilderness. Alexei Lebedev’s journey on the Pacific Crest Trail begins with a single snake. And it is angling for the hot stranger who seemed to have appeared out of thin air. ... more >

June 16, 2023

REVIEW: Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin

JayneB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsbullying / Canada / Dual Timelines / enemies to lovers / family relationships / female friendship / grumpy / sunshine / hijabi / immigrant fiction / Muslim / POC / POC author / second chance at love / South-Asian / South-Asian Canadian / TorontoComments Off on REVIEW: Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin

Nada Syed is stuck. On the cusp of thirty, she’s still living at home with her brothers and parents in the Golden Crescent neighbourhood of Toronto, resolutely ignoring her mother’s unsubtle pleas to get married already. While Nada has a good job as an engineer, it’s a far cry from ... more >

May 23, 2023

REVIEW: Mrs. Nash’s Ashes by Sarah Adler

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Dual Timelines / First-Person / forced proximity / friendship / grumpy / sunshine / LGBTQIAP+ / road trip / World War II6 Comments

A starry-eyed romantic, a cynical writer, and (the ashes of) an elderly woman take the road trip of a lifetime that just might upend everything they believe about true love. Millicent Watts-Cohen is on a mission. When she promised her elderly best friend that she’d reunite her with the woman ... more >

June 17, 2022

What Janine is Reading: Claire Kingsley’s Bailey Brothers Series, Part I

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C+ Reviewsex-con / family feuds / grumpy / sunshine / Magical Negro / mechanic / Reading lists / Small-Town / squirrels9 Comments

Back in April I took advantage of my free Kindle Unlimited trial membership to speed through Claire Kingsley’s Bailey Brothers series, which follows the romantic relationships of five brothers in a small (Oregon? Washington? I already forgot) town. The books were recommended here by commenters DiscoDollyDeb and commenter/former reviewer Rose ... 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 >

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