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September 17, 2026

REVIEW: Uncharted Territory by Connie Willis

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsbureaucracy / Fiction / government / Humor / novella / Science Fiction2 Comments

Findriddy and Carson are two explorers sent to Boohte to survey the ridges and scrub-covered hills of the planet. Back home, their adventures are followed by countless breathless fans, but the reality is far less romantic as they deal with dust, nitpicking regulations, and uncooperative aliens. Teamed with a young ... more >

September 7, 2026

REVIEW: The Best School Year Ever (The Herdmans series 2) by Barbara Robinson

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewschildren's book / dysfunctional family / Fiction / First-Person / Humor / juvenile / middle grade / schoolNo Comments

The Herdmans are back so buckle up for a wild ride involving a missing gerbil, a crazy cat, and a tattooed baby that will have readers of all ages laughing! This hilarious novel stars the Herdmans, the worst kids in the world, who made their first appearance in author Barbara ... more >

March 3, 2026

REVIEW: Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsHistorical / Humor / mistorical / Regency / single father / single mother / widow / widowerComments Off on REVIEW: Better Than a Duke by Suzanne Enoch

It takes more than Cupid to arrange a marriage in this sparkling Regency romcom where The Parent Trap crashes into Bridgerton as two precocious children decide to play matchmaker for their unsuspecting single parents. Beckett Raines, the Marquis of Hentrose, needs a wife, and he’s resigned to participating in the ... more >

January 30, 2026

REVIEW: Almost Like Being in Love by Steve Kluger

SiriusA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscontemporary m/m / epistolary novel / gay romance / Humor19 Comments

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A high school jock and nerd fall in love senior year, only to part after an amazing summer of discovery to attend their respective colleges. They keep in touch at first, but then slowly drift apart. Flash forward twenty years. Travis and Craig both have great lives, careers, and loves. ... more >

December 24, 2025

REVIEW: A Very Scalzi Christmas by John Scalzi

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas Stories / Humor / short stories / ThanksgivingComments Off on REVIEW: A Very Scalzi Christmas by John Scalzi

Deck the halls with boughs of holly! ’Tis the season…for Santa’s lawyer to talk about the legal status of the workshop elves, for Christmas to arrive in an unexpected month, and for the innkeeper at the nativity to spill the beans about what really went down on that one night ... more >

October 21, 2025

REVIEW: Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsadult fiction / Dark Fantasy / found family / horror / Humor / older MCs / Paranormal / Satire / Urban-Fantasy2 Comments

Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time Three former Chosen Ones have joined together to spend their retirement in peace and quiet, running Second Life Books ... more >

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