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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 >

July 9, 2025

REVIEW: Catapult: A Sci-Fi Heist with a Grumpy Sunshine Romance (Cat Ship Book 2) by Jody Wallace

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsCat Ship Book series / cats / found family / Humor / POC / SF / SF romance2 Comments

Lincoln doesn’t want trouble. Briar is trouble personified. Lincoln Caster owes everything he has to the Trash Planet recycling plant that hired him, allowing him to lead an uneventful life for a change. When he’s asked to plan a heist from a less than savory rival factory, he wonders if ... more >

June 30, 2025

REVIEW: Catalyst: A Rip Roaring Science Fiction Romance Adventure (Cat Ship Book 1) by Jody Wallace

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAction/Adventure / Cat Ship Book series / cats / Dancer / Humor / SF / SF romance4 Comments

She found him in the trash. Things can only get better from there. Dance teacher Wil Tango, adopted by a cat who needs to make use of his opposable thumbs, knows all too well the primary rule of their arrangement: never reveal the cat is a genius. Their clever scheme ... more >

April 3, 2025

REVIEW: I See You’ve Called in Dead by John Kenney

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Fiction / First-Person / grief / Humor / New York City5 Comments

The Office meets Six Feet Under meets About a Boy in this coming-of-middle-age tale about having a second chance to write your life’s story. Bud Stanley is an obituary writer who is afraid to live. Yes, his wife recently left him for a “far more interesting” man. Yes, he goes ... more >

March 22, 2025

REVIEW: The Cat Operator’s Manual: Getting the Most from Your New Cuddle Unit by Queen Olivia III

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscats / Humor / non-fictionComments Off on REVIEW: The Cat Operator’s Manual: Getting the Most from Your New Cuddle Unit by Queen Olivia III

Get the most out of your domestic cat with this helpful and handy Cuddle Unit 5™ operating instruction manual. The Cat Operator’s Manual is a fresh and quirky guide to understanding your cat, complete with assembly, warnings, insights into all of your Cuddle Unit 5™’s features and modes, and a ... more >

July 19, 2024

REVIEW: How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsactor / adult fiction / community / Contemporary / Fiction / flawed characters / found family / Humor / London / older MCs / single dad / thief7 Comments

When Lydia takes a job running the Senior Citizens’ Social Club three afternoons a week, she assumes she’ll be spending her time drinking tea and playing gentle games of cards. The members of the Social Club, however, are not at all what Lydia was expecting. From Art, a failed actor ... more >

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