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September 18, 2021

REVIEW: Danny Chung Sums It Up by Maisie Chan, illustrated by Natelle Quek

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsArt / Asian characters / Contemporary / cultural representation / England / family relationships / First-Person / friendship / grandmother / immigrant / math / middle grade / picture books / POC / POC author / racism / school bullyComments Off on REVIEW: Danny Chung Sums It Up by Maisie Chan, illustrated by Natelle Quek

A touching and funny middle-grade story about a boy whose life is turned upside down when his Chinese grandmother moves in Eleven-year-old Danny’s life is turned upside down when his Chinese grandmother comes to live with his family in England. Things get worse when Danny finds out he’ll have to ... more >

September 17, 2021

REVIEW: Daughter of Sekhmet by Sally Watson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / cats / dysfunctional family / Egypt / family relationships / female agency / female leads / healers / health care / Historical / Historical fiction / immigrant / POC / politics / religionComments Off on REVIEW: Daughter of Sekhmet by Sally Watson

A paraquel to “The Next Pharaoh.” General Horemheb is confident of becoming Pharaoh when Ay dies childless. Over-confident? He understands men. But not, alas, women, who are as unpredictable and disobedient as cats. The gods, possibly offended, challenge him with plots, pretenders, disappearances, assassins, magic, and willful women–not to mention ... more >

September 9, 2021

REVIEW: Into the Forest: A Holocaust Story of Survival, Triumph, and Love by Rebecca Frankel

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsHolocaust / immigrant / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / non-fiction / Poland / survival / World War II4 Comments

A gripping story of love, escape, and survival, from wartime Poland to a courtship in the Catskills In the summer of 1942, the Rabinowitz family narrowly escaped the Nazi ghetto in their Polish town by fleeing to the forbidding Bialowieza Forest. They miraculously survived two years in the woods—through brutal ... more >

June 10, 2021

REVIEW: The Hidden Palace: A Novel of the Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / djinn / Fantasy / found family / golem / Historical / Historical Fantasy / Historical fiction / immigrant / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / Middle East / New York City / POC / turn of the 20th centuryComments Off on REVIEW: The Hidden Palace: A Novel of the Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

In this enthralling historical epic, set in New York City and the Middle East in the years leading to World War I— the long-awaited follow-up to the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Golem and the Jinni—Helene Wecker revisits her beloved characters Chava and Ahmad as they confront unexpected new ... more >

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June 4, 2021

What Janine is Reading: A Contemporary Fantasy and a Harlequin Historical

JanineBook Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading Lists#ownvoices / contemporary fantasy / Ghost / gods / Harlequin Historical / historical romance / immigrant / long lost heiress / Malaysia / POC / POC author / Reading lists / Regency6 Comments

Black Water Sister by Zen Cho I enjoyed Zen Cho’s two books in her Sorcerer Royal series, with their lovable characters, whimsy, humor, and Heyer homages, so when I saw she had a fantasy novel set in modern-day Malaysia coming out, one that was initially billed as a third installment, ... more >

June 3, 2021

REVIEW: The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / abortion / bisexual / class differences / Dark Fantasy / Historical / horror / immigrant / Jazz Age / LGBTQIAP+ / literary adaptation / New York City / POC / POC author / racism / social privilege4 Comments

Immigrant. Socialite. Magician. Jordan Baker grows up in the most rarefied circles of 1920s American society—she has money, education, a killer golf handicap, and invitations to some of the most exclusive parties of the Jazz Age. She’s also queer and Asian, a Vietnamese adoptee treated as an exotic attraction by ... more >

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