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May 5, 2023

JOINT REVIEW: When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

SiriusB Reviews / Book Reviews / DNF ReviewsAngel / demons / folklore / immigrants / Judaism / LGBTQIAP+ / YA fantasy15 Comments

A queer immigrant fairytale about individual purpose, the fluid nature of identity, and the power of love to change and endure. Uriel the angel and Little Ash (short for Ashmedai) are the only two supernatural creatures in their shtetl (which is so tiny, it doesn’t have a name other than ... more >

March 17, 2023

REVIEW: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q Sutanto

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChinese-American MCs / domestic abuse / found family / immigrants / Indian American / Indonesia / murder mystery / older characters / POC / POC author19 Comments

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Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady—ah, lady of a certain age—who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh no. She likes nothing more than sipping on a good cup of Wulong and doing some ... more >

January 17, 2023

REVIEW: Hearts of Steel by Elizabeth Camden

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1900s / Business woman / class differences / corruption / Historical / immigrants / inspirational / turn of the 20th century / workers1 Comments

His steel empire has catapulted him to the top of the world, but loving her could cost him everything. Maggie Molinaro survived a hardscrabble childhood in the downtrodden streets of Manhattan to become a successful businesswoman. After a decade of sacrifice, she now owns a celebrated ice cream company. But ... more >

Two shirtless hot guys embracing - very generic
January 13, 2023

Janine’s Best of 2022

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsContemporary romance / immigrants / LGBTQIAP+ / Literary fiction / m/f romance / PNR / POC / Retelling / Science Fiction / UF / Urban-Fantasy / YA fantasy / YA historical22 Comments

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2022 was a challenging year for me when it came to reading. The DNFs were frequent but at least I got through my reading list faster because of them, and yay, ended up with a full ten books to include here. In order of how much I liked them, here ... more >

June 8, 2022

Review: The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros

SiriusB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book ReviewsEastern Europe / gay hero / Historical Fantasy / immigrant fiction / immigrants / Jewish characters / spirit5 Comments

Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day he’ll have enough money to bring his mother and sisters to America, freeing them from the oppression they face in his native Romania. But when Alter’s best friend, Yakov, becomes the latest victim ... more >

December 22, 2021

REVIEW: Counting Down with You by Tashie Bhuiyan

JanineB Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / anxiety / Bangladeshi-American / being true to oneself / Contemporary / diversity / epistolary novel / expectations / fake relationship / high-school / immigrants / multicultural romance / music / Muslim / parents / POC / POC author / poetry / South-Asian / star-crossed lovers / YA5 Comments

Dear Tashie Bhuiyan, I picked up your romantic contemporary YA novel, Counting Down with You, after it was nominated for the Goodreads Awards in the Young Adult Fiction category. It didn’t win but I am glad it was nominated because I wouldn’t have found it otherwise. Karina Ahmed is a ... more >

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