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December 1, 2021

JOINT REVIEW: Someone Perfect by Mary Balogh

KaetrinB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsfamily-reunion / Friends of the Westcotts / hero in pursuit / Historical / joint review / NetGalley / Regency / traumatic-past9 Comments

Janine: Kaetrin and I have been reviewing Mary Balogh since her Westcott series of historical romances began eight books ago and this review continues the tradition. Someone Perfect is Westcott-adjacent and the start of Balogh’s “Friends of the Westcotts” series; its heroine, Lady Estelle Lamarr, is Viola Westcott’s stepdaughter. Estelle ... more >

October 1, 2021

JOINT REVIEW: The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik

JennieA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsboarding school / British Indian main character / class differences / competition / diversity / Fantasy / friendship / high school sweethearts / joint review / magical powers / magical school / POC / prickly heroine / prophecy / Scholomance series / students / survival / YA / YA fantasy34 Comments

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Jennie: Janine, Sirius, and I reviewed the first book in the Scholomance series (originally slated as two books; now a trilogy). Sirius gave it a C- and said she wouldn’t be reading this sequel, but Janine and I, though we had some reservations, ended up liking A Deadly Education quite ... more >

August 31, 2021

JOINT REVIEW: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews#ownvoices / Alternate POV / Asian Americans / Cancer / caregiver burnout / Chinese American heroine / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / fiction with strong romantic elements / First-Person / joint review / musician / neurodiverse / neurodiversity / POC / POC author / Vietnamese Americans / Womens-Fiction13 Comments

When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to replicate that moment. And when her longtime boyfriend announces he wants an open relationship before making a final commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that ... more >

August 25, 2021

JOINT REVIEW: Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas

JennieB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews1880s / Across the Tracks Romance / businesswoman / class differences / fish-out-of-water / historical romance / joint review / Late Victorian / long-lost heir / Scotsman / The Wallflowers meet the Ravenels19 Comments

Note: Since we had fun reviewing Chasing Cassandra together, Janine and I decided to do a joint review of Devil in Disguise. Jennie: Before Janine got me into reading the two most recent Lisa Kleypas historical series (the Ravenels and then the Hathaways—Kleypas had a couple of contemporary series in ... more >

July 22, 2021

JOINT REVIEW: Last Guard by Nalini Singh

JennieB Reviews / Book Reviewsjoint review / Paranormal / POC author / psy / Psy-Changeling Series / Psy-Changeling Trinity Series9 Comments

Jennie: A few statistics – Number of Psy/Changeling novels including the Trinity series: 20 Number of Psy/Changeling Trinity books: 5 Number of books in the series Janine and I have reviewed together: 9 including this one Chapter 1 of Last Guard opens with our heroine, Payal Rao, being described as ... more >

Rear/side view of a slim blonde woman in a short-sleeved teal Regency-style dress and a straw hat with a red ribbon looking at a small country cottage
June 29, 2021

JOINT REVIEW: Someone to Cherish by Mary Balogh

KaetrinA- Reviews / B Reviews / Book Reviews19th century England / Historical / illegitimate-child / joint review / Regency / religion / Scandal / secret relationship / Soldier / village / Westcott / widow4 Comments

Janine and I are continuing our tradition of joint reviews for the Westcott series with the latest release – Someone to Cherish. – Kaetrin When Harry Westcott lost the title Earl of Riverdale after the discovery of his father’s bigamy, he shipped off to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, where ... more >

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