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August 5, 2016

REVIEW: The Theory of Deviance by Rebecca Grace Allen

KaetrinB Reviewsbipolar / bisexual / Contemporary / depression / Erotic-Romance / Maine / menage / mental illness / queerComments Off on REVIEW: The Theory of Deviance by Rebecca Grace Allen

Dear Rebecca Grace Allen, I was so excited when I read an early excerpt of The Theory of Deviance. I tweeted you to confirm that the story in fact was m/m/f menage (my favourite kind) and when you said yes and offered me a review copy, I snapped it up. ... more >

October 1, 2015

REVIEW: The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev

JayneC- Reviewsactress / family relationships / India / mental illness / wedding6 Comments

Ria Parkar is Bollywood’s favorite Ice Princess–beautiful, poised, and scandal-proof–until one impulsive act threatens to expose her destructive past. Traveling home to Chicago for her cousin’s wedding offers a chance to diffuse the coming media storm and find solace in family, food, and outsized celebrations that are like one of ... more >

Focus on Me by Megan Erickson
July 29, 2015

REVIEW: Focus on Me by Megan Erickson

JiaB Reviewscontemporary m/m / depression / eating disorders / LGBTQ / mental illness / New Adult / Penguin Random House / road trip5 Comments

Dear Ms. Erickson, Earlier this year, I read your novel, Trust the Focus, and enjoyed it quite a bit. As someone who hasn’t read much adult M/M romance, your new adult equivalent ended up being an accessible entry point for me. In fact, I liked it so much that when I ... more >

May 6, 2015

REVIEW: Black Iris by Leah Raeder

JiaB Reviewsbullying / Chicago / Contemporary / LGBTQ / mental illness / New Adult / revenge3 Comments

Dear Ms. Raeder, Your first novel, Unteachable, made waves. I admit I skipped it, because student-teacher relationships squick me out. It ends up being a hard no for me. But the premise of your new novel sounded interesting, so I wanted to give it a try. Black Iris is a ... more >

June 18, 2014

REVIEW: The Body in the Woods by April Henry

JiaF ReviewsContemporary / Macmillan / mental illness / mystery / Portland / Serial-Killer / Young-Adult10 Comments

Dear readers, Help me. I think I’ve done something to anger the universe. Why do I say that? Because I am lost in a swamp of books that, at best, can be described as meh. And at worst — At worst, I get The Body in the Woods. The premise ... more >

September 27, 2013

REVIEW: The Bridge by Rebecca Rogers Maher

JayneB+ Reviews / Featured / Recommended Readsbreast-cancer / Contemporary / mental illness / New York City / second chances / Suicide13 Comments

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  “Henry meets Christa on the west tower of the Brooklyn Bridge, just as they’re both about to jump off and kill themselves. Despite his paralyzing depression—and her panic over a second bout of cancer—they can’t go through with their plans knowing that the other is going to die. So ... more >

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