• Home
  • Commenting Policy
  • Advanced Search
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Feed

Dear Author

Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view

  • Blog
  • New Releases
  • Deals
  • Reviews
    • List of Authors Reviewed
    • Reading Lists
    • A Review Category
      • A Reviews
      • A- Reviews
    • B Reviews Category
      • B+ Reviews
      • B Reviews
      • B- Reviews
    • C Reviews Category
      • C+ Reviews
      • C Reviews
      • C- Reviews
    • D Reviews
    • F Reviews
    • Film Reviews
    • Guest Submitted Review
    • Haiku
  • Ebooks
    • 10 tips for your new ebook reader
    • Android Reading Apps
    • Using Calibre to Create a Print Book Library
    • Dear Jane
    • Ebooks Posts
  • Essays
    • Essays
    • First Sale
    • Interviews
    • Letters of Opinion
  • Need A Rec!
    • Top 100 Romances
    • Bestseller List
    • Book Club
    • If You Like
    • Recommended Reads
  • For Readers
July 24, 2026

REVIEW: The Heroic Misadventures of Maci and Roland by M. L. Florez

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdog / middle grade / self discovery2 Comments

Maci is an odd little goth girl living in the quaint town of Whimsyville, where every building is pastel-colored and every person is overly cheerful. Her best friend is Roland, an oversized, grumpy dog who loves nothing more than good food and sleeping. After a few failed attempts to adopt ... more >

May 4, 2026

REVIEW: Wombat Waiting by Katherine Applegate

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsanimals / bushfire / California / children's book / dog / Fiction / loss / middle grade / verse2 Comments

From the Newbery Award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The One and Only Ivan and Odder comes a stunning middle grade standalone novel-in-verse about compassion, resilience, and surprising friendships, following a dog named Wombat in the aftermath of a catastrophic fire. Wombat isn’t actually a wombat—but when the ... more >

December 11, 2025

REVIEW: The Winter of the Dollhouse by Laura Amy Schlitz

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscats / dog / family relationships / Fantasy / friendship / Magical Realism / middle grade2 Comments

On a gloomy November night, eleven-year-old Tiphany Stokes saves an old lady from collapsing in the street. An antique doll named Gretel watches them, longing for Tiph to rescue her from life in a shop window. Though none of these three characters realizes it, their worlds are about to change: ... more >

August 26, 2025

REVIEW: Dream by Barbara O’Connor

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's book / found family / friendship / middle grade / North-Carolina / WriterComments Off on REVIEW: Dream by Barbara O’Connor

Recommended Read

The highly anticipated follow up to Wish, which has spent six years on the New York Times bestseller list and is beloved by over two million readers. Dream follows a small town girl with big aspirations who discovers that anything is possible with your best friends and an adorable pup ... more >

May 12, 2025

REVIEW: The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdeath / Fiction / grief / mentorship / middle grade / PTSD / self discoveryComments Off on REVIEW: The Trouble with Heroes by Kate Messner

Bestselling and award-winning author Kate Messner takes readers on a heart-filling journey as a boy finds his path to healing. One summer. 46 mountain peaks. A second chance to make things right. Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a star athlete and firefighter hero who always ran toward danger ... more >

March 28, 2025

Review: The Dark is Rising (The Dark is Rising Book 2) by Susan Cooper

SiriusB Reviews Category / Book ReviewsFantasy / middle grade7 Comments

On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift– that he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six ... more >

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 8
  • Next Page »

Help DA Out

DA is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for website owners to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, audible.com, and any other website that may be affiliated with Amazon Service LLC Associates Program.

Follow us on Twitter

My Tweets

Copyright

© Dear Author Media Network, LLC. This basically means you shouldn't copy our content without permission. We are very liberal with our permission. Just ask us!

FTC Disclaimer

We do not purchase all the books we review here. Some we receive from the authors, some we receive from the publisher, and some we receive through a third party service like Net Galley. Some books we purchase ourselves. Login

Copyright © 2026 · DearAuthor 2015 Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

  • Home
  • Commenting Policy
Loading Comments...