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May 21, 2022

REVIEW: Never Been Kissed by Timothy Janovsky

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Edelweiss / forced proximity / Movies / queer / second chanceNo Comments

Dear (never-been-quite-over-you) Crush,It’s been a few years since we were together, but I can’t stop thinking about the time we almost… Wren Roland has never been kissed, but he wants that movie-perfect ending more than anything. Feeling nostalgic on the eve of his birthday, he sends emails to all the ... more >

April 15, 2022

CONVERSATION: Time Travel Questions

SiriusConversationsbook discussion / book plots / Movies / Romance genre / SFF / Time-Travel / tropes31 Comments

Sirius had some questions for us—and you—about time travel stories. This discussion will run in two parts, with today’s focusing on the questions below and Monday’s reserved for discussing Outlander and for our book recommendations. -Janine Sirius: So this is one of my favorite topics in SFF. I have been ... more >

July 2, 2021

REVIEW: The Science of Jurassic World : The Dinosaur Facts Behind the Films by Jon Brake and Jon Chase

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsdinosaurs / Movies / non-fiction / paleontology / scienceComments Off on REVIEW: The Science of Jurassic World : The Dinosaur Facts Behind the Films by Jon Brake and Jon Chase

A tale of some of the most amazing creatures ever to grace this tiny planet—unearth how the science fiction of the Jurassic World franchise inspired the evolution of dinosaur science. It all began in 1993. Jurassic Park was a movie landmark in the development of computer-generated imagery and animatronic visual ... more >

December 5, 2017

REVIEW: Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Movies / short stories / Star Wars / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell

When Elena decided to camp out for the next Star Wars movie, she was expecting a celebration, a communion — a line full of people who love Star Wars so much, they have to share it. She wasn’t expecting this: a freezing sidewalk, nowhere to pee, and three nights stuck ... more >

June 27, 2017

Review: Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsCalifornia / Contemporary / Movies / surfing / YA4 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Jenn Bennett, I’d heard such good things about Alex, Approximately so I borrowed it from my local library. Even though I’m not a big fan of paper books these days, it was totally worth it. Bailey Rydell is 17. Her parents are divorced and she’s been living in Washington ... more >

January 20, 2017

What Janine is Reading (and Seeing at the Theater) in Late 2016

JanineBook Reviews / Reading ListsChristmas / Contemporary / erotica romance / Movies / novellas / Reading lists / regency era26 Comments

So Sweet by Rebekah Weatherspoon Kayla Davis is out of work and almost out of money when Adler, her roommate and BFF, tells her about an internet dating service that matches attractive women with wealthy men who are willing to help them financially. Though her first instinct is to say ... more >

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