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September 21, 2023

REVIEW: Rumaysa: A Fairytale by Radiya Hafiza

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / C ReviewsCinderella story / fairy tale / fairy tale retelling / Magic / middle grade / Muslim / POC / POC author / Rapunzel / Sleeping Beauty / witchNo Comments

Step into a Once Upon a Time where anything is possible . . . Radiya Hafiza’s enchanting and funny debut weaves together three stories, spinning the classic fairytale to show that anyone can be a hero. ‘Rumaysa, Rumaysa, let down your hijab!’ For as long as she can remember Rumaysa ... more >

August 16, 2023

REVIEW: Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschangeling / fairy tale retelling / Knights / monsters / Muslim / novella / plain heroine / Ugly heroine / unusual heroine10 Comments

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There’s a princess trapped in a tower. This isn’t her story. Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask a favor ... more >

July 5, 2023

REVIEW: The Baby Swap That Bound Them by Hana Sheik

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsArtist / Billionaire Hero / businessman / Harlequin / Harlequin Romance / hijabi / immigrant / marriage-of-convenience / Muslim / POC / POC author / single father / single mother / Somalia / Uganda5 Comments

A shocking revelation…and proposal? Struggling single mother Yusra is shocked when handsome billionaire Bashir turns up, claiming their children were swapped at birth! She’s fiercely protective of her son, AJ, and refuses to give him up. But when she meets little Zaire, she can’t deny the connection she feels. For ... more >

June 16, 2023

REVIEW: Much Ado About Nada by Uzma Jalaluddin

JayneB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsbullying / Canada / Dual Timelines / enemies to lovers / family relationships / female friendship / grumpy / sunshine / hijabi / immigrant fiction / Muslim / POC / POC author / second chance at love / South-Asian / South-Asian Canadian / TorontoNo Comments

Nada Syed is stuck. On the cusp of thirty, she’s still living at home with her brothers and parents in the Golden Crescent neighbourhood of Toronto, resolutely ignoring her mother’s unsubtle pleas to get married already. While Nada has a good job as an engineer, it’s a far cry from ... more >

April 3, 2023

REVIEW: The Serendipity: A Sweet Muslim Enemies to Lovers Romance by BF Queen

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / enemies to lovers / holiday novella / MENA-American / Muslim / novella / POC / Ramadan / Ramadan Nights series / South-Asian2 Comments

Khalid Ghaniem has always been a man of strong convictions. He didn’t amass his fortune in real estate by being indecisive. His life runs like clockwork, except for one nagging problem: his parents won’t follow his lead. Enter Bisma Chaudry, the unconventional caregiver hired to replace Khalid’s former, no-nonsense employee. ... more >

May 24, 2022

REVIEW: Temptation in Istanbul by Hana Sheik

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary / Harlequin / Harlequin Romance / Istanbul / Muslim / nanny / POC / POC author / single father / Somalia / Turkey5 Comments

Escape to Istanbul, where a nanny may just tempt a bruised billionaire to give love a second chance in this heartwarming romance by Hana Sheik. A single dad’s greatest temptation? The nanny on his doorstep! Billionaire Faisal is anxiously awaiting custody of his little girl, who’s been living miles away ... more >

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