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May 22, 2019

JOINT REVIEW: Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

JanineD Reviews / DNF Reviewsbisexual hero / campaign / diversity / England / joint review / LGBTQIAP+ / m/m / NA / politics / prince / publicity / Washington DC32 Comments

Sirius and I both read accolades for Casey McQuiston’s debut, Red, White and Royal Blue, an m/m New Adult romance. We decided to review it together. – Janine What happens when America’s First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was ... more >

January 20, 2016

REVIEW: The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis by Max Shulman

JayneB Reviews1950s / American historical / college / Humor / NA / short stories5 Comments

Including stories first published in Cosmopolitan and the Saturday Evening Post, this bestselling collection follows the romantic escapades of Max Shulman’s famed collegiate Don Juan. Like most undergraduates, Dobie Gillis is a bit scattered—sometimes he’s as quick as a whip, other times dull as a doorstop, and his major keeps ... more >

November 23, 2015

REVIEW: The Truth About Him by M. O’Keefe

JanineB+ Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended ReadsContemporary / domestic violence / erotic / motorcycle club / NA / Recommended Reads / romantic-suspense4 Comments

Recommended Read

The following review contains spoilers for this novel’s direct prequel, Everything I Left Unsaid, which features the same main characters. If you have not read Everything I Left Unsaid and prefer to avoid spoilers, you may wish to skip this review and read the one of the earlier novel. Dear Ms. ... more >

October 12, 2015

REVIEW: Everything I Left Unsaid by M. O’Keefe

JanineA- Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / domestic violence / erotic / NA / Recommended Reads / romantic-suspense21 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. O’Keefe, Everything I Left Unsaid is being marketed as New Adult, but reads more like contemporary romance with elements of NA, erotic romance, and suspense. I loved this novel’s freshness, as well as its intelligence. The novel begins shortly after Annie McKay’s arrival at the Flowered Manor Trailer ... more >

August 20, 2015

REVIEW: Love’s Last Call by Beth Matthews

JayneB ReviewsContemporary / dysfunctional family / engineer / family relationships / geek/nerd / NA / opposites attract / YA6 Comments

Lucy York is an aspiring mechanical engineer working as a shot girl serving watered-down drinks to drunken frat boys at Jezebel’s Bar & Lounge. The job isn’t so bad—it pays her bills, and she’s managed to make a surrogate family for herself at the bar. But now she’s ready to ... more >

April 25, 2015

REVIEW: The Shameless Hour by Sarina Bowen

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviewscollege students / Contemporary / Latino / NA / New Adult / slut shaming4 Comments

Dear Ms. Bowen, Readers of The Understatement of the Year met Bella in that book. Bella is a senior at Harkness College and team manager for the school’s hockey team. Bella has also slept with several members of the hockey team. What I loved about Bella in The Understatement of ... more >

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