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October 15, 2020

REVIEW: My Wild Life by Suzi Eszterhas

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsautobiography / children's book / non-fiction / Photographer / wildlife photography2 Comments

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As a young girl, Suzi Eszterhas knew she wanted to be a wildlife photographer. But how did she go from snapping pictures of cats in her backyard to taking photos of cheetah cubs in Kenya? In this nonfiction picture-book biography, Eszterhas invites readers to find out what her life is ... more >

June 21, 2019

REVIEW: Something Light: A Novel by Margery Sharp

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1960s / England / Historical / Humor / Photographer / Womens-Fiction5 Comments

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In 1950s London, a career girl decides it’s high time she snared herself a husband. Professional dog photographer Louisa Datchett is indiscriminately fond of men. And they take shocking advantage of her good nature when they need their problems listened to, socks washed, prescriptions filled, or employment found. But by ... more >

March 14, 2017

REVIEW: On the Frontlines of the Television War by Yasutsune Hirashiki

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews20th century / Japanese / non-fiction / Photographer / Vietnam / War / Military2 Comments

On The Frontlines of the Television War is the story of Yasutsune “Tony” Hirashiki’s ten years in Vietnam—beginning when he arrived in 1966 as a young freelancer with a 16mm camera but without a job or the slightest grasp of English and ending in the hectic fall of Saigon in ... more >

April 25, 2016

REVIEW: The Obsession by Nora Roberts

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsPhotographer / romantic-suspense / Serial-Killer / Small-Town11 Comments

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Dear Nora Roberts, I look forward every year to your stand alone romantic suspense books. Not all of them work as well for me as others. Last year’s offering, The Liar, was great but it read to me more like a contemporary than a romantic suspense book and the year ... more >

March 19, 2015

REVIEW: Trust the Focus by Megan Erickson

JiaB+ Reviews / Recommended Readscoming out / Contemporary / friends become lovers / LGBTQ / m/m romance / New Adult / Penguin Random House / Photographer / road trip8 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Erickson, Sometimes we pick up books for random reasons. When I learned your main character was a photographer, I lit up with interest. I guess I’ve been interested in reading more photographer-characters that aren’t related to tabloid journalism. Your novel, Trust the Focus, is an M/M new adult ... more >

October 16, 2013

REVIEW: Flirting with the Camera by Ros Clarke

WillafulB- ReviewsContemporary romance / Model / novella / Photographer / plus-size heroine3 Comments

Dear Ms Clarke: Karen of “Karen Knows Best” piqued my interest in this novella by saying the plus-size heroine has a great body image and is “an absolute breath of fresh air.” Then Jackie of “Romance Novels for Feminists” posted about the heroine’s rare backstory (she’s not only had an ... more >

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