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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 >

September 12, 2023

REVIEW: Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle Book 4) by Nghi Vo

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAsian characters / Changes / companion / Fantasy / friendship / grief / LGBTQIA characters / non binary / novella / POC / POC author / storytelling / The Singing Hills CycleNo Comments

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The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singing Hills Abbey for the first time in almost three years, to be met with both joy and sorrow. Their mentor, Cleric Thien, has died, and rests among the archivists and storytellers of the storied abbey. But not everyone is prepared to ... more >

September 11, 2023

REVIEW: To Infinity and Beyond by Neil deGrasse Tyson and Lindsey Nyx Walker

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsastronomy / non-fiction / POC author / science / space2 Comments

Linked to a special mini season of the award-winning StarTalk podcast, this enlightening illustrated narrative by the world’s most celebrated astrophysicist explains the universe from the solar system to the farthest reaches of space with authority and humor. No one can make the mysteries of the universe more comprehensible and ... more >

August 29, 2023

REVIEW: Harlem After Midnight by Louise Hare

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviews1930s / American historical / dual-timeline / dysfunctional family / First-Person / Historical / Historical fiction / murder mystery / New York City / POC / POC author / singerNo Comments

A body falls from a town house window in Harlem, and it looks just like the newest singer at the Apollo…in this evocative, twisting new novel from the author of Miss Aldridge Regrets. Harlem, 1936: Lena Aldridge grew up in a cramped corner of London, hearing stories of the bright ... more >

August 25, 2023

REVIEW: The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEpic / epic fantasy / gender-based violence / Historical-China / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIAP+ / martial arts / Misogyny / outlaws / POC / POC author / revenge / social justice / ViolenceNo Comments

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A queer epic fantasy full of bandits, heroes, and revolution, inspired by the Chinese classic Water Margin; She Who Became the Sun meets The Dirty Dozen n the jianghu, you break the law to make it your own. Inspired by a classic of martial arts literature, The Water Outlaws are ... more >

August 14, 2023

REVIEW: What Never Happened by Rachel Howzell Hall

JennieBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsmystery / POC author / POC heroine / thriller2 Comments

Blurb: It’s murder in paradise as a woman uncovers a host of secrets off the rocky California coast in a gripping novel of suspense by New York Times bestselling author Rachel Howzell Hall. Colette “Coco” Weber has relocated to her Catalina Island home, where, twenty years before, she was the ... more >

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