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May 6, 2026

REVIEW: A Long and Speaking Silence (The Singing Hills Cycle Book 7) by Nghi Vo

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAsian characters / Fantasy / immigrants / LGBTQIA characters / loss / non binary / novella / POC / POC author / storytelling / The Singing Hills CycleNo Comments

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Every story begins somewhere. On the banks of the Ya-lé River, the town of Luntien gathers to celebrate the start of the rainy season, but the celebration is marred by the arrival of refugees from the sea. Everyone has a story about the foreigners newly in their midst—lazy, violent, unwanted—while ... more >

April 14, 2026

REVIEW: Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead: A Novel by Mai Nguyen

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsadult fiction / Canada / Contemporary / depression / First-Person / friendship / grief / loss / mental health / mortician / motherhood / POC / POC author / suicidal ideation / TorontoNo Comments

A darkly humorous yet uplifting novel about a grieving mother who starts working at a funeral home and discovers that the best way to honor the dead is to live … All Cleo Dang has ever wanted is to be a mother. The day she discovers she’s pregnant is the ... more >

December 30, 2025

REVIEW: The Dating Game by Mona Shroff

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsBaltimore / brother's best friend / childhood friends / Contemporary / dog / fake dating / family relationships / friends-to-lovers / Indian American / POC / POC authorComments Off on REVIEW: The Dating Game by Mona Shroff

A fake romance will solve all their problems …And stir up a bunch of new ones! Veterinary student Saira Rawal definitely believes in love. It’s just…not for her. Not when getting through her days without panic attacks is struggle enough. But at least she has Tyler Hart—her brother’s best friend, ... more >

December 18, 2025

REVIEW: A Perfect Holiday Fling by Farrah Rochon

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscats / Christmas / holiday novella / Navy / POC / POC author / veterinarianComments Off on REVIEW: A Perfect Holiday Fling by Farrah Rochon

It’s no mystery why veterinarian Callie Webber is having a hard time getting into the holiday spirit. When the residents of her small hometown aren’t pitying her because of her ex-husband’s very public departure, they’re attempting to hook her up with a man…any man. Fed up with being everyone’s favorite ... more >

November 24, 2025

Review: The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Long

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviewscozy fantasy / POC / POC author8 Comments

Tao is an immigrant fortune teller, traveling between villages with just her trusty mule for company. She only tells “small” fortunes: whether it will hail next week; which boy the barmaid will kiss; when the cow will calve. She knows from bitter experience that big fortunes come with big consequences… ... more >

November 19, 2025

REVIEW: Magically Generated by Jackie Lau

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsCanada / grumpy / sunshine / holiday novella / novella / POC / POC author / poc hero / Toronto2 Comments

A jaded woman falls for her sunshine neighbor in this cozy Christmas romance. Nora Blackburn is suspicious of everything she sees and hears. Is it fake? Is someone trying to scam her? God, it’s exhausting, but she can’t let down her guard again. She’s tired of Christmas cheer as well. ... more >

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