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August 15, 2024

REVIEW: The Game Changer by Embassie Susberry

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / African American / Athlete / civil rights / Historical / moral ambiguity / POC / POC author / racism / real person fiction / reporter / self discovery / tennis7 Comments

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Sometimes making history means breaking some rules… This is a gripping historical fiction novel about bravery, hard work, the quest for success and two women’s stand against prejudice in all its forms. New York, 1950. Ambitious journalist Hettie Carlin is reeling from a scandal and desperate for a scoop to ... more >

July 29, 2024

REVIEW: Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviewsfemale leads / female protagonists / frenemies / lesbian / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIAP+ / POC / POC author / politics / scifi / scifi romance / SFF / space operaComments Off on REVIEW: Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard

Jockeying navigator clans guide spaceships through the Hollows: an area of space populated by the mysterious but deadly creatures known as Tanglers. When a Tangler escapes the Hollows for the first time in living memory, each clan must send a representative to help capture it—but the mission may be doomed ... more >

June 6, 2024

REVIEW: Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviews1930s / African American / African folklore / dysfunctional family / First-Person / Historical Fantasy / magical powers / POC / POC author / racism / religion / secrets / sisters / Small-Town / Southern / ViolenceComments Off on REVIEW: Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope

A woman journeys into a submerged world of gods and myth to save her home in this powerful historical fantasy that shines a light on the drowned Black towns of the American South. “Our home began, as all things do, with a wish.” Jane Edwards hasn’t spoken since she was ... more >

May 14, 2024

REVIEW: A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsDark / enemies to lovers / gender-based violence / Historical / historical romance / Joseon Dynasty / Korea / murder-investigation / POC / POC author / revenge / violence against women / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur

Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly. 1506, Joseon. The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from commandeering their land for his recreational use, banning and burning books, and kidnapping and horrifically abusing women and girls as his personal playthings. Seventeen-year-old Iseul ... more >

May 8, 2024

REVIEW: The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle Book 5) by Nghi Vo

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAsian characters / Fantasy / Gothic / horror / LGBTQIAP+ / monsters / mystery / non binary / novella / POC / POC author / The Singing Hills CycleComments Off on REVIEW: The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle Book 5) by Nghi Vo

The Cleric Chih accompanies a beautiful young bride to her wedding to the aging ruler of a crumbling estate situated at the crossroads of dead empires. The bride’s party is welcomed with elaborate courtesies and extravagant banquets, but between the frightened servants and the cryptic warnings of the lord’s mad ... more >

April 10, 2024

REVIEW: The Arrangement : A Sweet Muslim Friends to Lovers Sports Romance by BF Queen

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsimmigration / Islam / marriage-of-convenience / Muslim / novella / POC / POC author / poc hero / POC heroine / Ramadan Nights series / soccer / sports romanceComments Off on REVIEW: The Arrangement : A Sweet Muslim Friends to Lovers Sports Romance by BF Queen

This is currently on sale at Amazon for 0.99 “The Arrangement” by BF Queen is the latest installment in the Ramadan Night series – a heartwarming sports romance that follows Yassine, a world-famous goalkeeper who requires a green card to continue playing in the US and represent Morocco in the ... more >

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