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April 25, 2023

REVIEW: In the Lives of Puppets by T. J. Klune

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviewsfather and son / found family / inventors / LGBTQIAP+ / Post apocalytpic / road trip / robots6 Comments

In a strange little home built into the branches of a grove of trees, live three robots—fatherly inventor android Giovanni Lawson, a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, and a small vacuum desperate for love and attention. Victor Lawson, a human, lives there too. They’re a family, hidden and safe. The day ... more >

December 21, 2020

REVIEW: Jingle Tales: Three Short Stories for the Holidays by Linda Mooney

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / Holiday / Paranormal lite / Post apocalytpic / short stories / single mother / volunteer2 Comments

PENNIES – With donations running low for the shelter, Monica tries to find another means to raise enough money to at least buy the children Christmas gifts, when an old man named George helps her discover the value of a penny. ELF NUTS – The story was meant to help ... more >

November 25, 2020

REVIEW: Thanksgiftings: Six Short Stories Celebrating the Season by Linda Mooney

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Post apocalytpic / Sci-fi / short stories / ThanksgivingComments Off on REVIEW: Thanksgiftings: Six Short Stories Celebrating the Season by Linda Mooney

BARNEY – She looked forward everyday for him to come by. Then came the one day when he didn’t. GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE – All it took was one missing ingredient to melt the heart of a lonely old man. AN EXPLOSIVE COMBINATION – In a post-apocalyptic future, a group of ... more >

May 20, 2020

REVIEW: Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse

JanineDNF Reviews#ownvoices / Cult / Fantasy / magical powers / monsters / Motorcycles / Native Americans / POC author / Post apocalytpic2 Comments

Dear Rebecca Roanhorse, I purchased Storm of Locusts, the second book in your post-apocalyptic Sixth World series featuring monster hunter Maggie Hoskie, because I liked your debut novel and Storm of Locusts prequel, Trail of Lightning. I was also interested because the series is #ownvoices. As an indigenous author, you ... more >

March 2, 2015

REVIEW: Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Readsactors / executives / Great Lakes / Literary fiction / paramedic / Post apocalytpic / Toronto16 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. Mandel, I first heard of Station Eleven, your post-apocalyptic literary novel, when my friend, author Meredith Duran, recommended it to me. I was a bit hesitant to read it — literary fiction can be emotionally hard on me — but it turned out that this novel, for all ... more >

May 7, 2013

REVIEW: Hearts of Shadow by Kira Brady

JaneC+ Reviewsparanormal romance / Post apocalytpic / steampunk1 Comments

Dear Ms. Brady: Last year’s release, “Hearts of Darkness”, was one of my favorites of the year. The post apocalyptic steampunk world building was as unique as I had read in my many years of digesting paranormal romances.  “Hearts of Shadow” is no different in its uniqueness, but it did ... more >

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