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January 31, 2023

REVIEW: The Stolen Heir by Holly Black

JanineBook Reviews / C+ Reviewschangeling / Fae / journey / prince / prisoners / quest / YA fantasyNo Comments

Dear Holly Black, Over the summer I caught up with your Cruel Prince trilogy (I know, I know, I live under a boulder) and enjoyed each book more than the last. When I saw that The Stolen Heir, Oak and Suren’s story, was coming out this month, I got excited ... more >

September 13, 2019

REVIEW: Echo in Amethyst by Sharon Shinn

JanineC- ReviewsFantasy / hidden identity / look alikes / prince / Regency-based world / romantic-elements / Uncommon Echoes series / unworldly heroine5 Comments

Dear Ms. Shinn, All three novels in your Uncommon Echoes series take place in the Kingdom of the Seven Jewels, where members of the nobility are gifted by the triple goddess with echoes.The echoes are silent doppelgangers who exist in a trance-like state, mirror the actions of their “originals” and ... more >

May 22, 2019

JOINT REVIEW: Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

JanineD Reviews / DNF Reviewsbisexual hero / campaign / diversity / England / joint review / LGBTQIAP+ / m/m / NA / politics / prince / publicity / Washington DC32 Comments

Sirius and I both read accolades for Casey McQuiston’s debut, Red, White and Royal Blue, an m/m New Adult romance. We decided to review it together. – Janine What happens when America’s First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was ... more >

May 2, 2016

Monday News: Prince saved a library, books as lifesavers, Shrewsbury & comics, and NYC from a dog’s POV

JanetPublishing Newsanimals / Comics / illustrations / philanthropy / prince / public libraries / reading / Shrewsbury2 Comments

Prince made secret donation to support Louisville’s historic Western Branch Library in 2001 – Prince had an extensive history of philanthropy, especially toward African American communities, most of which he carried out anonymously. Among his good deeds was a library-saving donation to the Western Branch Library in Louisville, Kentucky, which was ... more >

April 22, 2016

Friday News: RIP Prince, proposed Harlequin settlement, Amazon goes to school, and cutting back on books

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / book budget / education / Harlequin / lawsuit / obituary / prince / settlement20 Comments

Prince | 1958 – 2016 – The Los Angeles Times has a good collection of features about Prince’s death yesterday. Apparently he collapsed in an elevator on his Minnesota compound, Paisley Park, and could not be revived. The music legend was only 57, but had been briefly hospitalized last week for ... more >

February 8, 2016

JOINT REVIEW: Kings Rising by CS Pacat

KaetrinA Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readscaptivity narrative / enemies to lovers / Fantasy / joint review / m/m romance / prince / queer / trigger warnings98 Comments

Recommended Read

*All the trigger warnings* NOTE: The review is pretty much spoiler-free but the comments are not. If you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t read the comments. Go read Kings Rising and then come back and talk to us about all the things. Janine: Three years ago, Kaetrin and I ... more >

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