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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 >

July 30, 2021

REVIEW: Breathing Fire : Female Inmate Firefighters on the Front Lines of California’s Wildfires by Jaime Lowe

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsCalifornia / Firefighters / non-fiction / POC / prison / prisoners / womenComments Off on REVIEW: Breathing Fire : Female Inmate Firefighters on the Front Lines of California’s Wildfires by Jaime Lowe

A dramatic, revelatory account of the female inmate firefighters who battle California wildfires. “Shawna was overcome by the claustrophobia, the heat, the smoke, the fire, all just down the canyon and up the ravine. She was feeling the adrenaline, but also the terror of doing something for the first time. ... more >

July 7, 2021

REVIEW: The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / Burning Kingdoms series / enemies to lovers / f/f romance / Fantasy / gods / India-based world / LGBTQIAP+ / magical powers / POC / POC author / prisoners / resistance/oppression / South-Asian6 Comments

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Dear Tasha Suri, After enjoying Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash, your earlier duo of romantic fantasy novels set in an India-based world, I decided to request an ARC of The Jasmine Throne, the first novel in your new Burning Kingdoms trilogy. Priya is a servant in the regent’s ... more >

May 28, 2021

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The Wife in the Attic by Rose Lerner, read by Elsa Lepecki Bean

JanineBook Reviewsanti-Semitism / audiobook / baronet / bisexual characters / England / Gothic / governess / Jane Eyre / Jewish heroine / Judaism / LGBTQIAP+ / love triangles / mental health / Portugal / prisoners / PTSD / pyrophobia / Regency / Retelling / romantic-elements / Suspense2 Comments

Trigger warnings: Dear Rose Lerner, I stopped listening to your new audiobook, an Audible Original titled The Wife in the Attic, at 74% for reasons detailed below. It pains me to say this, not only because I’ve enjoyed some of your previous books but because I like you and because ... more >

May 19, 2021

REVIEW: The Dressmakers of Yarrandarrah Prison by Meredith Jaffe

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAustralia / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Fiction / omniscient voice / present tense / prison / prisoners / self discovery / sewing13 Comments

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Can a wedding dress save a bunch of hardened crims? The Full Monty meets Orange is the New Black in a poignantly comic story about a men’s prison sewing circle. Derek’s daughter Debbie is getting married. He’s desperate to be there, but he’s banged up in Yarrandarrah Correctional Centre for ... more >

February 9, 2015

Monday News: France investigates Kindle Unlimited, poetry in prison, Keurig’s DRM tanks, and Anne Rice is at it again

JanetPublishing Newsagency model / Amazon / Anne Rice / DRM / France / Keurig / Kindle Unlimited / poetry / prisoners / reviews / subscription service15 Comments

French Publisher Trade Group Charges that Kindle Unlimited is Illegal, American – With Kindle Unlimited recently premiering in France for 10 Euros a month (inclusive of 700K+ titles, 20K of which are in French), independent authors and publishers are unhappy with the program, in France, the US, and the other ... more >

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