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April 27, 2022

REVIEW: In the Face of the Sun by Denny S. Bryce

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / 1960s / African American women / American historical / domestic abuse / domestic violence / dual-timeline / estranged marriage / family relationships / First-Person / gender-based violence / Historical / journalist / Los Angeles / POC / POC author / police brutality / racism / road novels / road trip / Womens-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: In the Face of the Sun by Denny S. Bryce

At the height of the Civil Rights Movement amidst an America convulsed by the 1960s, a pregnant young woman and her brash, profane aunt embark upon an audacious road trip from Chicago to Los Angeles to confront a decades-old mystery from 1920’s Black Hollywood in this haunting novel of historical ... more >

December 6, 2021

REVIEW: A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas by Jackie Lau

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAsian characters / Black heroine / Canada / Christmas / family relationships / holiday novella / Holidays with the Wongs / novella / POC / POC author / road trip / second chance at love2 Comments

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Greg Wong hates when things don’t go according to plan, so he definitely doesn’t appreciate it when his mother insists he drive Tasha Edwards back to Mosquito Bay for the Christmas holidays. He likes peace and quiet when he’s in the car, and that’s the opposite of what he’ll get ... more >

August 7, 2021

REVIEW: Sydney and Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World by Jacqueline Davies, illustrated by Deborah Hocking

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanimals / children's book / friendship / hedgehog / picture books / road trip / skunkComments Off on REVIEW: Sydney and Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World by Jacqueline Davies, illustrated by Deborah Hocking

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Sydney is a skunk and Taylor is a hedgehog, but no matter how odd the pairing may seem, their friendship comes naturally. They live happily in their cozy burrow . . . until the day Taylor gets his Big Idea to go see the Whole Wide World. From mountains taller ... more >

June 23, 2021

EPIC JOINT REVIEW: The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary, Part II

JennieB- Reviews / Book Reviews / D Reviewsangsty / Contemporary / Humor / joint review / reunited-lovers / road trip / romantic-elements / Womens-Fiction6 Comments

REVIEW PART II Note to readers: While spoilers are hidden in this review, there are big ones under the cuts so click on the view option at your own risk. -Janine Jennie: Part I of the review can be found here. Back to the discussion! There was also such a ... more >

June 21, 2021

EPIC JOINT REVIEW: The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary, Part I

JennieB- Reviews / Book Reviews / D Reviewsangsty / Contemporary / Humor / joint review / reunited-lovers / road trip / romantic-elements / Womens-Fiction3 Comments

REVIEW PART I Note to readers: While spoilers are hidden in this review, there are big ones under the cuts so click on the view option at your own risk. -Janine Jennie: Be forewarned, readers – Janine and I had *a lot* to say about this book. This was a very ... more >

June 11, 2021

REVIEW: Miss Jacobson’s Journey (Rothschild Trilogy #1) by Carola Dunn

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / anti-Semitism / France / Historical / Jewish characters / Jewish-faith / Peninsular-War / prejudice / Regency / road trip / second chance at love / strong heroine / trad regency11 Comments

Having refused the man her parents chose for her, Miriam Jacobson opts to travel the Continent assisting her physician uncle, but when her uncle dies, she finds herself smuggling gold across Napoleon’s France to Wellington in Spain, accompanied by two attractive young men, both of whom detest her—and each other. ... more >

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