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April 29, 2022

What Janine is Reading: a YA Novel and a Political Thriller

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / Reading Listsbisexual hero / Black heroine / diversity / gay hero / LGBTQIA+ / m/m / POC / POC author / political intrigue / rock band / romantic-elements / singer / Supreme Court / thriller / YA2 Comments

If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales and Cale Dietrich After enjoying Sophie Gonzales’s 2021 YA novel, Perfect on Paper, I decided to try this one, also YA, since it had been recommended by Dear Author commenter Susan S. Like Perfect on Paper, If This Gets Out has queer characters, ... more >

February 2, 2017

REVIEW: Some Kind of Magic by Mary Ann Marlowe

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsAmerica / Contemporary / musician / rock band / Rock-Star / Scientist3 Comments

In this sparkling debut novel, Mary Ann Marlowe introduces a hapless scientist who’s swept off her feet by a rock star—but is it love or just a chemical reaction?… Biochemist Eden Sinclair has no idea that the scent she spritzed on herself before leaving the lab is designed to enhance ... more >

June 19, 2014

REVIEW: More Than Music by Elizabeth Briggs

KaetrinB- ReviewsContemporary / music / New Adult / reality tv show / rock band / Rock-Star4 Comments

Dear Ms. Briggs, I was browsing on NetGalley a couple weeks ago and your book caught my eye so I requested it for review. It’s New Adult, with a hero who’s the lead singer in a rock band.  The heroine is a classically trained pianist with a secret bent for ... more >

January 11, 2013

REVIEW: In the Band by Jean Haus

DA_JanuaryB+ Reviewscollege / divorce / New Adult / rock band / self-published1 Comments

Dear Jean Haus: I purchased this book sight unseen during an after Christmas sale on Amazon. It had quite a few positive reviews and something most band romances seem to neglect: a female actually in the band instead of just sleeping with someone in the band. At the sale price, ... more >

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