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November 23, 2017

REVIEW: The Wind Off the Small Isles and The Lost One by Mary Stewart

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCanary Islands / England / short-story3 Comments

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The Wind Off the Small Isles is beloved author Mary Stewart’s long-lost novella, now available in digital and perfect for fans of Anya Seton, Daphne du Maurier and Santa Montefiore. 1879. Lanzarote. A wealthy young woman elopes with an impoverished fisherman, leaving her family distraught. 1968. Perdita West, secretary to ... more >

October 10, 2017

REVIEW: Where After Is by Ashleigh Schmidt

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsFairy / Fantasy / LGBTQIA+ / short-story / strong heroine / transgenderComments Off on REVIEW: Where After Is by Ashleigh Schmidt

Marie of Stahlbaum is inching closer to marriage with the Rat King, until her friend Drosselmeyer realizes it’s time to help her and fix his century old mistake. Prince Cristian Dietrich was cursed to remain a doll for the rest of his life instead of facing death with the rest ... more >

September 16, 2017

REVIEW: Two Left Feet by Jenniffer Wardell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsfairy tale retelling / Fairy-Tales / short-storyComments Off on REVIEW: Two Left Feet by Jenniffer Wardell

What do you do when you’re one of the 12 Dancing Princesses but are really, really bad at dancing? For Thea, it was a choice between boredom and accidentally maiming her dance partners, and she wasn’t terribly fond of either option. But just as the nightly dances start to get ... more >

August 24, 2017

REVIEW: The Cat’s Meow by Lucius Parhelion

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1930s / cats / filmmaking / gay historical / Historical / Hollywood / Hollywood Golden Age / LGBTQIA romance / m/m historical romance / short-story5 Comments

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Given how 1930 was shaping up, Fred was thrilled when fulfilling some promises first made by his brother, Charlie, lead to the offer of a studio job. Too bad Fred didn’t ask if Carl Belasco was promised anything other than cat-sitting and help renovating. Dear Lucius Parhelion, I was inclined ... more >

August 5, 2017

REVIEW: The Terracotta Bride by Zen Cho

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChina / death / Fantasy / LGBTQIA+ / Paranormal / POC / POC author / short-story5 Comments

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A tale of first love, bad theology and robot reincarnation in the Chinese afterlife. In the tenth court of hell, spirits wealthy enough to bribe the bureaucrats of the underworld can avoid both the torments of hell and the irreversible change of reincarnation. It’s a comfortable undeath … even for ... more >

July 27, 2017

REVIEW: When Pigs Fly by DeAnna Knippling

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1920s / con-artist / Historical / short-story1 Comments

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A novelette of swindlers, dames, and a millionaire with a pig. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1925. Right before New Year’s Day. Genevra Valentine is a roper, someone who brings in marks for a team of con artists working in the basement of a soda fountain-come-speakeasy. The mark she just brought in ... more >

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