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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 >

June 29, 2017

REVIEW: River Tale by Jau N.

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsf/f romance / Fairy / Fairy-Tales / LGBTQIA romance / naiad / short-story2 Comments

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Bakwa’s uncle is king. He is also under the curse of a wizard and to save him, Bakwa must venture deep into a magical forest to locate the rare flower that can save him. When she is set a series of tasks by the guardians fairies of the forest, a ... more >

June 21, 2017

REVIEW: The Goose Girl by Robin Gallica

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsasexual character / class differences / demisexual / Fantasy / LGBTQIA+ / short-story1 Comments

While en route to Princess Ava’s royal wedding, Ava’s maid blackmails her into trading places by revealing a terrible family secret. Shocked and confused, the newly-demoted Ava tends the palace geese alongside Konrad, a cheerful, ambitious young man who is most at home in the outdoors. And as Ava learns ... more >

July 23, 2015

REVIEW: Luminous by AE Ash

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsolder woman / POC / Sci-fi / sci-fi romance / short-story5 Comments

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Dear AE Ash, I have always been a little envious and a lot awed by those who can write short well.  I think it takes a special skillset to convey a complete story in few words.  There is no time for character exposition or much by way of backstory. The ... more >

March 25, 2015

REVIEW: Open Waters by Valerie Mores

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviewsf/f romance / Historical / LGBTQIA+ / pirates / short-story4 Comments

Captain Jane Avery of the Tantibus has been pirating for more than ten years. With a crew at her command and a ship under her feet, she is a terror to anyone that has the misfortune of crossing her path. Her latest conquest is just one more on the list. ... more >

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