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August 12, 2025

REVIEW: The Re-Write by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviewsauthor / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / First-Person / London / Nigeria / POC / POC author / second chance at love / social mediaComments Off on REVIEW: The Re-Write by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

In this lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers rom-com, two exes are faced with one deadline. Will they make it to the end? Temi and Wale meet in London. They flirt, date, meet each other’s friends. Then they break up. And Wale goes on a reality dating show. Instead of giving in to heartbreak, Temi ... more >

May 8, 2025

REVIEW: My Big Fat Beach Wedding (PARADISE BAY SERIES Book 8) by Melanie Summers

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary / influencer / LGBTQIA characters / Paradise Bay Series / single father / social mediaComments Off on REVIEW: My Big Fat Beach Wedding (PARADISE BAY SERIES Book 8) by Melanie Summers

The plan was simple: fake the wedding, save her career. Then she met the best man. Vivian Whitlock’s social media empire is about to crumble. She’s closing in on thirty, and her fans are moving on to their ‘weddings and babies’ era. About to be dropped by her management team, ... more >

April 2, 2025

REVIEW: Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man) (A Vera Wong Novel) by Jesse Q Sutanto

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsChinese-American MCs / found family / immigrants / murder mystery / older characters / POC / POC author / social media7 Comments

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Vera Wong is back and as meddling as ever in this follow-up to the hit Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers.… Ever since a man was found dead in Vera’s teahouse, life has been good. For Vera that is. She’s surrounded by loved ones, her shop is bustling, and best ... more >

April 16, 2024

REVIEW: Christa Comes Out of Her Shell by Abbi Waxman

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / First-Person / Scientist / social media6 Comments

Just when she thought she’d gotten far enough away . . . a life-changing phone call throws an antisocial scientist back into her least favorite place—the spotlight. After a tumultuous childhood, Christa Barnet has hidden away, both figuratively and literally. Happily studying sea snails in the middle of the Indian ... more >

Super hot dark-haired abtastic hockey player in padding on his lower half (only) in a locker room
February 7, 2022

What Janine is Reading: Rachel Reid’s Game Changers Series, Part II

JanineB Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / Reading Lists#metoo / bartender / bisexual hero / Canada / gay hero / grumpy / sunshine / hockey / I’m not worthy / LGBTQIAP+ / m/m / May-December / New York City / Out for You / Reading lists / social media19 Comments

Over the past year, I’ve been reading Rachel Reid’s Game Changers m/m hockey romance series. I posted about the first three books here. I’ve since caught up on the rest of the series. Here are my thoughts on books four and five in the series, Common Goal and Role Model. ... more >

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