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July 23, 2019

REVIEW: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno Garcia

JanineA- Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / 1920s / Fantasy / gods / love story / Mexico / POC / POC author / quest / strong heroine17 Comments

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Please note: The following review contains some spoilers. Dear Ms. Moreno-Garcia, It was the setting of your new fantasy novel, Gods of Jade and Shadow, that first caught my attention. I had never read a book set in 1920s Mexico before. This one also promised to feature a young woman ... more >

June 19, 2018

REVIEW: The Dangerous Thaw of Etta Capstone by Karen J. Hasley

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / American historical / cooking / First-Person / Historical / revenge / strong heroine / texas / Western RomanceComments Off on REVIEW: The Dangerous Thaw of Etta Capstone by Karen J. Hasley

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“Revenge is very good eaten cold” For most people food serves a purpose and the purpose isn’t complicated. You eat it. But for Etta Capstone it’s not that simple. An excellent cook and the owner of a successful restaurant on the Texas frontier, she’s had years to perfect other uses ... more >

March 26, 2018

REVIEW: Fighting Sleep by Jenniffer Wardell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscurse / fairy tale retelling / strong heroine / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: Fighting Sleep by Jenniffer Wardell

It’ll take more than true love’s kiss to break this curse. After years of trying to find a cure, Princess Elena feels like she’s made her peace with the century-long nap in her future. But when the curse threatens to come early and a rogue prince wants to hurry it ... more >

November 7, 2017

REVIEW: Taming Eliza Jane (Gardiner, Texas Book 1) by Shannon Stacey

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads19th century / American historical / doctor hero / feminism / Historical / strong heroine / texas / western5 Comments

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When a man sets out to tame a strong-willed woman, he’d best hang on to his hat. Will Martinson, the town doctor, already has a heap of troubles on his plate, what with a pregnant whore, an ailing friend and a sheriff with a bad habit of shooting people. The ... more >

October 10, 2017

REVIEW: Where After Is by Ashleigh Schmidt

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsFairy / Fantasy / LGBTQ / 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 1, 2017

REVIEW: An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors by Curtis Craddock

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsDisabled Heroine / Fantasy / Historical / intelligence / political intrigue / strong heroine1 Comments

A delightful and engrossing fantasy debut featuring an intelligent heroine and her guardian, a royal musketeer. In a world of soaring continents and bottomless skies, where a burgeoning new science lifts skyships into the cloud-strewn heights, and ancient blood-borne sorceries cling to a fading glory, Princess Isabelle des Zephyrs is ... more >

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