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January 9, 2023

What Janine is Reading: LGBTQIA+ Books in a Mix of Genres

JanineBook Reviews / C+ Reviews / DNF Reviews1960s / 1970s / 1980s / 1990s / bisexual heroine / carpenter / comic artist / comic book / competition / contemporary f/f romance / gods / interior design / lesbian heroine / middle grade / nuclear disaster / Philadelphia / physicist / Reading lists / saga / Science Fiction / Soviet Union / survival / teenager / Time-Travel / trans boy3 Comments

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake This book had a cute start and an interesting premise. I really liked the author’s earlier book, Delilah Green Doesn’t Care, but although this book wasn’t bad, it wasn’t quite as good. Astrid, whom we met in the last book, is standoffish ... more >

June 14, 2022

REVIEW: The Frequency of Aliens by Gene Doucette

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsaliens / Massachusetts / Science Fiction / Sorrow Falls series / spaceship / teenager4 Comments

Annie Collins is back! Becoming an overnight celebrity at age sixteen should have been a lot more fun. Yes, there were times when it was extremely cool, but when the newness of it all wore off, Annie Collins was left with a permanent security detail and the kind of constant ... more >

March 14, 2022

REVIEW: Hitting the Wall by Cate C. Wells

JanineDNF Reviewsage gap / Cate C. Wells / Contemporary / cop / neurodiverse / power gap / Secret-Baby / statutory rape / teenager / wealth inequality14 Comments

Trigger warning: child rape. Dear Cate C. Wells, I picked up Hitting the Wall, the first contemporary romance in your Stonecut County series, because it came highly recommended by commenter DiscoDollyDeb. That it was included with my limited-time free trial membership in Kindle Unlimited made it easy to try; I ... more >

April 16, 2021

REVIEW: The Fall of Koli by M.R. Carey

JennieA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsalternate England / dystopian / Fantasy / Science Fiction / series conclusion / teenager6 Comments

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Dear M.R. Carey: This is the third and final book in a trilogy, following The Book of Koli and The Trials of Koli. Final books in suspenseful series often falter under the weight of expectations, so I went into this one with a bit of trepidation. When we last saw ... more >

February 22, 2021

REVIEW: The Trials of Koli by M.R. Carey

JennieB+ Reviews / Book Reviewsalternate England / dystopian / SFF / teenagerComments Off on REVIEW: The Trials of Koli by M.R. Carey

Dear M.R. Carey: I gave the first book in this series, The Book of Koli, a high B, and was optimistic that some of the issues I had with the book would be less of a problem in the sequels. Happily, I was correct. NOTE: this review contains lots of ... more >

February 12, 2021

REVIEW: The Spaceship Next Door (Sorrow Falls Series, Book 1) by Gene Doucette

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsaliens / female friendship / Massachusetts / Science Fiction / Sorrow Falls series / spaceship / teenager9 Comments

When a spaceship lands in Sorrow Falls, a lovable and fearless small-town girl is the planet’s only hope for survival Three years ago, a spaceship landed in an open field in the quiet mill town of Sorrow Falls, Massachusetts. It never opened its doors, and for all that time, the ... more >

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