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February 2, 2022

REVIEW: The New Girl by Jesse Q Sutanto

JayneBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsAsian Americans / Athlete / bullying / class differences / First-Person / high-school / murder / POC / POC author / racism / Violence / Young-Adult3 Comments

She’s a liar. A cheater. A murderer. And it’s only her first semester. From the author of The Obsession and Dial A For Aunties comes a story of a deadly game of cat and mouse set in the halls of a school that is hiding more than secrets in its ... more >

June 18, 2021

REVIEW: Promise Me A Dream (Decades: A Journey of African American Romance Book 7) by Wayne Jordan

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / actress / African American / Barbados / civil rights / Decades: A Journey of African American Romance / lawyer / New York City / POC / POC author / racism / Violence3 Comments

Chandra Williams’s dream of becoming an actress carries her from her home on Barbados to the bright lights of Broadway. But it’s the 1960s, and her goal of gracing the stage is obstructed by the limited opportunities for black actresses. Driven to help end discrimination and inequality, Chandra joins the ... more >

May 11, 2021

REVIEW: Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAsian characters / diversity / dysfunctional family / family relationships / gender-based violence / Ghost / god / homophobia / immigrant / lesbian / LGBTQIA+ / Malaysia / Paranormal / POC / POC author / prejudice / revenge / ViolenceComments Off on REVIEW: Black Water Sister by Zen Cho

A reluctant medium discovers the ties that bind can unleash a dangerous power in this compelling Malaysian-set contemporary fantasy. When Jessamyn Teoh starts hearing a voice in her head, she chalks it up to stress. Closeted, broke and jobless, she’s moving back to Malaysia with her parents – a country ... more >

January 22, 2021

Sirius’ Best of 2020 list

SiriusA Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Need A Rec! / Reading Lists / Top Ten ListsBest of 2020 / best of list / boxing / dragons / elves / fantasy m/m romance / Shifters / Violence / werewolves12 Comments

The first book on my list is the best book with gay romance in it that I have read this year. The rest of the list I enjoyed very much, but the placement on the list does not show any differences in my enjoyment. The Hanged Man (The Tarrot Sequence ... more >

July 17, 2020

REVIEW: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

JanineBook Reviews / DNF Reviews12th century / architecture / clergy / Historical / medieval / saga / Violence16 Comments

Trigger warning: Content warnings: Dear Ken Follett, I started reading this, your historical saga set in twelfth-century England, because a friend of mine has been mentioning it for years as one of her favorite books by one of her favorite authors. The book had some good qualities but eventually I ... more >

October 3, 2019

REVIEW: Country by Michael Hughes

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews1990s / greek mythology / Humor / Literary fiction / Northern Ireland / Retelling / soldiers / Violence8 Comments

Trigger warnings: Northern Ireland, 1996. After twenty-five years of conflict, the IRA and the British have agreed an uneasy ceasefire, as a first step towards lasting peace. But if decades of savage violence are leading only to smiles and handshakes, those on the ground in the border country will start ... more >

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