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January 6, 2021

REVIEW: The Sea in Winter by Christine Day

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / Ballerina / family relationships / First-Person / health / middle grade / Native American / POC / POC author / school / Washington StateComments Off on REVIEW: The Sea in Winter by Christine Day

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In this evocative and heartwarming novel for readers who loved The Thing About Jellyfish, the author of I Can Make This Promise tells the story of a Native American girl struggling to find her joy again. It’s been a hard year for Maisie Cannon, ever since she hurt her leg ... more >

July 11, 2018

What Janine is Reading: Mercyverse, Part II

JanineA- Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews / C- Reviews / Reading ListsAlpha & Omega / Fae / mechanic / Mercy-Thompson / Mercyverse / Montana / Reading lists / UF / Urban-Fantasy / vampires / Washington State / werewolves5 Comments

Continuing with my Mercyverse reading, which starts here. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs This is a book I’ve read multiple times in the past. Charles and Anna arrive in Montana, Charles injured and therefore off-kilter, Anna hesitant to commit to their relationship. Anna is also having difficulty reading Charles, and ... more >

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May 9, 2018

What Janine is Reading: Patricia Briggs’s Mercyverse, Part I

JanineA Reviews / B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews / Reading ListsAlpha & Omega / demons / mechanic / Mercy-Thompson / Mercyverse / Montana / Reading lists / Shapeshifter / trigger warnings / UF / Urban-Fantasy / vampires / Washington State / werewolves / witch15 Comments

Recently, I reviewed Patricia Briggs’s latest entry in the Alpha and Omega series, Burn Bright. When it came up in the comments that although I’m an avid follower of Charles and Anna, I had only read the first of the Mercy books, readers persuaded me to read further on in ... more >

Rainshadow Road Lisa Kleypas
February 27, 2012

REVIEW: Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas

JaneB ReviewsContemporary / friends-to-lovers / Lisa-Kleypas / Macmillan / Magical Realism / Washington State46 Comments

Dear Ms. Kleypas: It’s no secret that I am a fan of your writing so perhaps its impractical for the Dear Author readership that I am the one writing this review but when I received the ARC, I admit to hoarding it. Sorry other DA reviewers, but the good news ... more >

Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis
November 22, 2011

REVIEW: Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis

JanetB- ReviewsContemporary / Hachette / Jill-Shalvis / Small-Town / Washington State20 Comments

Dear Ms. Shalvis: When I first started the Lucky Harbor series, I wasn’t sure I would like it. I have a visceral aversion to books with cute titles set in cutely named small towns, with covers colored in pastels and adorned with cute dogs or food. But my strong appreciation ... more >

Christmas at Lucky Harbor by Lisa Kleypas
December 15, 2010

Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas

JanineB- ReviewsChristmas Stories / Contemporary / estranged family / grief / Lisa-Kleypas / Love-Triangle / Washington State24 Comments

Dear Ms. Kleypas, There's been some discussion online about the pricing of your newest contemporary, Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor. The book is a hardcover priced at $16.99 (though I myself paid $9.99 for the e-book version at the Sony Store and have recently seen the hardcover on sale at ... more >

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