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December 7, 2021

REVIEW: The Great Gatz by Lauren Baratz-Logsted and Jackie Logsted

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / depression / dog / editor / First-Person / New York City / online harassment / POC / Writer2 Comments

A dog tries his best to keep his two co-parenting owners and their happiness afloat in this hilarious and touching sequel to Joint Custody by Lauren Baratz-Logsted and Jackie Logsted. The Man is happy. The Woman is happy. That means Gatz is happy. He’d like to forget about the trouble ... more >

August 9, 2021

REVIEW: The Winter Sea (Slains Book 1) by Susanna Kearsley

JayneBook Reviews / C+ Reviews18th-century / Contemporary / dual-timeline / Eighteenth century / Historical / Jacobite / Jacobite rebellion / Paranormal lite / Scotland / scottish historical / Writer15 Comments

1707. The walls of Slains castle shelter Jacobite rebels, who are conspiring to sail the young, exiled James Stewart from France into Scotland to reclaim his crown—and a young woman caught up in their plot. Present day. Writer Carrie McClelland is enchanted by an impromptu trip to Cruden Bay, Scotland, ... more >

July 19, 2021

REVIEW: The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo by Zen Cho x 2

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / Asian heroine / baby (non secret) / epistolary / First-Person / infidelity / London / novella / POC / POC author / South-Asian / Writer11 Comments

For writer Jade Yeo, the Roaring Twenties are coming in with more of a purr. She’s perfectly happy making a living by churning out articles on what the well-dressed woman is wearing. But when she pillories one of London’s leading literary luminaries in a scathing review, she may have made ... more >

April 23, 2021

Review: The Rules by Jamie Fessenden

SiriusB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsabuse survivor / college-student / Contemporary / LGBTQIA+ / m/m/m / New Hampshire / polyamory / Russian character / Writer1 Comments

WHEN HANS BAUER, a college student in New Hampshire, accepts a job as a housekeeper for an older gay couple, he soon learns the reason they’ve hired someone with no experience is that professional agencies won’t work there. Thomas is a successful businessman whose biggest goal in life appears to ... more >

January 5, 2021

REVIEW: Joint Custody by Lauren Baratz-Logsted and Jackie Logsted

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / dog / editor / First-Person / humorous / interracial-romance / New York City / POC / Writer6 Comments

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A mischievous dog takes matters into his own paws when his beloved owners split up in this offbeat romantic comedy. The Man has custody Monday through Friday, The Woman has custody on the weekends. But that’s not enough for Gatz, who will do anything to bring them back together—even if ... more >

January 14, 2017

REVIEW: The Importance of Being Alice by Katie MacAlister

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsCommoner Aristocracy pairing / Contemporary / England / family relationships / opposites attract / screwball-comedy / shipboard / WriterComments Off on REVIEW: The Importance of Being Alice by Katie MacAlister

Nothing about Alice Wood’s life is normal right now. Her fiancé, Patrick, called off their wedding and relationship only days before their nonrefundable wedding trip. And though a luxurious European river cruise for one is just what she needs, it’s not what she gets…. Due to a horrible misunderstanding, Alice ... more >

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