About Amy

Amy is a feminist who never realized how much she would love being a stay-at-home mom (at least for now). She reads everything, but has a particular fondness for anything with speculative elements and romance. Her favorite authors change with the seasons but most recently include Ilona Andrews, Kristin Cashore, and Laini Taylor.

Posts by Amy :

REVIEW:  Sinner’s Heart by Zoe Archer

REVIEW: Sinner’s Heart by Zoe Archer

Dear Ms. Archer, An acquaintance recommended you as an author to read so that’s why I decided to take a look at this one. Although I don’t think I was a fan of this one, I think I may go find some of your other books. The third book of the Hellraiser series features Abraham(…)

REVIEW:  Assassin’s Gambit by Amy Raby

REVIEW: Assassin’s Gambit by Amy Raby

Dear Ms. Raby: I love a good enemies-to-lovers story. What also helped pique my interest in this book was the gorgeous cover of a strong woman NOT in a bizarre contorted supposed-to-be sexy pose. On its face, this is the story of a super-assassin who falls in love with her target. Vitala Salonius is trained(…)

REVIEW:  Cards & Caravans by Cindy Spencer Pape

REVIEW: Cards & Caravans by Cindy Spencer Pape

Dear Ms. Pape: I’ve been looking for some good steampunk romance and this definitely worked for me. This is the first book of yours of I’ve read, even though this is 5th book in the Gaslight Chronicle series. Widow Belinda Danvers is accused of being a witch. Things are looking pretty dire for her until(…)

REVIEW:  Waterwitch by Juliet Dark

REVIEW: Waterwitch by Juliet Dark

Dear Ms. Dark: There are spoilers in here for the first book, Demon Lover. I was drawn to this in part by the cover and in part by the suggestion that fans of Elizabeth Kostova and Deborah Harkness would enjoy this. I have yet to pick up one of Harkness’s books but I remember being(…)

REVIEW:  Dream Eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz

REVIEW: Dream Eyes by Jayne Ann Krentz

Note from Jane: This is the first review from our new paranormal reviewer, Amy. I know DA has been lacking in the PNR reviews so I sent out a bat signal and Amy, a long time DA reader, emailed me with interest. I think Amy will be a great fit for our blog. Initially she(…)