About Shuzluva

http://twitter.com/Shuzluva

Sydney (better known by her handle, Shuzluva) knew that she wanted to be Han Solo's copilot after seeing Star Wars at the tender age of 5. She fell in love with romance novels over 20 years ago when she got her hands on Sandra Brown's Texas! trilogy, and in the mid 90's was overjoyed to discover romance writers had branched out into the world of SciFi/fantasy. While she enjoys the occasional contemporary or historical novel, the world of SciFi holds an unshakable fascination for her. Some of her favorite authors include Nalini Singh, Catherine Asaro and Kresley Cole, and she's always interested in adding new authors to the list.

Posts by Shuzluva :

REVIEW x2: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews

REVIEW x2: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Andrews: Other than Magic Mourns, the short story that was included in the Must Love Hellhounds anthology, I haven’t read any of your Kate Daniels series. I’m not sure why Kate Daniels unfortunately flew completely under my radar, but due to my giant, listing TBR stack, I doubt I’ll end up(…)

REVIEW: Sureblood by Susan Grant

REVIEW: Sureblood by Susan Grant

Dear Ms. Grant, I admit, with a certain amount of chagrin, that there was a time when I would gobble up any romance or story with romantic elements that was set in space. I think I once told someone “A hero farts in space? I’m there and A+!” and I meant every word. But that(…)

REVIEW: Skintight by Susan Andersen

REVIEW: Skintight by Susan Andersen

Dear Ms. Andersen: I had no idea Skintight was a reissue when I picked it up, but I had never read it and the Vegas showgirl coupled with professional poker player hook piqued my interest. And I love Vegas. Probably more than I should. Waaaay more than I should. But that’s another story. Treena McCall(…)

REVIEW:  Tempting the Fire by Sydney Croft

REVIEW: Tempting the Fire by Sydney Croft

Dear Ms. Croft: A story about the elusive Chupacabra, a hot bad guy who isn’t what his file makes him out to be, and two hot women, one with psychic powers and the other living with a curse, in a South American jungle dealing with a mythological creature sounds pretty exciting. However, there were elements(…)

REVIEW:  Wolf's Cross by S.A. Swann

REVIEW: Wolf's Cross by S.A. Swann

Dear Mr. Swann, Books that are in medieval time settings haven’t been my thing; for me the 14th century generally conjures up images of the Plague, dank, miserable castles, and men and women who are happy to remain unwashed for as long as possible. That being the case, it took me quite a while to(…)

REVIEW: Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh

REVIEW: Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh

Dear Ms. Singh, Being human in the Psy/Changeling world you’ve created must suck. Humans are at the very bottom of the Darwinian food chain, with both the Psy and Changelings well ahead of them in terms of mental and physical development. Or so it would seem from a peripheral reading and understanding of the world(…)

REVIEW: Red Hot Fury by Kasey MacKenzie

REVIEW: Red Hot Fury by Kasey MacKenzie

Dear Ms. Mackenzie, I’ve been a huge fan of mythology, and remember consciously discovering it in fourth grade with the study of Greece and Greek mythology. Disclosure time: I spent the latter half of summer prior to entering fourth grade reading the Greek myths. I really wanted to be Artemis and spend my days hunting(…)

REVIEW: Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane

REVIEW: Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane

Dear Ms. Kane, I am not a big horror fan. I don’t find movies like Paranormal Activity, Resident Evil or 28 Days Later enjoyable. And for clarifcation purposes, I love Blade Runner, 12 Monkeys and Serenity. I nearly got thrown out of business class once when I kept yelping aloud during Signs and I was(…)

REVIEW:  Beyond the Shadows by Jess Granger

REVIEW: Beyond the Shadows by Jess Granger

Dear Ms. Granger, Let’s face it: I love romance in space, having to do with space, or having the element of the alien (and I don’t mean Sigourney Weaver Alien). Nowadays it seems particularly hard to get past all of the vamps and shifters and move off (or into the future/alternate past/Star Wars) of this(…)

REVIEW: Men of Danger by Lora Leigh, Red Garnier, Alexis Grant, Lorie O’Clare

REVIEW: Men of Danger by Lora Leigh, Red Garnier, Alexis Grant, Lorie O’Clare

When I see the title of this book, I can’t help but think of   Mike Meyer’s horrid accent saying “Austin DANGER Powers”. I adored the first installment of Austin Powers and will willingly get sucked into it any time I see it on TV. Men of Danger has little in common with Austin Powers, including(…)

REVIEW: Lover Mine by JR Ward

REVIEW: Lover Mine by JR Ward

Dear Ms. Ward, It may surprise you to know that I didn’t hop on the Black Dagger Brotherhood bandwagon until  Lover  Revealed was released. Before anyone has an aneurysm, know that I did pick up all the books in the series and read them in order. Like many other fans out there, I was inexplicably sucked into(…)

REVIEW:  bound, branded, & brazen by Jaci Burton

REVIEW: bound, branded, & brazen by Jaci Burton

Dear Ms. Burton, After being inundated with shifters, weres, vampires, and all sorts of alien and/or immortal life forms, it’s nice to indulge in a Contemporary Chaser (yes, right along the lines of a Unicorn Chaser). I believe the only Jaci Burton books I have had previous exposure to have been in the Unlaced and(…)

REVIEW:   The Vampire and the Virgin by Kerrelyn Sparks

REVIEW: The Vampire and the Virgin by Kerrelyn Sparks

Dear Ms. Sparks, Seeing the title of your book, I couldn’t WAIT to find out exactly why a modern woman in a paranormal would still be a virgin. Anecdotally, I’ve found that virgins in paranormals are rare, and finding one is like hitting the lottery, even more so if the reasoning behind the retention of(…)

REVIEW: Delicious by Shayla Black

REVIEW: Delicious by Shayla Black

SPOILER ALERT: THIS  REVIEW HAS ‘EM! Dear Ms. Black, I will admit front and center that I never read  Decadent, but I definitely did read the reviews and comments on both this site and Smart Bitches Trashy Books. I was intrigued by the reviews and comments, similar to how one is intrigued watching the slow-motion replays of(…)

Review: Laced with Desire Anthology

Review: Laced with Desire Anthology

Dear Authors: This anthology is composed of three erotic contemporary stories and one erotic paranormal, similar to the previous anthology, Unlaced. Once again, the stories are loosely joined by the use of a corset in each of them, but the device is tangential to what’s happening in the individual stories, not unlike many of the(…)