Book Reviews
Biography, History, Reading lists, Series
3 Comments
I also read and reviewed Villette, Thrown for a Curve, The Countess Conspiracy and Freeing during these months. A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin This is the fifth and, for now, the last book in the A Song of Ice and Fire… more
B- Reviews/ C+ Reviews
Carina Press, Contemporary, England, rugby, sports romance
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“Where do you go to escape everything when you’re one of the most famous rugby players in the world? For Liam Callaghan, that place is a remote lodge on Venezuela’s Caribbean coast. Perfect, except he doesn’t exactly want to be… more
B- Reviews
Athlete, Contemporary romance, friends-to-lovers, sports romance, unrequited-love
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Dear Ms. Parr: This book is definitely my favorite in the NY Leopards series of books. It has two tropes that I love — reunited lovers and friends to lovers. There was one other thing that made it memorable for… more
C Reviews
FBI, police, romantic-suspense, texas
7 Comments
Dear Ms. Griffin, When your books work for me, they’re a great blend of romance and suspense. When they’re not, they tend to be okay but forgettable reads. Unfortunately, Far Gone falls in the latter category. Andrea Finch is an… more
B- Reviews/ C+ Reviews
Contemporary, YA
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Lucy and Owen meet somewhere between the tenth and eleventh floors of a New York City apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide blackout. After they’re rescued, they spend a single night together, wandering the darkened streets… more
B Reviews/ Recommended Reads
Contemporary romance, criminal, epistolary
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Dear Ms. McKenna: I’ve not been able to connect to every one of your books as I would have liked but I couldn’t help but be drawn to the idea of a felon and a librarian. For all of its… more
A Reviews/ B+ Reviews
historical romance, steampunk
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Jane’s Note: I asked Brie from Romance Around the Corner if she would be interested in reviewing Meljean Brook’s Kraken King books because I felt like a) I’ve reviewed too many of Brook’s books and b) I kind of consider… more
B Reviews Category
Athlete, Contemporary romance, sports romance
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Dear Ms. Willoughby: NHL player Tim Hollander is traded from his Stanley Cup winning hockey team to San Diego Barracudas because he’s a PR disaster after throwing a water bottle at a harassing fan. His goal is to get in the best… more
B- Reviews
England, Historical, military hero, Regency, road-romance, Scotland, War / Military
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“Searching for a ring…finding a family! Penniless Mary Rennie knows she’s lucky to have a home with relatives in Edinburgh, but she does crave more excitement in her life. So when her cousin’s ring is lost in one of several… more
C+ Reviews
Paranormal, romantic comedy, Urban-Fantasy
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Dear Ms. Carter, I found myself quite curious to see you also wrote contemporary paranormal romance as I was perusing your backlist, so decided to avail myself of Amazon’s finest – and I wasn’t disappointed. First, Destroy All Giant… more
B- Reviews
college/university, Contemporary, England, older heroine and hero, Womens-Fiction
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“St Radegund’s College, Cambridge, which admits only women students, breaks with 160 years of tradition to appoint a man, former BBC executive James Rycarte, to be its new Head of House. As Rycarte fights to win over the Fellowship in… more
B+ Reviews/ Recommended Reads
Boston, Contemporary, disability, New Adult
20 Comments
Dear Ms. Costa: I am monumentally relieved that you came up with a second (better) cover for this contemporary romance, if not a second (better) title. It’s not that the original cover was bad . . . it’s that it… more
A- Reviews/ Recommended Reads
Fantasy, Humor, zombies
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Dear Ms. Lafferty, I’ll admit it, I almost didn’t pick Ghost Train to New Orleans up. I found it on BookBub and figured “well, why not.” I needed something a little different and New Orleans is one of my… more
A- Reviews/ Need A Rec!/ Recommended Reads
coming-of-age, elves, Emperor, Fantasy, goblins, political intrigue, steampunk
33 Comments
Dear Ms. Addison, After a disappointing reading year in 2013, the past four or so months have comprised one of the best reading streaks I’ve had in a long time. And now comes your fantasy novel, The Goblin Emperor, another… more
B Reviews
Contemporary romance, politics
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Dear Ms Barry: I don’t like books about politics. I try to avoid them at all costs because real life politics is filled with such rancor and unhappiness that I don’t see how I could buy into a romance centered… more