C- Reviews
Harlequin-Presents, marriage-of-convenience
Dear Ms. Crews: I am a big fan of your Harlequin Presents and I feel like you exploit the category length and the fantasy feel of the stories in the best way. This latest effort, however, spent so much time… more
C- Reviews
Erotic-Romance, Loose-Id, Rape
Dear Ms. Lin: Trigger: Rape Your book came highly recommended by author Ruthie Knox. Knox did admit that her view may be somewhat colored by the fact that the two of you are friends. There are moments of incredible loveliness… more
C- Reviews
dystopian, Young-Adult
Note to readers: The following review of Insurgent contains major spoilers for Divergent, the prequel to the book, and more minor spoilers for Insurgent itself. Dear Ms. Roth, Many readers have fallen in love with your Divergent series. This YA… more
C- Reviews
Contemporary, romantic-suspense, Small-Town
Dear Ms. Barrett: This book wasn’t badly written and it was plenty sexy but I found the hero to be overbearing douchebag for the first third of the book and the heroine was a complete coward in the last quarter…. more
C- Reviews
road-romance, sequel
Dear Ms. Elliott, It’s hard to believe that it’s been more than fifteen years since your popular medieval romance Betrothed was released. That book featured a secondary character, the brother of the heroine, who caught the attention of many readers…. more
C+ Reviews/ C- Reviews/ Ebooks
angels, demons, Dutton, Penguin, short stories, Urban-Fantasy, werewolves, Witches
Dear Ms. Armstrong, Bitten was one of the first urban fantasy novels I read from the current subgenre that sprung up during the last decade. I loved Elena, Clay, and the world you introduced. When you expanded the Otherworld setting… more
C- Reviews
opposites attract, reunited-lovers
Dear Ms. Kelleher June 23 was the 40th Anniversary of Title IX, a controversial statute that required colleges to offer women equal access to collegial athletics. The initial goal was to provide an increased opportunity for women to attend college… more
C- Reviews
Carina Press, Historical, m/m, m/m romance, Royal-Navy
“Kingston, Jamaica, 1752 Robert Hughes, a lieutenant–and rogue–in the British Royal Navy, is in love with his gorgeous fellow officer, Hal Morgan. Hal only has eyes for their captain–a man who’ll never share their inclinations. Night after night aboard the… more
C- Reviews
Australia, reunited-lovers, Rock-Star, Samhain-publishing, secret_baby
Dear Ms. Cooper: Thank you for sending this book to me for review. I had just finished an excellent New Adult book featuring a rock star hero (Where She Went by Gayle Forman) and was excited to see what a… more
C- Reviews
Harlequin-Presents, Secret-Baby
Dear Ms. Morgan: Secret baby stories are often hard for me to swallow, particularly in this modern day when fathers are more involved in their children’s lives than ever before. Ordinarily, I likely would have set this book aside after… more
C- Reviews/ D Reviews/ F Reviews
Contemporary, friends-to-lovers, reunited-lovers, romantic-suspense, self-published
Rock Chick Revenge by Kristen Ashley This is a friends to lovers story and generally speaking I love those. Luke moved next door to Ava when she was eight and she promptly fell in love. Luke stoked those feelings unintentionally… more
C- Reviews/ D Reviews
Contemporary, romantic-suspense, self-published, virgin
The following are mini reviews of books 2, 3, and 4 in the Rock Chick series by Kristen Ashley. I read these in lieu of my category books even though they are each about twice as long as an HP…. more
Dear Ms. Bast, I have long been a fan of your books, particularly your Elemental Witches series. I find that your voice lends itself well to building paranormal worlds, and I’ve always appreciated your ability to build a fascinating mythology… more
C- Reviews
mistorical, self-published
Dear Ms. Miller, You can’t seem to go anywhere lately without hearing about the Titanic. It’s been on TV all weekend and commercials for the 3D movie seem to play every 10 minutes. It must have worked for me, because… more
Dear Ms Youkey, The promotional information for your self-published, professionally-edited novel, The Origin, listed several ingredients I like. It’s a superhero-themed romantic Urban Fantasy, which seemed like it would be a refreshing change from the usual vampires, werewolves, demons, etc…. more
