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REVIEW:  Ghost Planet by Sharon Lynn Fisher

REVIEW: Ghost Planet by Sharon Lynn Fisher

Dear Ms. Fisher, Science fiction romance is one of those subgenres I hear so much about but have never really gotten into myself. Since I’m in one of those reading kicks where I want to try everything new (to me), I figured now would be as good a time as any. So when I saw(…)

REVIEW:  Liquid Lies by Hanna Martine

REVIEW: Liquid Lies by Hanna Martine

Dear Ms. Martine: The thing I appreciated the most about this book was that it was different. The world building presented a somewhat unique twist. Gwen Carroway is part of a massive corporation known as the Company. They sell a special concoction called Mendacia that works like a glamour, fooling the human eye into believing(…)

Friday Film Review: Men in Black

Friday Film Review: Men in Black

Men in Black (1997) Genre: SF comedy Grade: B+ We’re “them.” We’re “they.” We are the Men in Black. I thought I’d throw another bromance onto the review heap. Not that Agent J and Dr. Laurel Weaver’s flirting isn’t enjoyable but the real strength of this film is how well Tommy Lee Jones and Will(…)

GUEST FRIDAY FILM REVIEW: Starman

GUEST FRIDAY FILM REVIEW: Starman

Starman: 1984 Starring Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen Genre: Science Fiction/Romance Grade: B+ Jeff Bridges’ star turn in CRAZY HEART got me thinking about all his other movies I’d enjoyed. From my memory banks, I pulled a favorite I had seen but once, STARMAN. Would it be as sweet a romance on second viewing? But(…)

REVIEW: The Body Thief by C.J. Barry

REVIEW: The Body Thief by C.J. Barry

Dear Ms. Barry: In my hunt for more shifter books, I came across your November title. I had heard good things about you in the past. Your book, Body Master, won the 2011 Winner of RomCon’s 2011 Reader’s Crown for Best Sci-Fi, Futuristic or Time Travel. Reader’s Crown was a reader judged contest and I(…)

What Jayne has been reading and watching in early October

What Jayne has been reading and watching in early October

A lot of my time the past week or so has been taken up with washing machine repairs and acclimating my new kittens to their new home. Guess which has been more fun. But I have gotten a little reading and movie watching squeezed in now and then. Flawless by Carrie Lofty – A book(…)

REVIEW:  Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian

REVIEW: Veil of Midnight by Lara Adrian

Dear Ms. Adrian: I have to confess that I like the longer wait between your books. In part because some of the past stories, particularly Lucan’s and Tegan’s, wherein the heroes tended to overshadow those around them. This can linger beyond the story. When I picked up Veil of Midnight, enough time had passed that(…)

REVIEW: The Host by Stephenie Meyer

Dear Ms. Meyer, While I didn’t think it was perfect, I did enjoy your first young adult novel, Twilight. So when my fellow blogger Jia was unable to get too far into The Host, a genre-bending speculative romantic thriller and your first book for adults, I agreed to give it a try. The premise of(…)

REVIEW: Down Home Zombie Blues by Linnea Sinclair

Dear Ms. Sinclair, Janine loved a book of yours she read a few months ago and that plus the posts asking us to try and review more RSF books is what got me to try “Down Home Zombie Blues.” Like Jane, I’m still not too sure of the title but as a relative newcomer to(…)

REVIEW: Your Planet or Mine? by Susan Grant

Dear Ms. Grant, I started reading your books with the first in “The Star King” series. I fell in love. They were fresh and different. The “Banzai Maguire” book didn’t work as well for me though I applauded the risks you took. I had really hoped to enjoy “Your Planet or Mine?” but despite the(…)

REVIEW: Alien Communion by Xandra Gregory

Dear Ms. Gregory, What can I say but, my goodness, that was different from what I normally read. Honestly I’m not even sure what caught my attention in the book blurb. I guess I thought this might be some kind of alien mild meld, meeting of two different cultures kind of thing. Well, it’s that(…)

REVIEW: Breeder by Lyssa Hart

Dear Ms. Hart, Hallelujah you’ve published something again. After reading, and enjoying, “The Forest Whispers” and “The Assassin’s Blade” two years ago, I’d almost given up on seeing anything anything else from you. I was a very happy person when I saw this newest story out. Mali lives in a primitive world where mere survival(…)

REVIEW: Forest Whispers by Lyssa Hart

Dear Ms Harte, I was checking out New Concepts ebook site, looking at some of the offerings and decided to take a chance with Forest Whispers. I’m glad that I did. It’s got a strong heroine who’s always had to fight to earn her place but one who can change her stance on men when(…)