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REVIEW: Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik

REVIEW: Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik

Dear Ms Novik, I’m so glad I waited until now to read “Empire of Ivory” even though I’ve had a copy in my hot little hands, well actually piled on top of my TBR heap by my computer, for months now. Something told me to wait, to keep it in reserve until closer to the(…)

REVIEW: Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale

Dear Ms. Hale, I first heard of your book, Wicked Gentlemen, when it was nominated in the GLBT category of our DA BWAHA March Madness tournament. Wicked Gentlemen made it to the third round of the tournament, which means it was the runner-up in the GLBT category. At the time we were collecting votes, K.Z.(…)

REVIEW: Demon’s Fire by Emma Holly

Dear Ms. Holly: When we think of cross over genre, we readers usually are referring to the science fiction/fantasy book that appeals to both the sff reader and the romance reader. But you are probably one of the first cross over authors I ever read except I never really identified as such. You started out(…)

REVIEW: Wired by Liz Maverick

Dear Ms. Maverick: I was excited about reading this book as it was the first in Dorchester’s new speculative romance line, Shomi. The promise was that Shomi books would feature cutting edge speculative fiction within the romance construct and Wired delivered on that promise. L. Roxanne Zaborovsky is on a mission to go to the(…)

REVIEW:  The Godmother Sanction by Patricia White

REVIEW: The Godmother Sanction by Patricia White

What do you get when you take one determined, if slightly bullheaded, woman, add a sawed-off, super-glued magic wand, a smelly disguise, a poisonous toad, a devilishly handsome border guard, a water sprite, and some very real magic? An unorthodox, and definitely, diverting trip to Faery in the company of Leticia Warton, a Godmother with(…)