amnesia

REVIEW:  Unremembered by Jessica Brody

REVIEW: Unremembered by Jessica Brody

Dear Ms. Brody, The premise of your novel, Unremembered, piqued my interest. My reading tastes have been shifting again and I’m feeling the desire to read more thrillers. Bonus points if they have a supernatural or science fiction bent. The mystery of an amnesiac girl trying to regain her memories and figure out her identity(…)

REVIEW:  Altered by Jennifer Rush

REVIEW: Altered by Jennifer Rush

Dear Jennifer Rush: I’m glad young adult novels have started to move on from the dystopian craze. After all, there can be only so many books about oppressive future societies whose citizens don’t necessarily recognize as oppressive and the teens who fight the system. To be honest, I’ve been yearning for more action-based thrillers. Your(…)

REVIEW:  Home by Nightfall by Alexis Harrington

REVIEW: Home by Nightfall by Alexis Harrington

“In 1918, Susannah Braddock is devastated by the news that her beloved husband, Riley, has been killed in battle in France. Heartbroken, she turns to Tanner Grenfell for support. Though technically the Braddocks’ hired hand, Tanner has been helping Susannah run the family horse farm since Riley shipped out, and he has become a true(…)

REVIEW:  One Moment by Kristina McBride

REVIEW: One Moment by Kristina McBride

Dear Ms. McBride, I’ve been in a reading slump lately. It’s probably the result of a speculative fiction overdose. I love these genres but sometimes a girl needs a change. When I saw your novel offered up on NetGalley, I decided to give it a look. I always say I need to read more contemporary(…)

Tuesday Midday Links:  Redheads Are No Longer in Demand Says World Sperm Bank

Tuesday Midday Links: Redheads Are No Longer in Demand Says World Sperm Bank

Updated with some deals that might go away in a week: Halfway to the Grave with Bonus Material: A Night Huntress Novel for $1.99 Cassie Palmer Series: Touch the Dark, Claimed by Shadow, Embrace the Night and Curse the Dawn in one bundle for $7.51 ******* Kindle lending is being tested by readers in the(…)

Friday Film Review: 50 First Dates

Friday Film Review: 50 First Dates

50 First Dates (2004) Genre: Romance/Comedy Grade: B NOTE: there will probably be spoilers for the events of the film. Read at your own discretion. “You’re the girl of my dreams…and apparently I’m the man of yours.” – Henry Roth Even as I sit here writing this review, I can’t believe it. I’ve actually watched,(…)

REVIEW: The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton by Miranda Neville

REVIEW: The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton by Miranda Neville

Dear Ms. Neville: When I was offered the chance to review The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton I had no idea what to expect. I’ve had mixed reading experienced with Avon historicals, and while I have enjoyed our few brief exchanges on Twitter, I really had no sense of where your books fit in within(…)

All About Amnesia, a Guest Post by Miranda Neville

All About Amnesia, a Guest Post by Miranda Neville

Amnesia is one of the most reviled of romance tropes, right up there with secret babies, but it’s also immensely popular. There are few writers with long careers who fail to tackle it at some point. And why not? It delivers plots rich in conflict, deception, forgiveness–and secret babies.  I thought I’d read a lot(…)

REVIEW: Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

REVIEW: Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

Dear Mr. Watson, Your first novel, a psychological thriller titled Before I Go to Sleep, has garnered considerable attention. The cover of my advanced reader’s edition proclaims that rights have been sold in over thirty countries, and movie rights sold to acclaimed director Ridley Scott. There are blurbs from Tess Gerritsen and Dennis Lehane calling(…)

REVIEW: The Heir from Nowhere by Trish Morey and The Secret She Can’t Hide by India Grey

REVIEW: The Heir from Nowhere by Trish Morey and The Secret She Can’t Hide by India Grey

The following are two secret baby stories but very differently portrayed. In Morey’s story, the pregnancy arises out of a botched fertility experiment and in the Grey story, amnesia leading to a lost father.  I am always terribly amused when HP authors manage to bring in more than one romance trope to their stories.  Secret(…)

REVIEW & GIVEAWAY:  The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks

REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks

There is a lot of emotion in this story and while the suspense is present, I thought the real story was the relationship between Ethan and Rachel. Ethan is desperate for a second chance. Rachel is haunted by fleeting memories and struggling to cope with being with Ethan again. There is tension between them that belies his whispers of love and devotion. They both have to deal with the problems of what caused their marriage to fail the first go around. Ethan, in particular, is in a pickle because no one in his family knew how bad his marriage to Rachel had become.

REVIEW: White Cat by Holly Black

REVIEW: White Cat by Holly Black

Dear Ms. Black, I was first introduced to your books a few years ago with your debut, Tithe, the first in a series about faeries in modern times. In some ways, I consider those books to have kickstarted the popularity of faeries in recent young adult fiction. That said, I’ve made no secret of the(…)

REVIEW: The Notorious Scoundrel by Alexandra Benedict

REVIEW: The Notorious Scoundrel by Alexandra Benedict

Note: I am so sorry for this posting and the not posting. I have a problem of prescheduling and then not paying attention to what is prescheduled. Dear Ms. Benedict: This is my first book of yours and while I liked that the characters were from the non landed class, I felt like you didn’t(…)

REVIEW: The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson

REVIEW: The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson

Dear Ms. Pearson, I first heard about your YA novel, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, last December during the Smugglivus event on The Book Smugglers blog. Author Nalini Singh did a guest post recapping her favorite books read in 2009. Her description of the book was brief but, combined with the hardcover's eyecatching cover and(…)

Saturday Shorties: Faked Deaths, Amnesia and Fertility Clinics

Saturday Shorties: Faked Deaths, Amnesia and Fertility Clinics

Under the Gun by HelenKay Dimon I’ve never been a huge fan of the Intrigue line because I felt that even full length romantic suspense books struggled to fit both romance and suspense in one story, how could a compressed format do both topics justice? Under the Gun had a good balance of both the(…)