Dec 24 2009
FTC disclaimer: I won this ARC in the competition to write a review of Jane’s nonexistent weregerbil novel. Review disclaimer: I don’t read a lot of paranormals, so take my judgments of the worldbuilding, mythology, etc. with a grain of salt. Husband’s comment on the ARC cover: “‘Maybe bad girls do have more fun’? So,(…)
Oct 20 2009
Dear Ms. Slade: I confess to being reluctant to start this book. I’m not sure why. I think because there wasn’t anything about the description of the book or the cover that really stood out. It was a paranormal story about good demons and bad demons. Given that it was a free book, however, it(…)
Oct 20 2009
Dear Ms Brook: I participated in a debate the other day on Twitter about whether Romance keeps women in a traditional social position by linking love and the nuclear family to a woman’s ultimate happiness. The Guardians series is one of those I would recommend as an example of how powerfully Romance can subvert traditional(…)
Oct 5 2009
Dear Ms. Ward, I don’t even know where to begin. While it’s true I’m a fan of your Black Dagger Brotherhood series, I stopped making any claims about its purported quality many books back. Romance? Unlike most readers who thought the first books were romance, only for later ones to shift into the urban fantasy(…)
Oct 5 2009
This guest review is brought to you by Jill Myles, author, friend and blogging partner of Meljean Brook. We will have a review of Demon Forged by Janet (aka Robin) next week. **** Dear Meljean Brook: I’ve struggled to write this review a little. In fact, this is the second time I’ve tried to write(…)
Mar 2 2009
Dear Ms. Singh, Although I have not read your series novels, I have enjoyed all the paranormals in your Psy/Changeling series to varying degrees. Moreover, I have a real soft spot for angels, dragons and other winged creatures. So when I heard about your new Guild Hunter series, which has a world with angels, vampires(…)
Jan 8 2009
A long time romance reader was inspired to write me the occasional haiku review after visiting emilyreads.com. I asked whether she would do one for me once a week and I’ve finally bugged her enough that she’s given in. So Thursday afternoon check in for the Thursday Haiku Review Moment. A witch’s beauty Should be(…)
Jan 7 2009
Dear Ms. Hill, I’ve been known to have an aversion to mermaid sex. But since I’m fond of your vampire novels, I decided to give your mermaid series a try. Jane reviewed the first book, A Mermaid’s Kiss, when it came out and overall, I agree with her assessment. In the hands of another writer,(…)
Nov 10 2008
Dear Ms. Hill: This is one of those books in which there were moments where I thought to myself, if anyone but Joey Hill were writing this, it would be flung against the wall. However, the deliciously subversive retelling of the Little Mermaid made famous by Disney was quite fun and I ended up appreciating(…)
Nov 6 2008
Meljean Brook has offered 20 copies of her books to random commenters to this post. This giveaway will stay open until November 7, 2008, at 11:59 PM EST. Dear Readers: I first “met” Meljean Brook via her blog back in 2006. Maybe it was 2005. I found her blog to be wry and self deprecating.(…)
Jul 25 2008
Dear Ms. Teglia: Okay, some background about this review. I had hoped that you would send Wicked Hot as you had all of your other books but I swore I hadn’t received it and when you sent me your contribution for the DA iPhone bookshelf, I tried to hint around that I would love to(…)
Jan 31 2008
Dear Ms. Brook: Thank you for sharing your book with me. As you know, I’ve always thought you were a tremendous writer and I appreciate that you bring to the genre an unusual pairing of individuals. In Demon Angel, it was the halfling demon, Lilith, and the honorable knight, Hugh. In Demon Moon, it was(…)
Mar 21 2007
Dear Mses Weiss: When I first saw the promo that Margaret Weiss of the fantasy Weiss fame was going to be authoring a paranormal romance, I was quite excited. Sometimes paranormal romances are heavy on the romance but weak on the worldbuilding. Thus would not be the case with an author whose entire career has(…)
Jan 1 2007
Dear Ms Brook, Jane’s been raving about this book for weeks now. I can almost see her bouncing up and down in her chair when she posts about it. Jane’s a hard sell so when we worked out that this would be our next dueling review, I was psyched. A little daunted by the length(…)
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