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REVIEW: Feast by Merrie Destefano

REVIEW: Feast by Merrie Destefano

Dear Ms. Destefano, I haven’t been an avid reader of urban fantasy for some time. Like many people, I burned out on the subgenre when it seemed like 10 books were coming out every month. That said, I do occasionally check out new releases from new(ish) authors in the hopes of finding something that sounds(…)

REVIEW: Just Fooling Around by Kathleen O’Reilly and Julie Kenner

REVIEW: Just Fooling Around by Kathleen O’Reilly and Julie Kenner

Dear Ms. O’Reilly and Ms. Kenner: This one Blaze holds four very short stories which take place on April 1. While the authors take turns telling the slightly interwoven stories and their voices mesh well, O’Reilly’s Devon story was my favorite. Because the stories are so brief, there is very little time to explore true(…)

REVIEW: Heartless by Nathalie Gray

REVIEW: Heartless by Nathalie Gray

Dear Ms. Gray, Now normally I don’t read paranormals, erotic romance or novellas as I’ve found they usually don’t work for me in any combination or alone. So imagine my surprise when this one does. Work, I mean. I just goes to show what luring me in with a story about ancient Egypt and Rome(…)

REVIEW: Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione

REVIEW: Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione

Dear Ms. Ione, I read the first novel in your Demonica paranormal romance series last year but found it didn’t work for me.   Most of that has to do with my on-again, off-again malaise with the urban fantasy genre and the fact that its heroine had several traits that reminded me too much of the(…)

REVIEW: Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd

Dear Ms. Dodd: When I first heard that you were doing a paranormal series, I was a bit skeptical. Not every author has made the transition from contemporary or historical to paranormal well. I also will admit that I haven’t read you in years (2003 to be exact) because I was quite perturbed at your(…)

REVIEW: If You Desire by Kresley Cole

So here's the thing about Kresley Cole's books: they completely blow my nice, logical grading curve, and the most recent re-issue of the second MacCarrick brothers historical, If You Desire, is no exception. Use whatever tired metaphor you want –" this is where the rubber meets the road, caught between the devil and the deep(…)

REVIEW:  If You Dare by Kresley Cole

REVIEW: If You Dare by Kresley Cole

Dear Ms. Cole: When this book first came out, I was really attracted to the cover. It’s very sexy. [note to self. Must remember to tell Maili about this cover]. Yet, I recall telling someone that I was interested in buying it and the response wasn’t positive so I didn’t. Now, after having read and(…)