djinn

REVIEW: Heart of Flame by Janine Ashbless

REVIEW: Heart of Flame by Janine Ashbless

And on the One-Thousand-and-Second night, Scheherazade told this story… By day, Taqla uses her forbidden sorcery to move freely about the city of Damascus in the guise of an old sage. Her true identity known only by her faithful servant woman, Taqla is content with the comfortable, if restrictive, life that keeps her safe from(…)

REVIEW: Shaedes of Gray by Amanda Bonilla

REVIEW: Shaedes of Gray by Amanda Bonilla

Dear Ms. Bonilla, If there’s one character type I love seeing, it’s assassins. Especially female assassins. I could probably stand to see less redheaded assassins though. Seriously, what is it with fantasy and redheaded assassins and/or redheaded women? Still, the promise of a female assassin was enough to lure me into picking up your debut.(…)

REVIEW: Moonshine by Alaya Johnson

REVIEW: Moonshine by Alaya Johnson

Dear Ms. Johnson, I’ve made no secret of my general malaise when it comes to the urban fantasy genre. I overloaded on it during its boom period, and I still don’t think I’ve entirely recovered. That said, I’m always willing to give a book a chance, especially when it tries to do something different with(…)

REVIEW:  Seduced by Shadows by Jessa Slade

REVIEW: Seduced by Shadows by Jessa Slade

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(…)

REVIEW: Ghostland by Jory Strong

Dear Ms. Strong: Despite the fact you have a long backlist as an epublished author, I hadn’t read you before. To be honest, I was first intrigued by your book because of your beautiful cover, although, the purse thing? That’s strange. The great thing about Ghostland is that it is a wonderful blend of urban(…)