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Kushiel's Dart Jacqueline Carey

REVIEW: Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey

B- Reviews / / / 44 Comments

Dear Ms. Carey, Kushiel’s Dart, your fantasy novel, is the story of Phedre, who begins life in the Night Court of Terre D’Ange. The Night Court is peopled by prostitutes, known in this world as Servants of Naamah, the goddess of such things. Terre D’Ange is modeled on Renaissance France, ... more >

A window out of Indigo

REVIEW: A Wind Out of Indigo by Callan Primer

C- Reviews / 14 Comments

Dear Callen Primer: Thank you for sending me your book for review.  I really liked the idea of this book as pitched in the review query and initially I was very excited about where the story was going.  Alice Standish, former mistress of the King, is kidnapped and brought to ... more >

Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder

REVIEW: Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder

D Reviews / / / 42 Comments

Dear Ms. Snyder, I feel like I’ve been neglecting the fantasy genre. This is a terrible thing in my opinion because I love the genre. So I thought to rectify the decided lack of non-YA fantasy in recent reading. I thought your latest novel, the first in a new series, ... more >

A Clockwork Christmas by Nina Goodena

REVIEW: A Clockwork Christmas by Nina Gooden

C- Reviews / / / 7 Comments

Dear Ms. Gooden, I’ve never read a steampunk book and frankly had doubts that it would be to my taste but since I’m trying to expand my reading of new-to-me authors, I thought why not try a new genre as well. The results weren’t what I was hoping for but ... more >

The Silent Tower by Barbara Hambly

REVIEW: The Silent Tower by Barbara Hambly

B Reviews / / / 25 Comments

Seventeen titles in all are republished by Open Road Media and can be perused here. Dear Ms. Hambly, In the discussion of my review of your book “Bride of the Rat God,” lots of our readers chimed in with their favorite Hambly books and with suggestions of what book of ... more >

Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin

REVIEW: Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin

B Reviews / / / / / / 4 Comments

Dear Ms. Jemisin, While I didn’t think the first two novels of your Inheritance trilogy were perfect, I liked that they were different and introduced some much-needed fresh air into the fantasy genre. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the final installment given that it’s about the child god, ... more >

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