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REVIEW: The Edge of Night by Jill Sorenson

REVIEW: The Edge of Night by Jill Sorenson

Readers of this review should know that Jill Sorenson contributes f/f and f/f/m reviews to this blog on a once-a-month basis. Dear Ms. Sorenson, Contemporary romantic suspense is a genre I can enjoy a lot when a book is well-executed, but most of the time, I don't find myself drawn to reading books in this(…)

REVIEW: Stranded with Her Ex by Jill Sorenson

REVIEW: Stranded with Her Ex by Jill Sorenson

Dear Ms. Sorenson, It is with regret that I write this DNF review. The blurb of “Stranded with Her Ex” sounded so interesting. Two divorced wildlife researchers – a seal researcher and a shark expert, stuck together out on a remote island, find each other again. But as I’ve sometimes found, blurbs that caught my(…)

REVIEW: Adios to My Old Life by Caridad Ferrer

REVIEW: Adios to My Old Life by Caridad Ferrer

Dear Ms. Ferrer, This year, Jane, Janine and I are participating in the 2009 TBR Challenge.   I know your novel doesn’t fit into March’s theme but given my past history with this challenge, that should come as no surprise.   It was in my TBR pile, however.   And since I was in the mood for a(…)

Literary Segregation or Market Specialization?

Borders, who financially might be on its last legs, is not going down without a fight. It opened a new store a few weeks ago and is now launching a new Latina book club (does the Latina instead Latino mean that the book club is just for women?) Does this mean that there will be(…)