Jan 26 2011
Dear Ms. Singh: I feel like I am being a bit disloyal to the Psy/Changeling series by admitting that right now I am enjoying the Angel series more but it’s true. Even though we only get one book a year in this series (or maybe because we only get one book a year), I always [...]
Jan 21 2011
Dear Ms. Moning, ShadowFever delivered all the answers I wanted to know about your fascinating world of human and Fae, and yet, after my late-night read-a-thon I feel about ShadowFever like Mac feels about herself through much of the book: bipolar. ShadowFever is the culmination of the search for the Sinsar Dubh, a ageless Fae [...]
Jan 19 2011
Dear Ms. Rai: I don’t know about anyone else, but I read the Author promo thread every month and your blurb intrigued me. I bought it over at Amazon for the princely sum of $3.60. To give you a little history, I really enjoyed the first menage you wrote and published with Samhain but I [...]
Jan 15 2011
Dear Ms. Prentiss: I decided to read this book because I liked the cover and the blurb made it sound like a different type of paranormal/urban fantasy story. Rachel Matre lives in Madison, Wisconsin, and runs a diner. From all outward appearances, she is a physically fit and successful business owner but in truth Rachel [...]
Jan 10 2011
Dear Ms Jewel: When you handed me a hot-off-the-presses ARC of your new paranormal release, My Immortal Assassin, I was both excited and nervous. Excited because I had wanted to try your paranormal books, and nervous because a) I know and like you and didn't want to hate this book, and b) I've found myself [...]
Dec 29 2010
Dear Ms. Myles, You are another author whose books have caught my eye, but I haven’t managed to pick up. I’ve realized I need a lot more free time for loafing on the couch and reading. Does anyone want to give me that as a belated Hannukah or surprise Christmas gift please? Anyways, I’ve seen [...]
Nov 1 2010
“In this captivating tale of adventure and timeless romance, novelist Camille DeAngelis blends World War II heroics with witchcraft and wit, conjuring a fabulously rich world where beldames and mortal men dare to fall in love.” Dear Ms. DeAngelis, As people who follow this blog know, I’m not usually the one to read paranormal books. [...]
Oct 19 2010
Dear Ms. Mullany, When I heard you were going to write a Regency paranormal, my initial thoughts were, “Why?” No, actually they were more along the lines of “You’ve got to be shitting me. Jane Austen as a vampire?!” But when the publicist sent me a copy, I couldn’t resist at least trying it because, [...]
Oct 8 2010
Dear Ms. Shinn, I have long been a fan of your Samaria series (Janine introduced me to it), but hadn’t read any of your books in several years. When I saw that you had a new book coming out that wasn’t part of an existing series, it seemed like maybe it was time to get [...]
Oct 7 2010
Dear Ms. Creagh, With the young adult genre being so popular and prolific these days, it’s pretty hard to stand out. So many vampires, werewolves, faeries, and zombies, oh my. But when I stumbled across your debut and learned that it was about dreams and Edgar Allan Poe, it caught my interest. Dreams are still [...]
Oct 6 2010
Dear Ms. Archer: This review is testimony to the strength of the second half of Scoundrel. A strong beginning plus a strong ending almost eclipses a somewhat muddled middle of this romantic adventure. Still, the unique and well-described setting (Greece), likeable characters, enjoyable and fun adventure tale, and the interesting fantasy aspects of the book [...]
Sep 21 2010
Dear Ms. Slyvan: I would have never read this book if Angela James hadn’t recommended it to me. It is published by ACE and while I love some ACE authors like Patricia Briggs and Ilona Andrews, I associate the line with more straight up urban fantasy, fantasy and science fiction than any kind of romance. [...]
Sep 18 2010
Dear Ms. Gideon: I had initially stayed away from these books because of the generic mantitty covers and the general paranormal malaise I was feeling. I picked up the first book because I was told that these books were police procedure stories. The heroine, Charlotte ‘CeeCee’ Caissie was a New Orleans detective and she becomes [...]
Sep 9 2010
Dear Ms. Beck: I know my blogging partner, Jayne, is a big fan of your Carpe Demon series and I have enjoyed your Harlequin Blaze books but this paranormal detective story seemed like a mishmash of a 100 ideas poured into a tiny space. The people, the concepts, the story all was too much even [...]
Aug 26 2010
Dear Ms. Gideon: I confess that I didn’t intend to read this series, ever. First, the covers are generic man titty. Second, it’s generic mantitty on top of generic paranormal and frankly I am a little worn out by both tropes, overused by the romance genre. Yet, your name kept popping up as someone who [...]
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