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REVIEW:  Darkest Caress by Kaylea Cross

REVIEW: Darkest Caress by Kaylea Cross

Dear Ms. Cross: The first book I read of yours was a contemporary romance which I enjoyed and hoped to see more of your work in that area. When your book, Darkest Caress, was released on NetGalley I was intrigued because it was not contemporary romance but instead, a paranormal. I am constantly on the [...]

REVIEW: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

REVIEW: Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

Dear Ms. Cremer, I should preface this review with the fact that I am a huge fan of Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause. I know I’ve mentioned it before in other reviews of werewolf YA novels, but I’m not sure I’ve specifically articulated how much I love that book. So much so, in [...]

REVIEW: Cold Magic by Kate Elliott

REVIEW: Cold Magic by Kate Elliott

Dear Ms. Elliott, I first heard of your book while linkhopping across various reader blogs. I can’t tell you exactly where I learned of Cold Magic but the description stuck with me: an Afro-Celtic post-Roman icepunk Regency novel with airships, Phoenician spies, and the intelligent descendants of troodons. I later discovered this description was taken [...]

REVIEW: Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey

REVIEW: Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey

Dear Ms. Harvey, I know I’ve said in the past that I’m tired of vampires, and it would appear many other people would agree. In the YA genre, we’ve seen many a trend come and go over the past couple of years: faeries, werewolves, zombies, and angels. That said, I’ve yet to see one of [...]

REVIEW:  The Lost Enchantress by Patricia Coughlin

REVIEW: The Lost Enchantress by Patricia Coughlin

Dear Ms. Coughlin: Although you have been writing romance for some time, I confess to not having read you before, or if I have read a book of yours, I don’t recall it.    I wasn’t initially interested in The Lost Enchantress but when so many in our Berkley Giveaway pinpointed your book as the [...]