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August 28, 2017

REVIEW: Bone to Pick by T.A.Moore

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / D Reviewsmystery / romantic-elements9 Comments

Cloister Witte is a man with a dark past and a cute dog. He’s happy to talk about the dog all day, but after growing up in the shadow of a missing brother, a deadbeat dad, and a criminal stepfather, he’d rather leave the past back in Montana. These days ... more >

July 31, 2017

JOINT REVIEW: Wildfire by Ilona Andrews

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsfamilies / magical powers / romantic-elements / texas / UF / Urban-Fantasy38 Comments

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Since Sirius and I are both big fans of this series, we decided to review book three together. -Janine Janine: Wildfire, the third book in Ilona Andrews’ Hidden Legacy series, begins shortly after the ending of White Hot. On her abrupt return from her romantic getaway with Rogan to inform ... more >

June 20, 2017

REVIEW: The Drowned Girls by Loreth Anne White

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsCanada / crime thriller / police procedural / romantic-elements / Serial-Killer2 Comments

Trigger warning: graphic sexual and other violence – both in the book and in this review. Dear Loreth Anne White, One of my reviewer friends raved to me about this book and I was curious enough to give it a try. My friend also reads mysteries and thrillers and isn’t ... more >

May 16, 2017

INTERVIEW: Megan Whalen Turner, Author of the Queen’s Thief Series

JanineInterviewsgods / Mediterranean setting / Megan-Whalen-Turner / myth / romantic-elements / YA fantasy / Young-Adult20 Comments

Megan Whalen Turner’s Queen’s Thief series is one of my favorite YA series, novels filled with high-stakes intrigue and deception, loyal friendships, dangerous missions, and a couple of touching romantic relationships, too. Their author has won several accolades, including an LA Times Book Award, a Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor, a ... more >

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March 22, 2016

What Janine is Reading: Kate Daniels, Part II

JanineA- Reviews / B Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews / Reading ListsAtlanta / Kate Daniels world / Magic / romantic-elements / shapeshifters / Urban-Fantasy / vampires26 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about my Kate Daniels reading streak, which I continue to chronicle here. SPOILERS AHEAD (But please try not to reveal too much about the books I haven’t yet read):   Magic Tests by Ilona Andrews This short story, found in the anthology An ... more >

March 2, 2016

What Janine is Reading: Kate Daniels Edition

JanineReading ListsAtlanta / Kate Daniels world / Magic / romantic-elements / shapeshifters / Urban-Fantasy / vampires33 Comments

Warning: As this post deals with older books I consider spoilers fair game. Recently I caught a bad cold and, since I was laid up in bed with little to do but read, I used this opportunity to catch up on the Kate Daniels series. I had previously read only ... more >

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