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March 8, 2018

REVIEW x 2: Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs

JanineB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsFae / Magic / Montana / shapeshifters / UF / Urban-Fantasy / werewolves / Witches31 Comments

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PLEASE NOTE: Comments on this post are open to spoilers. Dear Ms. Briggs, Although I’ve only read the first book in your Mercy Thompson series, I’m a big fan of the spinoff series about Charles and Anna. When I first read the novella Alpha and Omega, I fell in love ... more >

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July 28, 2016

What Janine is Reading: Recommended Reads

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Need A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / aliens / class differences / Magic / older heroine and hero / shapeshifters / shipboard / spaceship7 Comments

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I’ve been in a reading slump for a while so when I hit on two novellas and one book I enjoyed a great deal, I felt a sense of relief. I haven’t lost my reading mojo after all! I review all three below: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor The protagonist of ... 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 >

October 2, 2015

REVIEW: Reading List by Sirius

SiriusB Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Recommended ReadsBDSM / Fantasy / gay mystery / m/m / New Adult / shapeshifters20 Comments

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Dear authors, I wanted to do reading list for a while now, but was never sure how long is too long for a mini review. I do amazon mini reviews, but you can write very little there and I was always worried that such length is not going to be ... more >

August 18, 2015

REVIEW: Magic Shifts (Kate Daniels #8) by Ilona Andrews

SiriusA- Reviews / Recommended ReadsRomance / shapeshifters / Urban-Fantasy23 Comments

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After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate—former Beast Lord Curran Lennart—are adjusting to a very different pace. While they’re thrilled to escape all the infighting, Kate and Curran know that separating from the Pack completely is a process that will take time. But when ... more >

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