Sep 12 2011
Dear Ms. Lario: I requested this book from NetGalley based on the blurb over at BookPushers by MinnChica. This is an Entangled Pub book and the first that I’ve read from this Press. It looked like a very professional product. The epub was nicely formatted (with chapters and everything!) and didn’t have any glaring editing errors. My(…)
Aug 24 2011
Ewan Morrison writes a long essay published in the Guardian about how advances are declining and may be discontinued (true for the former, unlikely for the latter) and because of the demise of print, publishing is doomed. He ends the essay with a call to action for everyone to think and take actions against this(…)
Aug 19 2011
There are possibly spoilers in this review. I have done my level best to avoid them. Apologies in advance. Dear Ms. Miller, I decided to pick up your book because it sounded cool and slightly different from other things in the Vampire/Shifter paranormal genre and I’m a sucker for cool and different. Slade is a(…)
Aug 17 2011
Dear Ms. Tyler: The first half of this book detailed a setup that I found pretty incredible, so much so that I set the book aside and didn’t finish it for 2 months. The latter half of the story worked far better, but only in isolation. Together, neither the romance nor the worldbuilding held up.(…)
Aug 1 2011
Dear Ms. Harrison, As a Paranormal reader and reviewer, the concept of a series is both the blessing and bane of my existence. Ever heard of a stand-alone Paranormal? I’ve gotta look around and see if they actually occur…but back to the matter at hand. After the first book, it’s crystal clear as to whether(…)
Jun 21 2011
Dear Ms. Harris: I must admit to a bittersweet experience reading Dead Reckoning, in part because I know there are only two more books to come in a series that has given me such reading pleasure for almost ten years now (I came to the series a couple of books in). Sookie is one of(…)
Jun 11 2011
Dear Ms. Merrow. I have historically said I don’t read werewolf books, but when I saw your name, I said to hell with that rule (again). I love your short stories and was just thrilled to see a longer story by you. And wow, was it worth it. You are (obviously) English, you make no(…)
Jun 10 2011
Dear Ms. Andrews: Having been a long time reader of series, I’ve come to expect that a series will generally start losing direction or steam or focus around the 5th book or so. Fortunately, this series has not sagged at all and I think it has to do with not only the tight writing, but(…)
Jun 9 2011
Note: January is a new reviewer at DA. She will be providing reviews at least once a month if not more often. Dear Ellen Connor (aka Ann Aguirre and Carrie Lofty): I wanted to love this book. I really did. You are both well known names in the industry, and both of you have high(…)
May 20 2011
Dear Ms. Laurenston: It had been quite a while since I read one of your Pride or Pack books, so when Jane sent me Big Bad Beast to review, I was very excited to check in with a series I’ve really enjoyed. The good news is that I now really want to read Blayne and(…)
May 5 2011
Dear Ms. Harrison, I went back and forth with Jane as to whether to write a review of Dragon Bound. Jane had written a bit about it already for the contest and it is one of her May Recommended Reads, but I felt that the book deserved a second look, so here I am. Be(…)
May 3 2011
Dear Ms. Rogers: The premise of this short story is very interesting. The High Lord of the Forest returns after three years of war and procuring peace to live out his life with his love, Sabine. Sabine was a low born wolf and deemed an inappropriate match for Ciar by his mother. While Ciar is(…)
Mar 10 2011
Dear Ms. Lorenz. I don’t read werewolf books. I just don’t. If I see a m/m shifter book, I usually just move right along. But one line in the excerpt sold me on this book: "Don't give me any back talk, son." She waved her spatula at him as she talked around a cigarette dangling(…)
Mar 3 2011
Dear Ms. Ashley: I have to confess that if I hadn’t gotten an ARC of this book, I would never have read it. The cover is just so, well, 70s? I mean, there is definitely something about this cover that screams Miami Vice or Chips. Too bad the dude is not wearing a white nylon(…)
Feb 23 2011
Dear Ms. Holley: Thank you for sending your book to Dear Author for review. I totally loved the excerpt that was sent and I waited impatiently for the rest of the book to be sent. I am a big fan of pack stories because I love the pack dynamics and the feralness of the characters. (…)
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