January 15, 2014

REVIEW: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

JanineB- ReviewsFantasy / witch / wizards / YA33 Comments

Dear Readers, Since beloved children’s book author Diana Wynne Jones passed away a few years ago, this review is addressed to you. My husband and I read the classic YA novel Howl’s Moving Castle recently. It was a fun and funny novel and I enjoyed it, but I didn’t love ... more >

March 19, 2012

REVIEW: The Silicon Mage by Barbara Hambly

JayneB Reviewscomputer programmers / Fantasy Romance / road trip / wizards13 Comments

Computer programmer Joanna Sheraton must rescue an imprisoned wizard to save the universe from destruction. There was a time when Joanna Sheraton knew nothing of the Void. She was an ordinary computer programmer, toiling in a cubicle in air-conditioned Southern California comfort, unaware that sinister forces had penetrated her universe. ... more >

November 28, 2011

REVIEW: The Silent Tower by Barbara Hambly

JayneB Reviewscomputer programmers / Fantasy Romance / road trip / wizards25 Comments

Seventeen titles in all are republished by Open Road Media and can be perused here. Dear Ms. Hambly, In the discussion of my review of your book “Bride of the Rat God,” lots of our readers chimed in with their favorite Hambly books and with suggestions of what book of ... more >

September 30, 2010

REVIEW: Masques by Patricia Briggs

JennieC ReviewsFantasy Romance / Magic / Patricia-Briggs / shapeshifters / wizards / zombies12 Comments

Dear Ms. Briggs, I got drawn into your Alpha and Omega series after reading the first story, a short story by the same name, in the anthology On the Prowl. I actually read the story at the urging of Janine; on my own I would likely not have picked up ... more >