Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary

Beware: There May Be Spoilers Ahoy.
I’m going in blind
Never read your HP fic
Bought for hot cover
Looking for a fix
I need a new series to
Get my ‘crack’ fix on
Sorry – this ain’t it
I tried, I really did try
But you soon lost me
Here’s a quick recap
Clary sees a cute boy at
a club…and he’s killed
But his [...]

It’s not romance fare
But if you like zombies, well
This rec is for you
Small indie press book
Think it started out as blog?
Now is a cult hit.
Ignore the cover
(I think it is hideous)
Book is engrossing.
Written diary
Soldier’s viewpoint of zombie
Apocalypse. Yay!
Jaiku loves zombies.
But not cutesy, funny ones.
Give me horror please!
This delivers it.
Kinda LIFE AS WE KNEW [...]

You are new to me
And I love a good contemp
(And hockey heroes)
Sadly, this was not
The read I was looking for.
Almost, but not quite.
Faith is ex-Playboy
Bunny and stripper who wed
A millionaire
Sound familiar?
Yep. It’s a romance spin of
Anna Nicole Smith.
But Faith is ’special’.
Because she loved the geezer
Not just his money.
The geezer bumps off
And leaves Faith [...]

You are Chris Brown to
my Rihanna – it hurts but
here I come again
I keep saying that
I am off the wagon, and
Yet I read this book
‘Read’ is not correct
More like ‘devoured it whole’ or
‘inhaled’ or ‘wolfed down’
This book’s not a fave
But I liked it far better
Than poor Phury’s book
Ehlena is the
Love interest to Rehvenge.
Nurse [...]

What can I say that
Has not already been said
By Joan’s fab review?
Not a non-fic fan
Was not expecting to like
As much as I did
For me, the best joke?
The list of eye-colors for
Building a hero
Best, that is, until
I saw the ‘heroines list’
Then I wept laughter
But…then I kept going
And giggled at ‘alpholes’ and
The dictionary [...]

I am a big fan
You are on my auto-buy
I love your writing
Am less of a fan
Of your contemporaries
But still a fun read
My fave was the first
Loved Sugar Daddy. But the next
Was a little dark.
STS is a
Return to light and happy
But remains poignant
Ella – ‘Dear Abby’ type
But ‘Miss Independent’ is
Not so much her name
Had [...]

This? Legendary.
At least to comic book fans
I am piqued by hype
First impression: LOOOOOOOONG.
Story is intricate and
Convoluted too.
Quick recap for newbs:
Watchmen used to be heroes
Govt made them retire
One ends up murdered
The others reunite to
Try and save the world.
The heroes are a
Bit hard to like. Let’s recap:
Rorschach? Psychotic.
Silk Spectre II? Only
Girl and romantic interest
She’s wishy-washy
Night Owl [...]