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REVIEW: Death Angel by Linda Howard

By Jane • Jul 6th, 2008 • Category: B Reviews Category, B- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Howard:
I was ruminating about this book as I polished up the review. At first I thought, this is a departure for you because it is such a dark book, featuring a very different type of heroine. But you’ve had darker books before (Cry No More) and you’ve featured [...]



REVIEW: Fire and Ice by Anne Stuart

By Janine • Apr 30th, 2008 • Category: B Reviews Category, B- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Stuart,
Fire and Ice is the fifth and (if I’m not mistaken) final book in your Ice series, which features the agents of a ruthless spy organization known as the Committee. This one is all about the flamboyant Reno, Taka’s younger cousin.
Back in the third book, Ice Blue, [...]



REVIEW: The Queen’s Bastard by C.E. Murphy

By Jia • Apr 29th, 2008 • Category: B Reviews Category, B- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Murphy,
Your urban fantasy novels have failed to work for me in the past but I like giving authors second chances, especially when they expand into a favorite subgenre. It’s been a long time since I’ve read a political fantasy, and this book reminded me why I enjoy it.
Set in an [...]



REVIEW: Aurelia by Anne Osterlund

By Jia • Apr 17th, 2008 • Category: C Reviews Category, C- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Osterlund,
When I received this book from Jane, I was excited. It’s been a long time since I’ve read a book solely about a princess and I admit I had a soft spot for them when I was younger. And not only did Aurelia feature a crown princess, it also had the spymaster’s son [...]



GUEST REVIEW: Ember and Like a Thief by Bettie Sharpe

By Guest Reviewer • Jan 18th, 2008 • Category: A Review Category, A Reviews, A- Reviews, Reviews

This special guest review is from author Sherry Thomas. You’ll want to read the entire thing down to the end because Sherry and I are sponsoring a pay it forward Bettie Sharpe giveaway. You see, Bettie Sharpe gave away a fantastic retelling of the Cinderella story. Only we got it in drips [...]



REVIEW: Ice Blue by Anne Stuart

By Janine • Mar 29th, 2007 • Category: B Reviews, B Reviews Category, Reviews

Dear Ms. Stuart,
Summer Hawthorne, the heroine of the third book in your Ice series, is the curator for a Los Angeles museum that specializes in Asian art. She is also the owner of a blue ceramic bowl that her Japanese nanny entrusted to Summer just before she died. Summer's self-centered mother belongs to [...]



REVIEW: Cold as Ice by Anne Stuart

By Janine • Nov 6th, 2006 • Category: B Reviews Category, B+ Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Stuart,
Genevieve Spenser finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time when she arrives on billionaire Harry Van Dorn’s yacht. Harry is not only rich but gorgeous and charming, and his sexiness has gotten People magazine’s stamp of approval. He is known for caring about working conditions in his factories [...]



REVIEW: Dirty Little Lies by Julie Leto

By Jane • Aug 9th, 2006 • Category: B Reviews, B Reviews Category, Ebooks, Misc, Reviews

Dear Ms. Leto
It was been debated whether you write to the market or write what is in your heart. I have always voted that I want writers to write what is in their hearts because it makes for a better read. Your heart, shows through in this story and the first one in [...]