Tag Archives: Astrid Amara
REVIEW: Carol of the Bellskis by Astrid Amara

REVIEW: Carol of the Bellskis by Astrid Amara

Dear Ms. Amara.
I was reminded about your Holiday Outing by Jessica’s review of it at Racy Romance Reviews. I read Holiday Outing and enjoyed it, I think when it first came out, before I was reviewing. I especially loved the perfect depiction of a Jewish family, with all their lumps and bumps, but I thought [...]

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Best of 2008 List: Reviewer Janine

Janine was our third “Ja(y)ne” here at Dear Author. She provides beautifully written, well articulated reviews. She has varied tastes and puts an emphasis on well written prose. Janine is a slow, but careful reader:

DELICIOUS by Sherry Thomas*, Grade A
CRY WOLF by Patricia Briggs, Grade A

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REVIEW: The Archer’s Heart by Astrid Amara

REVIEW: The Archer’s Heart by Astrid Amara

Dear Ms. Amara,
There’s a continuing discussion among fantasy circles about non-Western settings and non-Caucasian characters in fantasy. Or more to the point, the lack thereof. I confess I count myself among their number. I realize many people take it as a given that a fantasy setting should be faux medieval Europe but these [...]

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REVIEW: Tangle XY (Anthology edited by Nicole Kimberling)

REVIEW: Tangle XY (Anthology edited by Nicole Kimberling)

Dear Readers,
Since this review covers my responses to nine short stories and two novellas, I’ve decided that for the sake of clarity, it would be simper to address this letter to you rather than to eleven authors.
Tangle XY is an anthology featuring a variety of same-sex love stories. All the romances here have two [...]

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