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Posts Tagged ‘Fantasy Romance’

REVIEW: Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson

By Janine • Dec 3rd, 2007 • Category: C Reviews Category, C+ Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Wilson,
Lord of the Fading Lands first came to my attention when my blogging partner, Jane, sent all her co-bloggers an excited email after reading an ARC of the book back in the summertime. Soon afterward, Jane blogged about the book and since then, others have fallen in love with it, both here and [...]



REVIEW: Cipher by Diana Pharaoh Francis

By Jane • Nov 24th, 2007 • Category: C Reviews Category, C- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Pharaoh Francis:
There’s a lot of discontent in the romance community over the use of shortcuts. Essentially, an author relies on certain words or phrases to depict an entire emotional or psychological backstory for a character. Long time romance readers understand intuitively what the author is trying to convey, but newcomers [...]



REVIEW: Lady of Light and Shadow by C.L. Wilson

By Jane • Nov 7th, 2007 • Category: A Review Category, A- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Wilson:
I see how you are and I can’t say I like it very much. Do you honestly think it is fair to write compelling stories without a resolution and then expect a reader to wait an entire year for the next installation?
Lord of the Fading Lands left us with Ellysetta Baristani and [...]