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REVIEW: Wrapped and Ready by Julie Kenner

By Jayne • Dec 5th, 2007 • Category: C Reviews, C Reviews Category, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Mrs. Kenner,
I was excited to see this novella offered for free at Fictionwise. I usually enjoy your books and was looking forward to a sexy start to the Christmas season. Well, after reading it, I was reminded of the saying ‘you get what you pay for.’
When I think of your latest series, I think [...]



REVIEW: Blossom Time by Joan Smith

By Jane • Nov 3rd, 2007 • Category: B Reviews Category, B+ Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Smith:
I am a devoted fan of yours and have purchased every book that Belgrave House makes available. While not every book is a keeper, there is certainly a consistency of quality that makes me continue to buy your work. Blossom Time is a classic Smith story.
Rosalind Lovelace is a gently [...]



REVIEW: General Winston’s Daughter by Sharon Shinn

By Janine • Oct 11th, 2007 • Category: B Reviews Category, B+ Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Shinn,
You’ve written some of my favorite romances (Yes, I know that they are published in the SF/Fantasy and YA genres, but I consider many of your books romances). General Winston’s Daughter, your latest YA fantasy novel, may not be my most cherished among your works but it’s still an unusually good book, [...]



REVIEW: Don’t Forget to Smile by Kathleen Gilles Seidel

By Janine • Jun 30th, 2007 • Category: B Reviews Category, B+ Reviews

Dear Ms. Seidel,
I've been slowly going through your backlist and have enjoyed most of what I've read so far. Your books aren't flashy, but down to earth. They take their time to get where they are going. There is however, a welcome realness to the characters, surroundings, and events. At no [...]



REVIEW: Savannah Breeze by Mary Kay Andrews

By Jayne • Jun 7th, 2007 • Category: B Reviews, B Reviews Category, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Ms. Andrews,
Though this is one of the first ebooks I bought, it’s taken me a while to get back to it. In fact, I’m kind of reading your “Savannah” series backwards but enjoying it none the less. One thing that’s really stood out so far is the “closer than sisters” bond between BeBe Loudermilk [...]



REVIEW: A Certain Magic by Mary Balogh

By Janine • Apr 10th, 2007 • Category: DNF Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Balogh,
I’ve been slowly reading my way through your backlist, and several of your older regencies have found a permanent place on my bookshelf. Among them are Dark Angel, Dancing with Clara, A Christmas Promise and others. Unfortunately, A Certain Magic won’t be joining these books.
A Certain Magic begins when [...]



REVIEW: Sparkle by Jennifer Greene

By Jayne • Jan 4th, 2007 • Category: B Reviews Category, B- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Greene,
Several of my friends count you among their favorite authors and have for years. Lately I’ve had good luck with the Harlequin Next line (which I understand is now defunct) and I jumped at the chance to try one of your books. Overall, it was a good experience but not the best.
Poppy [...]



REVIEW: The Sparks Fly Upward by Diana Norman

By Jayne • Dec 21st, 2006 • Category: A Review Category, A- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Mrs. Norman,
When I heard you had a new book coming out, I skipped around the house for joy. Your books are like an entire box of dark chocolate covered caramel truffles. I want to eat the whole box at once but I force me to pace myself. It’s hard but it’s worth it [...]



REVIEW: Prince of Ice by Emma Holly

By Jane • Oct 31st, 2006 • Category: B Reviews, B Reviews Category, Reviews

Dear Ms. Holly:
This is probably my favorite book you have written so far. It’s a fairly traditional romance set in the Far East featuring young friends who have a close friendship and then are torn apart by one child’s family. While it is marketed as a paranormal and your worldbuilding is based upon [...]



REVIEW: The Slightest Provocation by Pam Rosenthal

By Janine • Oct 11th, 2006 • Category: A Review Category, A Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Rosenthal,
What a wonderful, challenging, envelope-pushing, smart and astonishing book you’ve written. Reading it wasn’t always easy or comfortable, but in the end, it was more than worth every penny of the $14 I spent on it and the effort it demanded of me as a reader.
At first glance, the relationship between Kit [...]



REVIEW: Waking the Shadows by Elisabeth Drake

By Jane • Oct 7th, 2006 • Category: D Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Drake:
Your novella has a little more going on in terms of characterization but again because of the length, 4558 words, there isn’t much more to this story. Arielle is a witch who works for the FBI. Her partner is Jackson, a vampire. They are sent out to investigate demon [...]



REVIEW: The Dream-Maker’s Magic by Sharon Shinn

By Janine • Oct 5th, 2006 • Category: A Review Category, A- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. Shinn,
Although The Dream-Maker’s Magic is the third book in your series of books that began with The Safe-Keeper’s Secret and continued in The Truth-Teller’s Tale, it easily stands on its own. And although, like the two earlier books, it is aimed at young adults, this adult enjoyed the book very much.
Set in [...]



REVIEW: Real Woman Don’t Wear a Size 2 by Kelley St. John

By Jayne • Sep 26th, 2006 • Category: C Reviews Category, C- Reviews, Reviews

Dear Ms. St. John,
As a woman of curves, I was happy to be offered the chance to read your book “Real Women Don’t Wear Size 2.” But while I enjoyed some things about it, there was an equal amount that just didn’t work for me.
Clarise Robinson is tired of just wishing for a [...]



REVIEW: Seducing Simon by Maya Banks

By Jane • Sep 14th, 2006 • Category: C Reviews Category, C- Reviews, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Ms. Banks,
You know what made me buy this book? Some people had commented on how closely it paralleled Shiloh Walker’s My Best Friend’s Lover. I had to buy the book myself to see if those accusations were true. See how well controversy sells? Suffice to say that these two books were [...]



REVIEW: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

By Jayne • Jul 13th, 2006 • Category: B Reviews, B Reviews Category, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Ms See,
I thought about getting this in ebook form then pondered about it in the bookstore before finally breaking down and buying it. I enjoyed the story and your research but I never could get past the feeling that I was reading a book in order to do a book report. [...]



REVIEW: Betting Hearts by Dee Tenorio

By Jane • Jun 14th, 2006 • Category: B Reviews, B Reviews Category, Ebooks, Reviews

Dear Ms. TorinoTenorio:
Jorrie Spencer mentioned on her blog (in the comments no less) that your book was inching its way up the bestseller list at Samhain. I went to your blog and saw that the book was a friends to lovers theme. I love those. Plus it also had a Pygmalion thread. [...]