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REVIEW: Aurora Blazing by Jessie Mihalik

B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads / / 6 Comments

Recommended Read

Content Advisory: There are some scenes of slavery and torture in the book so readers please note. Dear Jessie Mihalik, I loved your previous book, Polaris Rising, which came out earlier this year and was the first in your Consortium Rebellion trilogy. While that book was mainly about Ada and ... more >

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REVIEW: Grimm, Grit & Gasoline, edited by Rhonda Parrish

Book Reviews / DNF Reviews / / / / / / / / 3 Comments

Dear Contributors, I was intrigued by the premise of this anthology – fairy and folk tale re-imaginings in a dieselpunk or decopunk setting and decided to pick up the ebook for review knowing little more than that. As the blurb tells readers: “Dieselpunk and decopunk are alternative history re-imaginings of ... more >

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REVIEW: Well Met by Jen DeLuca

B Reviews / Book Reviews / / 1 Comments

Dear Jen DeLuca, I firmly believe there are not enough romances set in an around a Renaissance faire so Well Met was a much-anticipated read for me. I’m happy to say that I enjoyed it very much. It’s a strong debut, ticking most all of my boxes when it comes ... more >

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REVIEW: Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews

A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads / / / / 6 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ilona Andrews, Like so many romance readers I know, I’ve been hanging out for Sapphire Flames. I loved Nevada and Rogan’s story (the latter two books in particular were excellent) and enjoyed the “bridge” novella Diamond Fire but ever since the magic trials, Alessandro and Catalina have intrigued. To ... more >

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REVIEW: Unbreak Me by Michelle Hazen

Book Reviews / C- Reviews / / / / / / 2 Comments

CW: Sexual assault, and scenes of remembered trauma and death from Hurricane Katrina, racism. Dear Michelle Hazen, I was attracted to Unbreak Me because it promised to be angsty and it was; but I wonder if my relationship with angsty reads is cooling.  Because my reaction to this book wasn’t ... more >

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REVIEW: Playing House by Ruby Lang

B- Reviews / Book Reviews / / / 3 Comments

Dear Ruby Lang, Oliver Huang and Fay Liu, are both Chinese-American urban planners in Manhattan. When Oliver is first introduced to the reader he presents himself as unemployed and taking some short term contract work to keep himself afloat. But it became apparent to me that what he really is ... more >

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