posts by Kaetrin Allen:
Dear Kate Elliott When Dear Author received an email offering this anthology for review I asked whether I needed to have read the Spiritwalker series (which begins with Cold Magic) first or if it could be read as a stand alone. I have Cold Magic on the TBR of Doom ... more >
When a vicious beast begins attacking her fellow villagers, Riela reluctantly agrees to enter the forbidden forest and kill the monster as she’s the only mage available – or so she thought. Untrained and barely armed, Riela is quickly overwhelmed when one beast turns into two. She fears her death ... more >
Dear Kristen Callihan, How wonderful to have a new book in the Game On series! I have missed this author’s books and I’m so glad she’s publishing again. (Only on Gameday features a hero with four siblings and I can only hope this book is also book one in the ... more >
Dear Mary Balogh, For those who have read the Westcott series, it’s been a long wait for Winifred to get her HEA. Remember That Day is something of a crossover book, featuring the Westcotts and the Wares (of Ravenswood) and the cast is enormous. So much so, the author has ... more >
It’s that time of year again! I went through and looked at all the 2025 releases I’d rated 5 stars on Goodreads. I had 11, so I decided to include all of them. Misdirected by Lucy Parker, narrated by Gwilym Lee and Nicola Coughlan – Parker is the queen of ... more >
Dear Jess K Hardy, Mira Harlow runs “Glazed and Confused”, the local bakery in Red Falls, the town closest to Bluebird Basin. She’s a single mother, with a 14-year-old son, Ian and a mother who is in the early stages of what what will probably become dementia. Cole Sanderson is ... more >