posts by Angela T:
B+ ReviewsAcademic-Issues / demons / Ghost / Gothic / Paranormal22 Comments
Dear Ms. Dark, This was an especially difficult book to grade. After much reflection, I have decided to recommend it because of the strength of the prose and what, I believe, are the very engaging middle sections of the book. However, despite the fact that Ballantine is billing this book ... more >
C+ Reviewscriminal / gambling / Historical Romances / Regency England18 Comments
Dear Ms. Mallory, I have been anticipating the release of your novel, In Total Surrender, since I read about the Merrick brothers in your last effort, One Night Is Never Enough. There’s just something about a pair of intellectual thugs that gets my blood pumping. In Total Surrender is Andreas ... more >
B Reviewsalternate-reality / Historical Romances / Mary-Jo-Putney / Regency England / Young-Adult17 Comments
Dear Ms. Putney, I have always enjoyed your romances, ever since I started reading romance nigh on six years ago. I particularly enjoyed The Marriage Spell, which was a hybrid of fantasy and regency—a hybrid that very much appealed to me. Although there is a tradition within YA and fantasy ... more >
B+ ReviewsHistorical Romances / Magic / non agency / Paranormal / SourceBooks / Time-Travel20 Comments
Dear Ms. Cooper, I was really intrigued by the description of your book, No Proper Lady, which touts itself as a being a cross between Terminator and My Fair Lady. And indeed, this is a very apt description for the plot of this book. More importantly, based upon the excerpt ... more >
C- ReviewsGothic / Historical Romances9 Comments
Dear Ms. Kroll, I was intrigued by the opening paragraph of Haunting Miss Trentwood. It was different, unusual and original. It evoked a gothic atmosphere which is not something I encounter much these days in romance, and I do so love a good gothic. I was looking forward to reading ... more >
Reading ListsJillian Hunter / Reading lists12 Comments
Haunting of Miss Trentwood by Belinda Kroll, Self_Published Mary Trentwood’s father is dead, but not gone. His ghost lingers, interfering with Mary’s life. Things become even more complicated with the arrival of Alexander Hartwell, a barrister looking into the blackmail of his elder sister. An interesting and different historical romance. ... more >