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I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed? (10 Things I Hate About You) Dear Ms. Bourne, A few days ago something very exciting happened: I was finally able to access the US edition of Rogue Spy. I had no ... more >
Shattered by Jennie Marsland Shattered is the first entry in a trilogy focusing on three siblings from Halifax during World War I and soon after. While I preferred Deliverance, the second in the trilogy, I did appreciate the original setting and what read to me like authentic characters of their time. The ending ... more >
Dear Ms. Griffin, I’m usually not a huge fan of romantic suspense novels with terrorism plots, and the super-special military (super) heroes aren’t my cup of tea, either. So at least on paper, Beyond Limits wasn’t quite the book for me. But I have enjoyed several of your novels and I ... more >
Dear Ms. Marsland, I recently picked up Shattered, the first book in your Winds of War, Winds of Change series, because it was free and had an unusual setting. While I wasn’t truly wowed by it, it was promising enough – and on top of that, it takes place in Canada ... more >
Dear Ms. Lerner, I’ve had a mixed experience with your books. I really enjoyed In For a Penny, outside of the over the top villain and ending; I found A Lily Among Thorns completely forgettable; and while I liked what you tried to do with Sweet Disorder, I did not ... more >
Dear Ms. Browning, I chose this book for review entirely because of the Edwardian setting, without ever looking at the blurb. Maybe I should have looked at it first. Let’s start with that: Lady Alice Emerson is entirely unsatisfied with the endless stream of boring suitors her family finds appropriate. ... more >