posts by Rose:
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended ReadsArt / Duke / England / governess / historical romance / Recommended Reads / revenge / Wild Quartet series7 Comments
Rose: Having enjoyed the previous books in Neville’s Wild Quartet, I was looking forward to Julian’s story, The Duke of Dark Desires (despite the unappealing alliterative title) and was not disappointed. Janine: Although Julian wasn’t my favorite of the characters in this series after the way he tried to come ... more >
Book ReviewsReading lists6 Comments
Sweet Disorder by Rose Lerner When I reviewed Lerner’s In for a Penny, comments were pretty much split between readers who liked that one best and those who preferred Sweet Disorder. Having now read both, I definitely prefer In for a Penny. I appreciate Lerner’s focus on people outside the nobility and ... more >
B ReviewsContemporary romance / grief / Running / YA8 Comments
Dear Ms. Kenneally, I’ve read several of your past novels, but completely missed the publication of this one and picked it up several months later. As with your past books, Breathe, Annie, Breathe is set in Tennessee, told entirely from the heroine’s point of view, and has sports as a ... more >
Reading ListsReading lists4 Comments
This Wicked Gift by Courtney Milan I read the enhanced version that Milan recently published, since that’s apparently the only way to get this story on its own. I usually find Milan’s novellas more enjoyable than her full-length novels – The Governess Affair is one of my favorite romances in recent ... more >
D ReviewsContemporary / Gothic / Maine / novelist / puppets30 Comments
Dear Ms. Phillips, I tried, I really did, but I just couldn’t get into this book at all. It seems to have been meant as a modern take on Gothic romances, but for me it didn’t work as either a Gothic or a romance. Annie Hewitt once dreamed of becoming ... more >
C Reviews / C- ReviewsAustralian Outback / Contemporary / England / opposites3 Comments
Dear Ms. Reynolds: I decided to read Red Dirt Duchess because it was set in part in outback Australia and because the heroine sounded interesting. The Australian setting was nice and Charlie was indeed an enjoyable heroine, but it wasn’t enough to overcome some weaknesses in the plot and characterization. Before I move on, ... more >