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February 6, 2023

JOINT REVIEW: Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

JanineB Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsFantasy / Fantasy Romance / mermaid / shapeshifters / vampires12 Comments

In this brand-new Kate Daniels novella, Kate and Curran have recently relocated to Wilmington and are renovating their new house fortress. Their contractor’s son is a friend of Conlan’s and when Darin, the boy’s teenaged cousin, is kidnapped by a gang called the Red Horn, Conlan lets Kate know. Of ... more >

December 28, 2022

Review: Sweep of the Heart (Innkeeper Chronicles #5) by Ilona Andrews

SiriusB Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews CategoryFantasy / Urban-Fantasy / werewolves7 Comments

Welcome to Gertrude Hunt! We are so happy to see you once again. Your innkeepers, Dina Demille and Sean Evans, will see to your every need. No matter what accommodations you require, the inn will oblige. Physics are not an issue for us. Our Red Cleaver Chef is delighted to ... more >

background is red flaming explosions and foreground is a white couple, both with dark hair. She's wearing a ruby red gown with spaghetti straps and a ruby pendant, her hair long and being blown by wind and holding her hands out at hip level to release magic, just behind her he stands, a handsome man with short dark hair wearing a tux (no jacket) with the bow tie undone
August 30, 2022

JOINT REVIEW: Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewsfamilies / Hidden Legacy / Houston / Ilona Andrews / joint review / magical powers / Texas / Urban-Fantasy11 Comments

Ilona Andrews’ new book in the Hidden Legacy series, the conclusion to Catalina and Alessandro’s romance, is now out. Here, Sirius and I review it together. –Janine Janine: Ruby Fever begins with Alessandro proposing to Catalina and Catalina accepting his proposal. They are very much in love but in this ... more >

background is red flaming explosions and foreground is a white couple, both with dark hair. She's wearing a ruby red gown with spaghetti straps and a ruby pendant, her hair long and being blown by wind and holding her hands out at hip level to release magic, just behind her he stands, a handsome man with short dark hair wearing a tux (no jacket) with the bow tie undone
August 23, 2022

REVIEW: Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews

KaetrinB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsHidden Legacy / Magic / NetGalley / PNR / SFF / UF4 Comments

CW: violence, gore Dear Ilona Andrews, Ruby Fever is the culmination not just of Catalina and Alessandro’s romantic arc but also, at least for now, of the Hidden Legacy series. I gather from your blog (and from the very end of this book) that you do have plans for Arabella ... more >

January 6, 2022

Sirius’ Best of 2021 list

SiriusA Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsAU historical fantasy m/m romance / Best of 2021 / best of list / gay fantasy / LGBTQIA characters / m/m romantic suspense / noir mystery / reality tv show / SFF m/m romance / shapeshifters / werewolves8 Comments

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I am going to do the same thing as I did last year. The first book on my list is the best book with gay romance in it that I have read this year. The rest of the list I enjoyed very much, but the placement on the list does ... more >

December 2, 2021

REVIEW: Fated Blades (Kingsmen #3) by Ilona Andrews

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsLGBTQIA characters / novella / Science-Fiction-Romance9 Comments

An uneasy alliance between warring families gets heated in this otherworldly novella from bestselling author Ilona Andrews. At first glance, the planet Rada seems like a lush paradise. But the ruling families, all boasting genetically enhanced abilities, are in constant competition for power?and none more so than the Adlers and ... more >

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