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A man dressed all in black and carrying a sword with long dark hair stands before a castle. Just behind him and to the left is a woman all in white with long white hair, weilding some kind of magic - there is a magic sphere between her hands
July 26, 2018

JOINT REVIEW: Iron & Magic by Ilona Andrews

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsjoint review / Magic / Urban-Fantasy10 Comments

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Hugh d’Ambray, Preceptor of the Iron Dogs, Warlord of the Builder of Towers, served only one man. Now his immortal, nearly omnipotent master has cast him aside. Hugh is a shadow of the warrior he was, but when he learns that the Iron Dogs, soldiers who would follow him anywhere, ... more >

January 29, 2018

Sirius’ Best of 2017

SiriusA Review Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Need A Rec! / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists5 Comments

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I usually put my most memorable reads (from those I reviewed at DA) on my Best of Lists and this year is no exception. As you can see the list is not very long, but those were truly the books that stuck with me and hopefully will continue to be ... more >

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January 24, 2018

Janine’s Best of 2017

JanineReading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBoxer / Contemporary / erotica romance / escaped slave / Glasgow / Great Depression / historical romance / inspirational / knitting / LGBTQ / Literary fiction / Love-Triangle / magical powers / migration / Nigeria / novellas with romantic elements / Soldier / star-crossed lovers / suprise pregnancy / top ten lists / Urban-Fantasy / YA fantasy7 Comments

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I was a cranky reader on social media this year, so I was surprised to discover that like Jayne’s, my top ten list runneth over. In hindsight, I think some my crankiness was due to the difficulty I had finding satisfying reads in historical romance, traditionally my favorite genre. Please ... more >

July 31, 2017

JOINT REVIEW: Wildfire by Ilona Andrews

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsfamilies / joint review / magical powers / romantic-elements / texas / UF / Urban-Fantasy38 Comments

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Since Sirius and I are both big fans of this series, we decided to review book three together. -Janine Janine: Wildfire, the third book in Ilona Andrews’ Hidden Legacy series, begins shortly after the ending of White Hot. On her abrupt return from her romantic getaway with Rogan to inform ... more >

May 31, 2017

REVIEW: White Hot by Ilona Andrews

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsfamilies / magical powers / Romance / texas / UF / Urban-Fantasy16 Comments

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Dear Ilona Andrews, Picking up where the first book in your Hidden Legacy series, Burn for Me, left off, book two, White Hot, begins with a scene in which Nevada Baylor costumes herself as “the Lady in Green” to hide her identity and use her truthseeking ability to interrogate a ... more >

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March 8, 2017

What Janine is Reading (and Seeing in the Theater) in Early 2017

JanineBook ReviewsReading lists8 Comments

I think it was Lois McMaster Bujold who said that “if romances are fantasies of love, and mysteries are fantasies of justice, F&SF are fantasies of political agency.” That may partly explain why I’ve been turning to F&SF lately. Uprooted by Naomi Novik Published in 2015 and awarded the Nebula ... more >

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