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June 24, 2008

REVIEW: My Lord and Spymaster by Joanna Bourne

JennieC Reviews / C Reviews CategoryAgent/Spies/Undercover / Business woman / England / Historical Romances / Joanna Bourne21 Comments

Dear Ms. Bourne, I was enthralled with the first half of your recent book, The Spymaster’s Lady. A smart hero, a plucky (in a good way) heroine and beautiful prose had the book well on the road to being a solid A for me. Unfortunately, in the second half of ... more >

May 19, 2008

REVIEW: The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne

JanineDNF Reviews19th century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / England / France / good-description / Good-Dialogue / Joanna Bourne / Napoleonic wars106 Comments

Dear Ms. Bourne, It’s taken me a while to get around to reading your debut, The Spymaster’s Lady. Back in the winter, Robin asked me if I would review it in a conversational review with her before your next book came out, and I promised that I would. When I ... more >

January 3, 2008

REVIEW: The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne

JayneA Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Ebooks19th century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / France / Joanna Bourne / Napoleonic wars18 Comments

Dear Ms Bourne, My blogging partner Jane and I usually have similar tastes in historical novels. Usually, I say, because we’ve been known to disagree at times. And it’s those times that I almost hate to do a review and have to say, sorry but I think this one sucked. ... more >

The Spymaster's Lady by Joanna Bourne
December 18, 2007

REVIEW: The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne

JaneA- Reviews / EbooksAgent/Spies/Undercover / Joanna Bourne74 Comments

Dear Ms. Bourne: What a struggle I had with writing this review. I know some ask what are the hardest reviews to write and I am convinced, after drafting and redrafting this one, it is the review of the book that you love. Because as a reader, I am trying ... more >

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