Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAlternative Reality/Horror / Best of 2018 / Essays / Fantasy/Fairytale / historical romance / Reading lists / Recommended Reads10 Comments
This is a short list because I decided to confine myself to A category books only. Usually I’ll include at least B+s, but looking at my log this past year I really do think these five represent the best of what I read in 2018. Bed of Flowers ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended ReadsEnglish Historical / Estranged Couples / revenge / Series12 Comments
Dear Meredith Duran: When I realized that The Sins of Lord Lockwood, book six in the Rules for the Reckless series, was coming out soon, I was excited. Not only were the glimpses of the hero in previous books intriguing, but the blurb indicated that this was a “hero returned ... more >
B- Reviewsamnesia / English Historical / politics / Villain-turned-Hero13 Comments
Dear Meredith Duran: It’s probably not a good sign that when I sat down to write this review, about a week after finishing the book, I at first could remember nothing about it. Not the characters, not the plot. Nada. It did come back to me when I pulled the ... more >
Book Reviews / Reading ListsBest of 2015 / Reading lists / Top ten11 Comments
Uprooted by Naomi Novik I reviewed this back in June and gave it an A-. Rereading my review, I’m reminded of how much I liked Uprooted and am almost tempted to change my grade to an A. It’s an imaginative and beautifully written fairy tale. Station Eleven by Emily St. ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsAcross the Tracks Romance / Auction house / historical romance / marriage-of-convenience11 Comments
Dear Ms. Duran: When I finished the first book in this series recently, I concluded my review by expressing my concerns about what kind of hero Nick O’Shea would make. In Lady Be Good, he’s the heroine’s uncle, a kingpin of the London underworld who owns a gambling den (don’t ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsacross the tracks / English Historical12 Comments
Dear Ms. Duran: Though I approach basically all historicals these days with a good deal of trepidation, a new Meredith Duran book is still a thing to be anticipated. I gave your last book, Fool Me Twice a high B+, and though I didn’t like the one before that as ... more >