Janine: In our conversation about our reading in 2021, the enemies-to-lovers trope came up. I loved some of what you said and thought we could have a wider and deeper conversation about it. Here are some questions to start us off: Do you enjoy the enemies-to-lovers trope? Why or why ... more >
Well, 2020 pretty much sucked. I suffered my way through a number of reading slumps and spent a long time doing something I hardly ever did before – re-reading. I turned to comfort reads for weeks at a time because things were just awful. I didn’t read as many new ... more >
Disclaimer: A Heart of Blood and Ashes is dedicated in part to DA contributor and site owner, Jane, who read the manuscript and provided feedback on it. I have no personal relationship to the author myself. – Janine Dear Milla Vane, In the past I’ve had mixed luck with the ... more >
Dear Readers, Recently I finished Night Shift, an anthology by Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Lisa Shearin and Milla Vane (aka Meljean Brook). Here are mini-reviews of all four novellas: Secrets at Midnight by Nalini Singh The Psy/Changeling series has been going on so long that it sometimes treads what is ... more >