JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / B Reviews / Book Reviews / D Reviews / DNF Reviews#ownvoices / Eastern Europe / Judaism / magical powers / moneylender / winter / YA fantasy12 Comments

I believe this is our first four-person review here at DA. Sirius, Jennie, Jayne and myself review Naomi Novik’s Spinning Silver with reactions that run the gamut from “Loved it!” to “Couldn’t finish it.” We hope you’ll enjoy our review. –Janine Janine: Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik’s standalone follow-up to the ... more >

September 26, 2018

REVIEW: Married to Murder by SC Wynne

SiriusBook Reviews / D Reviewsm/m romance / mystery4 Comments

The last thing Seth ever expected was to be involved in a marriage of convenience. After all, he’s not some trembling Victorian heroine. He’s just a guy who loves to surf and spend his days in search of simple pleasures. Life hasn’t always been easy for Seth, but he prefers ... more >

April 12, 2018

REVIEW: Angelique: The Marquise of Angels by Serge and Anne Golon

Joanne RenaudBook Reviews / D Reviews17th-century / countess / France / Historical fiction / historical romance26 Comments

Dear Serge and Anne Golon, I have long heard about Angelique, your big romantic bestseller from 1957, when I was a little kid in the ‘80s. Even in the ‘80s, the books from the series always sat moldering on shelves in the used bookstores of my hometown, and they looked ... more >

August 28, 2017

REVIEW: Bone to Pick by T.A.Moore

SiriusB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / D Reviewsmystery / romantic-elements9 Comments

Cloister Witte is a man with a dark past and a cute dog. He’s happy to talk about the dog all day, but after growing up in the shadow of a missing brother, a deadbeat dad, and a criminal stepfather, he’d rather leave the past back in Montana. These days ... more >

May 8, 2017

REVIEW: Hard-Hearted Highlander by Julia London

JayneBook Reviews / D Reviews18th-century / arranged-marriage / family relationships / Historical / historical-Scotland4 Comments

An indomitable governess…a brooding Highlander…a forbidden affair… An ill-fated elopement cost English-born governess Bernadette Holly her reputation, her unsuitable lover and any chance of a future match. She has nothing left to fear—not even the bitter, dangerously handsome Scot due to marry her young charge. Naive wallflower Avaline is terrified ... more >

March 6, 2017

REVIEW: Eagle’s Shadow (Witches of London) by Aleksandr Voinov,Jordan Taylor

SiriusB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / D ReviewsFantasy / m/m romance / modern pagans / reincarnation / Witches3 Comments

WARNING. THE BOOK HAS SEVERAL VERY VIOLENT SCENES. THERE ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SPOILERS, BUT HOPEFULLY NOT MANY, What if the new love of your life also holds the keys to your past? When Chicago journalist Tom Welsh meets British banker Sanders Templeton at a conference, Sanders insists they have a ... more >