January 23, 2019

Reading List by Jayne for late December/early January

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / DNF Reviews1920s / American historical / Contemporary / dual-timeline / Historical / murder-investigation / non-fiction / Opera Singer / prostitute heroine / Venice / Western Romance / Womens-Fiction5 Comments

Bound for Temptation by Tess LeSue Having survived the Oregon Trail, Emma Palmer is ready for a fresh start, even if it costs her all the gold in California. Emma Palmer has had many jobs and has gone by even more names, but most recently she is known as Seline, ... more >

January 17, 2019

REVIEW: The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

JanineDNF ReviewsDancer / heist / hotelier / Magic / magical powers / Paris / theft / turn of the century / YA fantasy9 Comments

Dear Ms. Chokshi, A YA fantasy about a heist set in Belle Epoque Paris sounded like exactly my cup of tea, so I happily requested an ARC of The Gilded Wolves after hearing about it. The novel, set in an alternate universe in 1889, begins with a theft. In this ... more >

November 21, 2018

REVIEW: Devil takes me by Ginn Hale,Jordan Castillo Price,Rhys Ford,TA Moore,C.S.Poe

SiriusA Review Category / A- Reviews / B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviews / DNF ReviewsAnthology / Fantasy / m/m romance7 Comments

Temptation lurks around every corner in worlds sometimes dark, sometimes lurid. Giving in is both dangerous and satisfying, though never in the ways one expects. While these enticements offer a vast range of benefits and boons, the cost is a soul and the devil expects his due. Sometimes suave and ... more >

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / B Reviews / Book Reviews / D Reviews / DNF Reviews#ownvoices / Eastern Europe / Judaism / magical powers / moneylender / winter / YA fantasy19 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 >

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The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher, read by Carrie Fisher and Billie Lourd What’s interesting about the audiobook version of Carrie Fisher’s memoir is that it’s read by Fisher herself, except for the journal entries from her time making the original Star Wars—those are read by her daughter, Billie Lourd. ... more >

JayneBook Reviews / DNF Reviewsclass differences / England / historical mystery / Post WWII / social changeComments Off on REVIEW: The Antique Dealer’s Daughter by Lorna Gray

The Cotswolds, Summer, 1947 In the aftermath of war, Emily Sutton struggles to find her place in a world irrevocably changed by conflict. When she refuses to follow tradition and join her father’s antiques business – or get married – her parents send her for an ‘improving’ stay with her ... more >