February 28, 2013

REVIEW: Waterwitch by Juliet Dark

AmyF ReviewsParanormal17 Comments

Dear Ms. Dark: There are spoilers in here for the first book, Demon Lover. I was drawn to this in part by the cover and in part by the suggestion that fans of Elizabeth Kostova and Deborah Harkness would enjoy this. I have yet to pick up one of Harkness’s ... more >

December 19, 2012

REVIEW: All In by Raine Miller

JaneF ReviewsContemporary / Erotic-Romance / self-published21 Comments

Dear Ms. Miller: The first book in this series (that ended in a cliffhanger) was a readable, if derivative, erotic romance. All In is told from Ethan Blackstone’s POV and he comes off as a whiney, angsty preteen boy. It was about as unsexy and embarrassing story as I’ve read ... more >

November 17, 2012

REVIEW: Dmitry’s Closet by Latrivia S. Nelson

JaneF ReviewsContemporary / criminal / Interracial98 Comments

Dear Ms. Nelson: This book was recommended to me when I asked for Interracial Romance recommendations and I am bummed I can’t give it any better of a grade. Not only are there typos, grammatical errors, terrible formatting, misused words on virtually every other page*, but the story drags for ... more >

November 3, 2012

REVIEW: Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan

JaneF ReviewsContemporary romance / criminal / self-published89 Comments

Warning: The following review contains profanities, graphic language, sexual situations, and rape references. Dear Madeline Sheehan: I read this book in part because of chatter on an online forum. One of the readers said it was a love child of Sons of Anarchy and Kristen Ashley. She was not wrong. ... more >

October 6, 2012

REVIEW: White Trash Beautiful by Teresa Mummert

JaneF ReviewsContemporary / self-published9 Comments

Dear Ms. Mummert: Sometimes I think to myself that my reading results would have a higher success rate if I just read excerpts but in this case I did read an excerpt on your site and I was excited for the book. I bought the book the morning it came ... more >

September 29, 2012

REVIEW: Taking Chances by Molly McAdams

JaneF ReviewsContemporary / infidelity / New Adult26 Comments

Dear Ms. McAdams: After this book, I wondered if the new thing in New Adult is love triangles and super selfish heroines. Is this the new *thing*? Is it a result of Twilight’s fake love triangle? Does it feed a wish fulfillment of being the center of all the attention? ... more >