A Review Category / A Reviews / Book ReviewsDiana-Norman / medieval / My Favorite Things-200624 Comments
Back blurb: “The cowled figures which stood around the open grave in the moonlight at Glastonbury in the year 1189 were used to mystery but even they were overawed by what was in the coffin. Their great and ancient monastery was in trouble and if this sword was what they ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / Book ReviewsRegency England8 Comments
Dear Mrs. Balogh, Now for the second report of the double-header. Wow, I really loved this book! Great follow-up to “Dark Angel.” Love has not been kind to Samantha Newman, but friendship has. When her emotions are rubbed raw by the reappearance in her life of a villain who had ... more >
A Reviewsromantic-suspense / Young-Adult31 Comments
Dear Ms. Giles: This is a Young Adult book and I know that some YA books are marketed to 12 years or older, but I would only deem it appropriate for kids aged 15 or older because of the dark overtones. This book’s centerpiece is the suicide of David Kyle. ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / Book ReviewsErotic-Romance / friends-to-lovers / Good-Dialogue / Historical Romances / Marriage-in-Trouble / Regency England16 Comments
Dear Ms. Rosenthal, What a wonderful, challenging, envelope-pushing, smart and astonishing book you’ve written. Reading it wasn’t always easy or comfortable, but in the end, it was more than worth every penny of the $14 I spent on it and the effort it demanded of me as a reader. At ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / Book ReviewsFantasy Romance / Sharon-Shinn / Twelve-Houses4 Comments
Dear Ms. Shinn: Before I start fawning all over this book, can I say something about the cover? What is with this guy’s lips? They’re huge! They look like they are stolen from Angelina Jolie. The more I look at this guy, the less attractive he is to me. All ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / Book ReviewsSharon-Shinn / Twelve-Houses8 Comments
Dear Ms. Shinn: I remember that I originally checked this book out from the library. I had been a reader of yours but you hadn’t quite made it on my hardcover TBB list. The book languished on my nightstand for about two weeks when I realized I was getting close ... more >