B- Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / cats / dysfunctional family / family relationships / Historical / Historical fiction / POC / politics / religionNo Comments
General Horemheb is confident of becoming Pharaoh when Ay dies childless. Over-confident? He understands men. But not, alas, women, who are as unpredictable and disobedient as cats. The gods, possibly offended, challenge him with plots, pretenders, disappearances, assassins, magic, and willful women–not to mention an imperious kitten who rides his ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Alternate POV / Business woman / class differences / First-Person / France / Historical / investigation / opposites attract / present tense / The Leopard Series / thief10 Comments
They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend—until they’re stolen. Ania Thorne is devoted to her jewelry company. The daughter of one of the world’s most famous jewelers, she arrives in Cannes with a stunning new collection. But a shocking theft by the notorious thief known as the Leopard throws ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsm/m romance / SFF / YA6 Comments
Two boys, alone in space. After the first settler on Titan trips her distress signal, neither remaining country on Earth can afford to scramble a rescue of its own, and so two sworn enemies are installed in the same spaceship. Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor, with no memory ... more >
B- Reviews / Book ReviewsCalifornia / Firefighters / non-fiction / POC / prison / prisoners / womenNo Comments
A dramatic, revelatory account of the female inmate firefighters who battle California wildfires. “Shawna was overcome by the claustrophobia, the heat, the smoke, the fire, all just down the canyon and up the ravine. She was feeling the adrenaline, but also the terror of doing something for the first time. ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsasexual character / Fantasy / m/m romance / Science Fiction / SFF1 Comments
Seersana University is worlds-renowned for its xenopsychology program, producing the Alliance’s finest therapists, psychiatric nurses and alien researchers. When Jahir, one of the rare and reclusive Eldritch espers, arrives on campus, he’s unprepared for the challenges of a vast and multicultural society… but fortunately, second-year student Vasiht’h is willing to ... more >
B- Reviews / Book ReviewsChronicles of Rhyacia / duology / Elder Races / novella / PNR / SFF1 Comments
Dear Thea Harrison, The Unseen, released last year, was originally planned to be the first of 4 linked (serialised?) novellas, a spin-off of the Elder Races series, set in the fictional Other Land of Rhyacia. As it happened, due to events since then, The Chronicles of Rhyacia was reimagined as ... more >