April 28, 2006

REVIEW: CB-Repo Chick Blues by Tracy Sharp

JayneB Reviews Category / Book Reviews / EbooksContemporary18 Comments

Dear Ms Sharp, If readers are looking for a kickass heroine, they need look no further than Leah Ryan. You have this girl kick some serious shit in Repo Chick Blues. I will admit to loving a well told first person book and admire anyone who can pull one off ... more >

April 28, 2006

REVIEW: Broken by Kelley Armstrong

JaneB Reviews Category / Book Reviews9 Comments

Dear Ms. Armstrong: I spent much of last night and this morning scratching my head over my final thoughts on this book. This is the third entry in the Elena and Clay saga which began in 2001 with Bitten. Bitten was one of the first werewolf books that I really ... more >

April 26, 2006

REVIEW: Hope’s Captive by Kate Lyon

JayneB Reviews Category / Book ReviewsAmerican historical / westernComments Off on REVIEW: Hope’s Captive by Kate Lyon

Dear Ms Lyon, After seeing the cover of your second novel, I have to wonder who you pissed off. Wow, that cover is ghastly, complete with huge man titties. Which is a shame since the book isn’t bad. Set against the historical backdrop of the Cheyenne Indian’s flight from their ... more >

April 26, 2006

REVIEW: Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik

JaneB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewsdragons / Naomi-Novik5 Comments

Dear Ms. Novik: This really is a series for the ages. I believe that this trilogy will make every best fantasy list out there. The things that I like best are learning about the dragons themselves and seeing the interaction between Temeraire and Laurence. The things I like least are ... more >

April 24, 2006

REVIEW: Blood Moon Over Britain by Morag McKendrick Pippin

JayneB Reviews Category / Book ReviewsHistorical Romances / World War II2 Comments

Dear. Mrs Pippin, I enjoyed your first novel, Blood Moon Over Bengal last year and have been looking forward to what you’d write about next. I’m glad to say this one is just as good if not better. I think the war time setting is great and well done. You ... more >

April 24, 2006

REVIEW: Who’s Been Sleeping In My Bed by Gemma Bruce

JaneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / D Reviews7 Comments

Dear Ms. Bruce: I have kind of ranted on about anthologies before. Nicole Camden is the gold standard for me in terms of romance anthologies. Your first story comes close but the rest of the book kind of peters out. The anthologies tell the individual stories of three debutantes who ... more >