B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews / D Reviews / DNF Reviews / Reading ListsBaron / Duke / Earl / marriage-of-convenience / mistress heroine / Reading lists / seduction / virgin / widow9 Comments
This past January, I read Mary Balogh’s Huxtables series. Although it was a mixed bag for me, even the Baloghs that don’t work for me often make for interesting reading. Here are my thoughts on the books: First Comes Marriage After a short prologue setting up the hero of book ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews1880s / child abuse / Hawaii / martial arts / mentorship / ninjas / rape survivor / sword / unrequited-love / Victorian England / virgin14 Comments
Trigger warnings: Note: I asked Janine to join me for this review and it turns out we had Thoughts. Many, many Thoughts. So many that we’ve split this review into three parts. You can find the earlier parts of our discussion below. –Jennie PART ONE PART TWO Janine: Did the ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews1870s / country-set / England / historical romance / illegitimate-child / joint review / ruin / single mother / teacher2 Comments
Because it sounded interesting to both of us, Jayne and I decided to review Eve Pendle’s new long novella / short novel, Once a Fallen Lady, together. — Janine Trigger warning: Content warning: Janine: Although I had some caveats about it, I enjoyed Eve Pendle’s novel, Falling for a Rake. ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews1880s / child abuse / Hawaii / joint review / martial arts / mentorship / ninjas / rape survivor / sword / unrequited-love / Victorian England / virgin15 Comments
Trigger warnings: Note: Jennie asked me to collaborate on this review with her and as it turned out, we had a lot of thoughts. So many that we decided to split this review in three. This is the second part. You can find the first part of our discussion linked ... more >
A Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C- Reviews1880s / child abuse / Hawaii / joint review / martial arts / mentorship / ninjas / rape survivor / sword / unrequited-love / Victorian England / virgin13 Comments
Trigger warnings: Note: I asked Janine to join me for this review and it turns out we had Thoughts. Many, many Thoughts. So many that we’ve split this review into three parts. This is Part I. –Jennie Jennie: The Shadow and the Star is a sequel of sorts to The ... more >
C- ReviewsFantasy / hidden identity / look alikes / prince / Regency-based world / romantic-elements / Uncommon Echoes series / unworldly heroine5 Comments
Dear Ms. Shinn, All three novels in your Uncommon Echoes series take place in the Kingdom of the Seven Jewels, where members of the nobility are gifted by the triple goddess with echoes.The echoes are silent doppelgangers who exist in a trance-like state, mirror the actions of their “originals” and ... more >