JoonigrrlBook Reviews / Top Ten ListsAbout-Us / Best of 2008 / best of list2 Comments

Our newest reviewer, Joonigrrl aka Loonigrrl aka Leslie, presents the following list to you. I’ve been an avid follower of Loonigrrl’s reviews on Amazon. They’re smart, articulate, and insightful and I thought wouldn’t she be a nice addition to Dear Author. Luckily for us, Joonigrrl agreed to be part of ... more >

JaneBook Reviews / Top Ten ListsAbout-Us / Best of 2008 / best of list8 Comments

I can’t remember the first time I asked Robin to join us here at Dear Author. I remember seeing her comment at AAR and she often commented here at Dear Author. I just know that from the first, I admired her mind and her thoughtful commentary. Robin and I have ... more >

JanineBook Reviews / Top Ten ListsAbout-Us / Best of 2008 / best of list / Ginn Hale / Loretta-Chase / Lydia-Joyce / Nalini-Singh / Pam Rosenthal / Patricia-Briggs / Shana-Abe14 Comments

Janine was our third “Ja(y)ne” here at Dear Author. She provides beautifully written, well articulated reviews. She has varied tastes and puts an emphasis on well written prose. Janine is a slow, but careful reader: CRY WOLF by Patricia Briggs, Grade A

JiaFeatures / Top Ten ListsAbout-Us / Best of 2008 / best of list / Colleen Gleason / Justina Chen Headley / Loretta-Chase / Melissa Walker / Michelle West / Rob Thurman / Suzanne Collins19 Comments

Jia is our YA, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Crossover expert.   Jia came to us a year ago and provides great insight from the otherside of the genre fence.   She’s the one that brought Suzanne Collins to our attention here along with lesser known fantasy authors (or at least lesser known to me) ... more >

JayneBook Reviews / Top Ten ListsAbout-Us / Best of 2008 / best of list / Ellen Hartman / Jo-Beverley / Joanna Bourne / Kathleen-Eagle / Kathleen-OReilly / Loretta-Chase28 Comments

Jayne, one of the founding members of Dear Author, is our resident explorer. She goes out and finds the most unusual settings, the most unknown authors, in all different genres, and brings them to our attention. She’s also one of my dearest reading friends. Without her, this blog probably would ... more >

JennieBook Reviews / Top Ten ListsAbout-Us / Best of 2008 / best of list / Charlaine Harris / Deirdre-Martin / Loretta-Chase / Meredith Duran / Naomi-Novik / Pam Rosenthal / Patricia-Briggs / Recommended Reads / Sherry Thomas12 Comments

This week we'll post the "best of 2008" list for each reviewer. Feel free to use this as a commenting launch pad but also as a way for you to measure your taste against the reviewer's taste. Jennie F is one of our "new-ish" reviewers. She reviews sporadically and has ecletic taste. Her list includes a variety of fiction books, not all of which are romance: