B Reviewsalternate-reality / Australia / dragons / Fantasy Romance / Naomi-Novik / Napoleonic wars15 Comments
NOTE: Though I’ve attempted to avoid spoilers, at this point there isn’t any way. If you’ve not read all the books preceding this one, read the review at your own risk. Dear Ms. Novik, Well, it has taken the better part of two years to get my hands on the ... more >
C+ Reviewsalternate-reality / Carolyn Crane / crime / good-description / good-narration / Love-Triangle / psychic powers / Urban-Fantasy25 Comments
PLEASE NOTE: The following review contains a few SPOILERS. If you prefer to avoid spoilers, you might not want to read this review until after you have read the book. Dear Ms. Crane, You've been part of the romance community since at least 2007, and I occasionally lurk on and ... more >
A Review Category / A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Need A Rec!alternate-reality / cinderella / Earl / Fairy-Tales / featured / Georgia / Magic / Romance / Urban-Fantasy32 Comments
Dear Ms. Andrews, On the Edge was the first of your books that I’ve read, but it will not be the last. Rose Drayton and her two young brothers, Jack and Georgie, live in the Edge, an area where two dimensions known as the Weird and the Broken overlap. In ... more >
Book Reviews / DNF Reviews19th century / alternate-reality / Fantasy Romance / Paranormal / Paris / steampunk / Witches49 Comments
Dear Ms. Dayton, Unlike some of my fellow reviewers here at Dear Author, I don’t try books by new-to-me authors as frequently as I probably should. A lot of that is simply due to the fact that I am a slow reader and it takes a lot of my reading ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviewsalternate-reality / Magic16 Comments
Dear Ms. Monk: You are a new author edited by Anne Soward who happens to edit two of my favorite urban fantasy cross over writers, Patricia Briggs and Ilona Andrews. I’m always interested in new authors and their debut books. I do wonder if I would have enjoyed your book ... more >
Book Reviews / D Reviewsalternate-reality / Magic / shapeshifters3 Comments
We have asked loonigrrl, who did the fabulous hosting of our inaugural “If You Like” series, to come and guest review for the blog. We hope you enjoy her contributions. *** Dear Ms. Kennedy: I was very pleasantly surprised by Enchanting the Lady, the first book in the Relics of ... more >