A- Reviewsalternate universe / kensington / Paranormal / Recommended Reads / Shapeshifter / steampunk / Urban-Fantasy12 Comments
Dear Ms. Brady: I picked this book up randomly from my pile of paper ARCs. I had no preconception of the story. The ARC had a plain blue paper cover and while it may have had a cover flat attached to it at one time, it was nowhere to be ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsalternate universe / California / death / FBI / HarperCollins / Sci-fi / thriller / Young-Adult12 Comments
Dear Ms. Norris, I admit I went into your debut novel not knowing much about it. I knew it was a YA. I had an idea about the basic set-up: a girl dies in a car accident and is brought back to life by a classmate. This somehow leads into ... more >
B Reviews / D Reviewsalternate universe / fan-fiction / non-consensual sex / Rape / self-published18 Comments
Dear Ms. Gale, This premise had ‘January’ written all over it. The erotic adventures of Jane (from the Tarzan books)? It sounded like a fun read to me. Unfortunately, it wasn’t what I had in mind. I had imagined this to be an erotic retelling of Jane and Tarzan. Instead, ... more >
C- Reviewsalternate universe / Fantasy Romance14 Comments
Dear Callen Primer: Thank you for sending me your book for review. I really liked the idea of this book as pitched in the review query and initially I was very excited about where the story was going. Alice Standish, former mistress of the King, is kidnapped and brought to ... more >
D Reviewsalternate universe / angels / Caris Roane / fated mates / vampires12 Comments
Dear Ms. Roane: I have been a fan of your books since the first in the series. Yes, I do kind of make fun of the books but I’m really making fun of myself for being in thrall to the world that you are building and the idea of these ... more >