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April 15, 2022

REVIEW: Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

JanineB Reviews / Book ReviewsAngel / biracial hero / London / Magic / POC / police procedural / pregnancy / religion / Rivers of London / UF / Urban-Fantasy2 Comments

The ninth novel of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he solves magical crimes in the city of London. There is a world hidden underneath this great city. The London Silver Vaults—for well over a century, ... more >

July 6, 2020

REVIEW: The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison

JanineB Reviews / Book Reviews1880s / Angel / fanfic / Fantasy / friendship / Late Victorian / London / murder mystery / queer characters / Shapeshifter / Sherlock Holmes24 Comments

Dear Katherine Addison, Your steampunk fantasy novel, The Goblin Emperor, was my second favorite book of 2014 (my favorite being Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel). The Goblin Emperor held a tinge of melancholy, but also of hopefulness, and the balance of the two made the reading experience an ... more >

September 2, 2015

REVIEW: Archangel’s Enigma by Nalini Singh

JanineB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsAngel / Guild Hunter series / paranormal romance / POC author / scholar / Vampire23 Comments

Trigger warnings: cannibalism, ableist language Dear Ms. Singh, Archangel’s Enigma, the eighth novel in your Guild Hunter series, surprised me. I went into the book with low expectations because I hadn’t connected with its hero, the mystery-shrouded Naasir, in the earlier books he appeared in. In those earlier books, Naasir’s ... more >

December 6, 2013

REVIEW: Midwinter Magic by Erica Ridley

JayneDNF ReviewsAngel / Christmas / Fantasy / novella10 Comments

After an eye-opening congressional hearing, former corporate shark Jack Morgan redirects his ill-gotten gains toward charity work. However, his attempts to bring holiday cheer to a Bolivian village meet with one disaster after another: canceled flights, crumbling luggage, implacable customs officials. His plans disintegrate further when he runs into a ... more >

April 12, 2013

REVIEW: Demon’s Fall by Karalynn Lee

JayneB ReviewsAngel / Carina Press / demons / Fantasy / novella9 Comments

She was an angel at the gates of Hell. When Kenan, an incubus, finds a caged angel for sale in the Hellsgate marketplace, he sees her as a challenge. Certain that his skills in seduction will work as well on a heavenly creature as they do on mortal women, he ... more >

November 26, 2012

REVIEW: Angel in Chains by Cynthia Eden

JaneC+ ReviewsAngel / Contemporary / ParanormalComments Off on REVIEW: Angel in Chains by Cynthia Eden

Dear Ms. Eden: I saw a lot of twitter chatter about this book a couple of months ago amongst reviewers. I had a copy of the ARC sent to me by Kensington so I figured it wouldn’t be a big hassle to at least give the story a try. While ... more >

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