C- Reviews / D Reviewsabuse survivor / authors / betrayal / book research / Contemporary / Cult / genre divide / Michigan / neighbors / wager4 Comments
Dear Emily Henry, Your debut contemporary romance had what sounded like a fun concept and a great title, so I requested an ARC from the publisher. January Andrews is a newly down-on-her-luck romance novelist. January’s boyfriend, Jacques, has recently dumped her, so she doesn’t have anywhere she can afford to ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews20th century / betrayal / China / gaming / near-future / Scientist / SF10 Comments
Dear Liu Cixin, Your bestselling science fiction novel translated from Chinese to English by author Ken Liu, The Three Body Problem, caught my attention shortly after its publication in the US last summer. After reading the kindle sample and the cover blurb (the latter contains big spoilers), I was both ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsAmber Quill Publishing / betrayal / DADT / L.A. Witt / m/m romance / Navy / Recommended Reads15 Comments
Jane’s Note: We are posting this review in celebration of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Repeal that is occurring today. We’ll have a lovely post by Maili listing romances featuring deaf characters on Thursday. Dear Ms. Witt. I like your books. Your writing’s solid, the characters are great, the sex ... more >
B+ Reviewsbetrayal / Harlequin Treasury / Marriage-in-Trouble / Michelle-Reid / revenge-plot20 Comments
Dear Ms. Reid: Romance is equated with porn quite often. Porn, of course, is traditionally labeled as a creative activity that has no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire. If romance is porn in any way, it is emotional porn in that the romance novel stimulates ... more >
C Reviewsbetrayal / friends-to-lovers / Loose-Id / reunited-lovers / sports romance7 Comments
Dear Ms. Davenport: Thank you for sending me your football book. I must say that your review pitch was one of the best I have read. You pointed to my long and public quest for more romance books about sports. Fourth and Goal displayed a deep and comfortable knowledge of ... more >
C Reviewsangels / betrayal / cerridwen-press / demons / law-enforcement11 Comments
Dear Ms. Estrella: I bought this book because it was the first digital first book to be nominated for a RITA. How exciting, right? I’m not sure if the RITA nomination inflated my expectations but I am sorry to say that my reaction is somewhat (okay, a lot) less enthused ... more >