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January 14, 2022

Janine’s Best of 2021

JanineBook Reviews / Top Ten Lists#ownvoices / angels / Best of 2021 / best of list / bonded-mates / class differences / enemies to lovers / f/f / Fantasy / Fantasy Romance / forbidden-love / friends-to-lovers / historical romance / horror elements / India-based world / Indian characters / LGBTQIA+ / m/f / m/m / magical school / military hero / missing persons / noir mystery / Opera Singer / paranormal romance / POC / POC author / redemption / reframing / teens / Urban-Fantasy / village / werewolves / widow / YA23 Comments

It’s a cliché to comment on how quickly a year has passed and in the Covid era the months sometimes pass slowly. 2021 wasn’t an easy year so I’m glad I found some great books to make it feel a little lighter. There weren’t an entire ten but I’ve had ... more >

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March 22, 2021

Leah and Bran: Thoughts on Two of Patricia Briggs’s Most Enigmatic Characters

JanineBook Reviews / Essays / Letters of OpinionAlpha & Omega / bonded-mates / estranged marriage / Mercyverse / reframing / UF / werewolves54 Comments

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains SPOILERS and I am opening the comment thread to spoilers as well. There may be triggers in the comment thread, too. Dear Readers, There’s a lot to talk about in Wild Sign, Patricia Briggs’s most recent book, and in addition to my review I wanted ... more >

Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
August 30, 2013

REVIEW: Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh

Author ReviewsBook Reviewsbonded-mates / changeling / POC author / psy / Psy-Changeling Series / shapeshifters44 Comments

Thundercats are Go – Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh This is a bit of a departure from my usual format, in that I’m actually reviewing a book I read about a year ago, but since I’m technically on holiday and having to take a bit of a break from ... more >

Eternal Captive Laura Wright
February 8, 2012

REVIEW: Eternal Captive by Laura Wright

JaneC+ Reviewsangst / bonded-mates / brothers / vampires2 Comments

Dear Ms. Wright: I read book one in the series and didn’t love it so I skipped the second, but I think you may have hauled me back into the fold with this one. The two characters are at daggers drawn (to use an old fashioned phrase) because the hero ... more >

Ascension by Caris Roane
December 30, 2010

REVIEW: Ascension by Caris Roane

JaneB Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviewsangels / bonded-mates / Caris Roane / vampires25 Comments

Dear Ms. Roane: I’m not sure why I picked this book to read.   It’s not like I am a big fan of angel stories.   The cover is okay but not great.   The blurb isn’t all that catching and frankly, when I started the story, it seemed like I had read ... more >

May 28, 2009

REVIEW: Ashes of Midnight by Lara Adrian

JaneBook Reviews / D Reviewsbonded-mates / Lara-Adrian / vampires17 Comments

Dear Ms. Adrian: I really fell in love with your series with the book featuring Tegan and Elise, Midnight Awakening. I believe it was in that book that we were introduced to Andreas Reichen. Andreas is a German vampire whose entire “family” was killed during a purge of Darkhaven homes ... more >

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