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November 8, 2022

REVIEW: Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1940s / angels / Chicago / Dark Fantasy / demons / family relationships / Historical / lesbian / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIA rights / LGBTQIA romance / noir / POC author / Private-investigator / religion3 Comments

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C. L. Polk turns their considerable powers to a fantastical noir. A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago’s divine monsters to secure a future with the love of her life. This sapphic period piece will dazzle anyone looking for mystery, intrigue, romance, magic, or all of the above. ... more >

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May 9, 2018

What Janine is Reading: Patricia Briggs’s Mercyverse, Part I

JanineA Reviews / B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews / Reading ListsAlpha & Omega / demons / mechanic / Mercyverse / Montana / Reading lists / Shapeshifter / trigger warnings / UF / Urban-Fantasy / vampires / Washington State / werewolves / witch15 Comments

Recently, I reviewed Patricia Briggs’s latest entry in the Alpha and Omega series, Burn Bright. When it came up in the comments that although I’m an avid follower of Charles and Anna, I had only read the first of the Mercy books, readers persuaded me to read further on in ... more >

January 18, 2017

REVIEW: What Everyone Deserves by Dan Ackerman

SiriusB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdemons / gay fiction with romantic elements / vampires8 Comments

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Review: Dear Dan Ackerman, I have never read your work before, but I was intrigued when I read my friend Ami’s review. I have to say that I have not read such an unusual gay romance/gay fiction book in a while. Ami mentioned in her review that the book felt ... more >

August 30, 2016

REVIEW: Made for Sin by Stacia Kane

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / demons / family relationships / Las Vegas / Paranormal / thiefComments Off on REVIEW: Made for Sin by Stacia Kane

A lot of bad hands get dealt in Vegas, but E. L. Speare may be holding one of the worst: He’s cursed with the need to commit sins, and if he misses his daily quota, there’s hell to pay—literally. Fortunately, his hometown affords him plenty of chances to behave badly. ... more >

June 24, 2016

JOINT REVIEW: Triad Blood by Nathan Burgoine

SiriusB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdemons / fantasy adventure / gay romance / joint review / Magic / vampires3 Comments

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The law of three is unbroken: three vampires form a coterie, three demons make a pack, and three wizards are a coven. That is how it has always been, and how it was always to be. But Luc, Anders, and Curtis-vampire, demon, and wizard-have cheated tradition. Their bond is not ... more >

February 11, 2015

REVIEW: Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

JanineB- Reviewsangels / demons / Fantasy / Italy / Morocco / Paranormal / reincarnation / war / YA / Young-Adult8 Comments

Readers please note: This review is for the final book in a trilogy and therefore contains spoilers for the first two books. If you are interested in reading this series and prefer not to be spoiled, check out Jia’s review of the first book, Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Dear ... more >

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