May 4, 2012

REVIEW: Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas

JaneB- ReviewsBerkley Books / disguise / revenge39 Comments

Dear Ms. Thomas: I have the same problem reviewing you as I do Courtney Milan. As in, do I really have the temerity to criticize such an amazing writer? Apparently the answer is yes because while Beguiling the Beauty was beautifully written, I wasn’t feeling the romance. This may be ... more >

July 8, 2010

REVIEW: Tweet Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick

JohnB- Reviewsdisguise / friends-to-lovers / social media / Twitter / Young-Adult12 Comments

Dear Ms. Rudnick, Social media is probably one of the funnest tropes that’s present in young-adult fiction.   How often do you see a regular adult novel belting out blog posts, emails, and IM’s in a way that tells a full fledged story?   Not very often.   Books that use social media ... more >

October 14, 2009

CONVERSATIONAL REVIEW: Indiscreet by Carolyn Jewel

JennieA Review Category / A- Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsBluestocking / Carolyn Jewel / conversational review / disguise / Historical Romances / Middle East / Regency England / road trip28 Comments

PLEASE NOTE: this conversational review does contain some spoilers. Jennie: I was one of many readers mightily impressed with Carolyn Jewel’s previous historical romance Scandal, which I read in January and graded an A-. Janine: Totally with you on that. Scandal was one of the most impressive books I’ve read ... more >

October 6, 2009

REVIEW: Indiscreet by Carolyn Jewel

JanetB Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsCarolyn Jewel / disguise / Historical Romances / Middle East / Regency England / road trip35 Comments

Dear Ms. Jewel: When I met you recently, I had to sheepishly admit that I had not yet read any of your books. So I volunteered to review your new release Indiscreet, relishing the added bonus that it was a Regency set in Turkey. Despite all of the stereotypical sheikh ... more >

August 18, 2008

REVIEW: Duchess By Night by Eloisa James

JanetBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- Reviewsdisguise / Eloisa-James14 Comments

Dear Ms. James: It is tempting to compare Duchess By Night with those Shakespearean cross-dressing comedies, and indeed, there are some superficial similarities among the novel, Twelfth Night, and As You Like It. But it is not fair to push the comparison too far, because Duchess By Night is a ... more >