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October 29, 2013

REVIEW: The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa

AmyB Reviewsfaerie / Paranormal / Young-AdultComments Off on REVIEW: The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa

Dear Julie Kagawa: I was a fan of your first book “Iron King,” which I received at an RWA conference awhile ago, and then as I completed the next two books, my interest sort of lagged, and I don’t exactly remember why. I lost track of your books, but recently ... more >

August 22, 2012

M/M Lightning Reviews

SunitaB+ Reviews / B- Reviews / C Reviews / C- ReviewsCarina Press / faerie / funny romance / Gay For You / LGBTQIA+ / m/m romance / paranormal romance / Reading lists / Samhain-publishing12 Comments

I read a handful of m/m ARCs over the past month, with varying levels of success. I either DNF’d them or didn’t have enough to say to warrant a full-blown review, so I decided a lightning-review post fit the bill. In no particular order: But My Boyfriend Is by K.A. ... more >

February 19, 2008

REVIEW: Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

JiaBook Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviewsfaerie / Love-Triangle / Mercy-Thompson / Patricia-Briggs / shapeshifters / Urban-Fantasy47 Comments

Dear Ms. Briggs, I’ve been putting off writing this review for some time. As readers, we each have our own preferences and quirks in what we like to read. We also have our personal hot buttons with regards to what we don’t. While I liked the first two-thirds of Iron ... more >

January 3, 2008

REVIEW: Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

JaneA Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Ebooksfaerie / Mercy-Thompson / Patricia-Briggs / shapeshifters32 Comments

Dear Ms. Briggs: My discovery of your novels began with the Hurog series at the recommendation of fellow reviewer and long time friend, Jan. I am ever so grateful to her because your books are subtle treasures. The Mercy Thompson series provides the perfect blend of world building and complex ... more >

November 29, 2007

REVIEW: To Wed a Highland Bride by Sarah Gabriel

JaneBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Categoryfaerie / Scotland1 Comments

Dear Ms. Gabriel: In the 90s there was a small collection of historical romances that mixed in characters having some magic to them. they were sweet romances and the heroines were almost always of that fey, faerie nature. This book evoked some of that same sweet romance with an otherwordly ... more >

May 25, 2007

REVIEW: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

JaneA Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviewsfaerie / Harper-Teen / Young-Adult67 Comments

Dear Ms. Marr: This story probably has one of the best opening scenes I’ve read. Keenan, the Summer King, has wooed countless of girls throughout the centuries, hoping that each is the one who will return Summer to the faeries. The Winter Queen, Keenan’s mother, has been slowly overtaking fairyland ... more >

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