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REVIEW: Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri

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Dear Ms. Suri, When I was queried by your publisher about reviewing Empire of Sand, your debut and a fantasy novel set in a world inspired by Mughal India, I thought it sounded promising, and I asked for an ARC. Mehr, the heroine of our story, is one of two ... more >

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REVIEW: Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven

B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads / / 4 Comments

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Dear Grace Draven, I was so excited you had a new fantasy romance book coming out (and the start of a series too!). I pre-ordered it and have been waiting desperately to read it ever since I did so. Phoenix Unbound is the first book in a trilogy which, if ... more >

REVIEW: The Sea King by CL Wilson

A- Reviews / Recommended Reads / / 8 Comments

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Trigger warning: Sexual violence Dear CL Wilson, I listened to the first book in your Weathermages of Mystral series (The Winter King) and have been waiting with bated breath for this book ever since. When I opened it on my reader and saw the page count was 500 I was ... more >

REVIEW: Wardance by Elizabeth Vaughan

Book Reviews / C Reviews / / 4 Comments

Dear Elizabeth Vaughan, I was so excited to see Wardance was coming out, I begged Jane to get me a review copy. I loved the Warprize series and it’s been a long time between drinks – I read the previous books all at once in 2011. Ultimately, that was my ... more >

REVIEW: One Fell Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles #3) by Ilona Andrews

B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads / 16 Comments

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Dina DeMille may run the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, but she caters to a very particular kind of guest… the kind that no one on Earth is supposed to know about. Guests like a former intergalactic tyrant with an impressive bounty on her head, the Lord ... more >

REVIEW: A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

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Dear Amanda Bouchet, I’d heard good things about this, your debut book. Having seen it was the first in a series, I tweeted you and you kindly responded to let me know that while there are no cliffhangers, the romantic and fantasy story arcs are incomplete in A Promise of ... more >

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