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February 6, 2023

JOINT REVIEW: Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews

JanineB Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsFantasy / Fantasy Romance / mermaid / shapeshifters / vampires12 Comments

In this brand-new Kate Daniels novella, Kate and Curran have recently relocated to Wilmington and are renovating their new house fortress. Their contractor’s son is a friend of Conlan’s and when Darin, the boy’s teenaged cousin, is kidnapped by a gang called the Red Horn, Conlan lets Kate know. Of ... more >

November 21, 2022

Review: Reforged by Seth Haddon

SiriusB Reviews / Book ReviewsFantasy / Fantasy Romance / m/m fantasy / m/m romance4 Comments

Since time immemorial the warriors of the Paladin Order have harnessed arcane powers to protect their rulers. For Balen, who has given up his chance at love and fought his way to the top of the Paladin Order, there can be no greater honor than to serve his king. But ... more >

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November 9, 2022

REVIEW: Raven Unveiled by Grace Draven

KaetrinBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsFantasy RomanceComments Off on REVIEW: Raven Unveiled by Grace Draven

Note: Some spoilers for Dragon Unleashed follow. Dear Grace Draven, Raven Unveiled is the third book in your Fallen Empire series. It features Siora, a shade-speaker (she can communicate with ghosts) who had a brief role in Phoenix Unbound and a bigger one in Dragon Unleashed, and Gharek of Cabast, ... more >

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August 23, 2022

REVIEW: The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsFantasy / Fantasy Romance / NetGalley / SFF7 Comments

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Dear Megan Bannen, Mercy Birdsall is an undertaker in Bushong, one of the Federated Islands of Cadmus. Hart Ralston is a Tanrian Marshal, tasked with patrolling Tanria (bear with, me I’ll get to it) to kill “drudges”.  If that seems confusing, well, at first, it is, a bit. The story ... more >

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 / LGBTQIAP+ / 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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May 12, 2021

REVIEW: Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

KaetrinA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsFantasy Romance / humour7 Comments

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Dear T. Kingfisher, I recently had the great pleasure of listening to Paladin’s Grace and reading Paladin’s Strength so I immediately went to your (extensive – hooray!) backlist for more goodness with Swordheart. There are similar themes between Swordheart and Paladin’s Strength so I would recommend to readers perhaps taking ... more >

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