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REVIEW: Airs and Graces by Toby Bishop

B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviews11 Comments

Dear Ms. Bishop, I have two confessions to make. First, I haven’t read the first novel in your Horsemistress trilogy. This is one of the major criticisms of the fantasy genre. Most books are part of a trilogy or series, and many times you can’t read them out of order ... more >

REVIEW: Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson

Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ Reviews / / / / / 28 Comments

Dear Ms. Wilson, Lord of the Fading Lands first came to my attention when my blogging partner, Jane, sent all her co-bloggers an excited email after reading an ARC of the book back in the summertime. Soon afterward, Jane blogged about the book and since then, others have fallen in ... more >

REVIEW: Knights of the Round Table – Gawain by Gwen Rowley

B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / 4 Comments

Dear Ms Rowley, While I enjoy medieval set novels, they have the capacity to really push my bad buttons. Too often authors go for that period feel by randomly tossing in faux medieval dialogue, doing haphazard research and making the hero nothing but an angst filled bastard. Literally. And when ... more >

REVIEW: Blood Magic by Matthew Cook

B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / 15 Comments

Dear Mr. Cook, I’ve always thought the Juno covers were lovely and eye-catching, and the cover for this book is no exception. Timothy Lantz did an excellent job capturing the dark and moody tone of a story that is one-half sword and sorcery tale and one-half grim horror. From what ... more >

REVIEW: Lady of Light and Shadow by C.L. Wilson

A Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / 13 Comments

Dear Ms. Wilson: I see how you are and I can’t say I like it very much. Do you honestly think it is fair to write compelling stories without a resolution and then expect a reader to wait an entire year for the next installation? Lord of the Fading Lands ... more >

DUELING REVIEW: Reader and Raelynx by Sharon Shinn

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Dear Ms. Shinn, I was tired, crabby, and busily packing for a trip when the ARC of Reader and Raelynx arrived on my doorstep. Minutes later, I gleefully sent off an email to my fellow Dear Author reviewers, quoting the little note that said “Sharon Shinn said you would be ... more >

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