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The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle, Day One by Patrick Rothfuss
March 9, 2011

REVIEW: The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle, Day One by Patrick Rothfuss

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviewsdemons / Epic / Fantasy Romance / good worldbuilding / Good-Dialogue / good-narration / Magic / musician46 Comments

Dear Mr. Rothfuss, By February I had heard enough people mention how eagerly they were awaiting the sequel to your first novel, 2007's The Name of the Wind, that I was intrigued and decided to pick up the first book in the series. The Name of the Wind begins this ... more >

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves
July 7, 2010

REVIEW: Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves

JanineA ReviewsAfrican American / Contemporary / good characterization / Good-Dialogue / good-narration / interracial-romance / mothers and daughters / Texas / Violence / Young-Adult16 Comments

Dear Ms. Reeves, I was casually perusing the Book Smugglers' blog when I came across this midyear list of their favorite books of 2010 and saw that Ana had given your debut, Bleeding Violet a grade of perfect 10. Since the book's genre (YA with a paranormal flavor) is one ... more >

Mind Games by Carolyn Crane
June 2, 2010

REVIEW: Mind Games by Carolyn Crane

JanineC+ Reviewsalternate-reality / Carolyn Crane / crime / good-description / good-narration / Love-Triangle / psychic powers / Urban-Fantasy25 Comments

PLEASE NOTE: The following review contains a few SPOILERS. If you prefer to avoid spoilers, you might not want to read this review until after you have read the book. Dear Ms. Crane, You've been part of the romance community since at least 2007, and I occasionally lurk on and ... more >

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January 14, 2010

REVIEW: Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews20th century / African American / good-narration / identity / Interracial / louisiana / pilot / POC / POC author / racism / Texas / World War II / Young-Adult30 Comments

Dear Ms. Smith, When I told some friends I was reading your YA novel, Flygirl, and what it was about, one of them directed me to this article at The New York Times. It’s about the awarding of Congressional Gold Medals to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), who provided ... more >

December 15, 2009

REVIEW: Shine, Coconut Moon by Neesha Meminger

JanineB Reviews / B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewsestranged family / family-reunion / First-Person / friends-to-lovers / good-narration / identity / multicultural / racism / Young-Adult7 Comments

Dear Ms. Meminger, On Saturday, September 15, 2001, seventeen-year-old Samar “Sam” Ahluwahlia encounters a man she doesn’t know at the door to the house she and her mother share. The man is wearing a turban, and his presence on her doorstep disturbs Samar. But he turns out to be not ... more >

November 25, 2009

REVIEW: The Birthday Present by Alison Richardson

JanineA Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Ebooks18th-century / class-difference / Erotic-Romance / erotica / First-Person / Germany / good-narration / Harlequin Spice / Scientist12 Comments

Dear Ms. Richardson, I had a blast reading The Birthday Present, the third and final story in your Countess Trilogy. To readers who have not read the earlier stories, but would like to read this one, I have to suggest reading this series in order. Like The Countess’s Client and ... more >

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