A 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 >
A 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 >
C+ 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 >
A- 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 >
B 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 >
A 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 >