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May 21, 2012

REVIEW: Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsLondon / Magic / POC / police procedural / Recommended Reads / Rivers of London / Urban-Fantasy20 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Mr. Aaronovitch, Back in March, I read and reviewed your terrific debut, Midnight Riot (Rivers of London in the UK), an urban fantasy/police procedural narrated by an endearing London police constable named Peter Grant. Peter is a new recruit in a secret (and very small) department of the London ... more >

July 11, 2011

REVIEW: Cat’s Tale: A Fairy Tale Retold by Bettie Sharpe

JennieB+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviewscats / Fairy-Tales / Magic14 Comments

Dear Ms. Sharpe, I was a big fan of your previous reworking of the story of Cinderella, Ember, so when I heard you had another novella out based on a fairy tale, I was intrigued. I was slightly dismayed to discover that Cat’s Tale was based on Puss in Boots, ... more >

April 8, 2011

REVIEW: Con & Conjure by Lisa Shearin

B Reviews / B- Reviewselves / Magic / Urban-Fantasy5 Comments

Dear Ms. Shearin, I’ve been looking forward to ‘Con & Conjure’ the next installment of your Raine Benares series since shortly after finishing your last book, ‘Bewitched & Betrayed’ and I’m glad to say I wasn’t disappointed. Our heroine Raine Benares, still linked to the soul eating Saghred which gives ... more >

March 9, 2011

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

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / Book 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 >

September 30, 2010

REVIEW: Masques by Patricia Briggs

JennieBook Reviews / C ReviewsFantasy Romance / Magic / shapeshifters / wizards / zombies12 Comments

Dear Ms. Briggs, I got drawn into your Alpha and Omega series after reading the first story, a short story by the same name, in the anthology On the Prowl. I actually read the story at the urging of Janine; on my own I would likely not have picked up ... more >

September 27, 2010

REVIEW: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews

JanineB+ Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / alternate-reality / changeling / family relationships / Magic / Romance / Urban-Fantasy / Witches / wolf18 Comments

Dear Mr. & Ms. Andrews, The changeling William Wolf was introduced to readers in your earlier book, On the Edge. On your website, Mr. Andrews states in that book, William "lost Rose to Declan and did not save the day. This book [Bayou Moon] was his chance to be a ... more >

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