Reading ListsAlpha & Omega / Laini Taylor / Mary Balogh / Mary-Jo-Putney / Miranda Neville / Nalini-Singh / Patricia-Briggs / Psy-Changeling Series / Rivers of London / The Fallen Angels20 Comments
I was really, really lucky in my choices of reading material in February and early March. Five of the nine books I read between the beginning of February and the first day of spring have been books I would grade at B+ or above, which means that they’re recommended (by ... more >
B Reviewsalternate-reality / Historical Romances / Mary-Jo-Putney / Regency England / Young-Adult17 Comments
Dear Ms. Putney, I have always enjoyed your romances, ever since I started reading romance nigh on six years ago. I particularly enjoyed The Marriage Spell, which was a hybrid of fantasy and regency—a hybrid that very much appealed to me. Although there is a tradition within YA and fantasy ... more >
Letters of OpinionChristina-Dodd / genre critique / Jayne-Ann-Krentz / Mary-Jo-Putney / Reader Opinions109 Comments
Note: I know this is a bit long, but it’s already a drastically shortened version of this argument. Consent at your own risk. When I first started reading Romance, I was stunned by the genre's apparent comfort with sexual force against female characters and uncomfortable with both the contention that ... more >
Publishing NewsMary-Jo-Putney3 Comments
I saw blog hopping today that Mary Jo Putney of the Fallen Angel Series and the Silk Trilogy (one of my favorite historical trilogies) is leaving hardcover and paranormal historicals to concentrate on what made her famous: straight, meaty historicals. I think this is a fabulous move and better yet, ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews19th century / Beauty-and-the-Beast / Christmas Stories / Contemporary / Italy / Mary-Jo-Putney / Regency England2 Comments
Dear Ms. Putney, This collection, published by Jove in 2002, includes one original contemporary Christmas novella and reprints of four of your older novellas from the early 1990s. All but one were new to me when I picked up this book. Here are my opinions of each of the stories: ... more >
Book Reviews / C Reviews Category / C- ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / France / Mary-Jo-Putney / Regency England8 Comments
Dear Ms. Putney, This book has been mentioned as being one of the weakest of this series (the Fallen Angels) and I can see why. I found myself far more interested in Robin and Maggie’s relationship, and for that matter Helene and von Fehrenbach’s relationship, than in seeing Rafe and ... more >