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September 29, 2020

REVIEW: Burning Roses by S. L. Huang

JayneB- Reviews / Book ReviewsAsian characters / Chinese literature / dysfunctional family / fairy tale retelling / family relationships / Latina / lesbian / LGBTQA / mythology / older MCs / POC / POC author / self discovery / transgender characterNo Comments

Rosa, also known as Red Riding Hood, is done with wolves and woods. Hou Yi the Archer is tired, and knows she’s past her prime. They would both rather just be retired, but that’s not what the world has ready for them. When deadly sunbirds begin to ravage the countryside, ... more >

July 31, 2019

REVIEW: Dancer of the Nile (The Gods of Egypt) by Veronica Scott

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / Historical / Historical Fantasy / historical paranormal / military hero / mythology / road-romance / The Gods of EgyptNo Comments

Egypt, 1500 BCE: Nima’s beauty and skill as a dancer leads an infatuated enemy to kidnap her after destroying an Egyptian border town. However, she’s not the only hostage in the enemy camp: Kamin, an Egyptian soldier on a secret mission for Pharaoh, has been taken as well. Working together ... more >

September 26, 2016

REVIEW: Warrior of the Nile (The Gods of Egypt Book 2) by Veronica Scott

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / Historical / Historical Fantasy / historical paranormal / mythology / The Gods of EgyptComments Off on REVIEW: Warrior of the Nile (The Gods of Egypt Book 2) by Veronica Scott

Egypt, 1500 BC Lady Tiya is bound to the service of the goddess Nephthys, who plans to sacrifice Tiya’s body to protect Egypt from an ancient terror. She embarks to meet her grim fate alone but for the hardened warrior Khenet, who is fated to die at her side. Tiya’s ... more >

June 23, 2016

REVIEW: Ghost of the Nile (The Gods of Egypt) by Veronica Scott

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / Ghost / Historical / historical paranormal / mythology / Paranormal / Soldier / The Gods of Egypt2 Comments

1550 BCE Betrayed, murdered, and buried without proper ceremony, Egyptian warrior Periseneb is doomed to roam the gray deserts of the dead as a ghost for all eternity. But then the goddess of truth offers him a bargain: return to the world of the living as her champion for 30 ... more >

December 3, 2015

GUEST REVIEW: The Land of the Beautiful Dead by R. Lee Smith

Guest ReviewerA ReviewsFantasy / mythology / Villain30 Comments

Dear R. Lee Smith: Disclaimer- I am a huge fangirl of your work. HUGE. The enormity of which is as unfathomable as the depths of the Marianas Trench. I routinely reread both The Last Hour of Gann and Heat. If someone mentions you on Twitter I’m like a hound catching ... more >

September 16, 2015

Repetition and novelty in Twilight and its fan fictions

JanetLetters of Opinionarchetypes / Beauty-and-the-Beast / Dracula / Fifty Shades of Grey / Frankenstein / genre critique / mythology / Transcendence / tropes / Twilight / vampires12 Comments

The idea for this essay started with a question: what is it about Twilight and its derivations, especially Fifty Shades of Grey and Transcendence, that allow these variations to represent “fresh” and “new” in the retelling? I’m not interested in whether these books are good or bad, nor am I ... more >

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