A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsAnthology / Fantasy / novellas / Science Fiction / SFF / short stories2 Comments
Dear Mr. Chiang, After seeing Arrival, the movie which is based on your novella, Story of Your Life, I was eager to read the source material and reserved this collection at the library. The novella did not disappoint, and I went on to read the other stories in the collection. ... more >
Book Reviews / Reading ListsChristmas / Contemporary / erotica romance / Movies / novellas / Reading lists / regency era26 Comments
So Sweet by Rebekah Weatherspoon Kayla Davis is out of work and almost out of money when Adler, her roommate and BFF, tells her about an internet dating service that matches attractive women with wealthy men who are willing to help them financially. Though her first instinct is to say ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1950s / Fly Me to the Moon series / Historical / holiday novella / military hero / novella / novellas / pilot1 Comments
Annapolis, Maryland, 1948 Frances Dumfries is the perfect admiral’s daughter. She runs the household, hosts the parties, and never falls for the midshipmen surrounding her. Having fun or putting herself first is definitely not on her schedule. And she doesn’t want anyone—particularly not a man too handsome and kind for ... more >
Letters of Opinionnovellas / Serials / short stories61 Comments
Note: An earlier version of this post ran at Sunita’s personal blog, Vacuous Minx. We thought DA’s readership might be interested in reading and commenting on it here. The first installment in Meljean Brook’s new serialized novel, The Kraken King, was released last week. Brie has an excellent review of it ... more >
A- Reviews / B Reviews Category / C- Reviews / Recommended ReadsCarina Press / Christmas Stories / enemies to lovers / fish-out-of-water / novellas / police / SF20 Comments
When looking around at the holiday offerings this year, I saw this anthology from Carina Press. It was a complete stab in the dark for me as I knew nothing about any of the authors and SF/futuristic usually isn’t my thing. Perhaps having no expectations allowed me to just read ... more >
B Reviews / B- Reviews / C Reviewsnovellas / Reading lists3 Comments
The following are reviews for three novellas written by Thea Harrison, published by Samhain, and set in her Elder Races world. While I understand that men on the cover sell better, the stories are almost all focused on the female characters. Finally, a common thread throughout the three books is ... more >