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January 13, 2023

Janine’s Best of 2022

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsContemporary romance / immigrants / LGBTQIAP+ / Literary fiction / m/f romance / PNR / POC / Retelling / Science Fiction / UF / Urban-Fantasy / YA fantasy / YA historical22 Comments

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2022 was a challenging year for me when it came to reading. The DNFs were frequent but at least I got through my reading list faster because of them, and yay, ended up with a full ten books to include here. In order of how much I liked them, here ... more >

October 24, 2022

INTERVIEW: Nalini Singh on Archangel’s Resurrection, Her Series, and Her Love of Books

JanineInterviewsbook plots / category romance / Contemporary / Guild Hunter series / Hard Play series / Nalini-Singh / PNR / productivity / Psy-Changeling Series / Psy-Changeling Trinity Series / recommendations / SFF / Suspense / world building / writing routines20 Comments

I’ve been reading Nalini Singh’s riveting books for sixteen years, and am a big fan of several of them. She has published a lot of novels across a variety of genres, with a remarkable degree of consistency. In this interview, we talk about these topics and more (including my recent ... more >

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August 23, 2022

REVIEW: Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews

KaetrinB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsHidden Legacy / Magic / NetGalley / PNR / SFF / UF4 Comments

CW: violence, gore Dear Ilona Andrews, Ruby Fever is the culmination not just of Catalina and Alessandro’s romantic arc but also, at least for now, of the Hidden Legacy series. I gather from your blog (and from the very end of this book) that you do have plans for Arabella ... more >

May 27, 2022

REVIEW: From Bad to Cursed by Lana Harper

LaylaA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscontemporary fantasy / enemies to lovers / family feuds / family relationships / interracial-romance / Magic / PNR / POC / Thistle Grove Series / witch / Witches8 Comments

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Wild child Isidora Avramov is a thrill chaser, adept demon summoner, and—despite the whole sexy-evil-sorceress vibe—also a cuddly animal lover. When she’s not designing costumes and new storylines for the Arcane Emporium’s haunted house, Issa’s nursing a secret, conflicted dream of ditching her family’s witchy business to become an indie ... more >

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December 14, 2021

JOINT REVIEW: House on Fire by Jenn Burke

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviewsbisexual / joint review / m/m romance / NetGalley / PNR / POC / queer5 Comments

He’s done fighting his attraction to the sexy vampire… To say former firefighter Colin Zhang is struggling to accept his new life would be a vast understatement. He’s bound to a vampire he didn’t choose, living in a house filled with creatures better left to the imagination—there’s a lot to ... more >

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October 12, 2021

REVIEW: The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller

KaetrinB Reviews / Book Reviewsballet / ghosts / Historical / Paris / PNR5 Comments

Dear Diana Biller, Last year, your debut book, The Widow of Rose House was on my top reads list so I was excited to read your latest, which again features the eccentric Moore family – this time focusing on Benedict – Ben – the second son. I should have realised ... more >

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