A- Reviews / C+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsFantasy / Fantasy Romance / heroine in disguise / hidden identity / look alikes / nobleman / POC / Regency-based world / streetwise heroine / Uncommon Echoes series3 Comments
Dear Ms. Shinn, Recently I’ve been listening to the audiobooks of your Uncommon Echoes series. I’ve reviewed the first in the series, Echo in Onyx, and the following is my review of the second, Echo in Emerald. I’m going to begin by cribbing the description of the series and its ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / 1920s / Fantasy / gods / love story / Mexico / POC / quest / strong heroine17 Comments
Please note: The following review contains some spoilers. Dear Ms. Moreno-Garcia, It was the setting of your new fantasy novel, Gods of Jade and Shadow, that first caught my attention. I had never read a book set in 1920s Mexico before. This one also promised to feature a young woman ... more >
Misc / Publishing News#ownvoices / disability / diversity / Harlequin / indigenous nations / LGBTQA / POC8 Comments
OVERVIEW OF DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM Harlequin’s Romance Includes You Mentorship Initiative Supports Increased Diversity and Inclusion in Romance Publishing Mentorship opportunity aims to find new talent and bring more stories representing diverse and own voices to romance readers Toronto and New York, [July 10, 2019] — Today, Harlequin launched ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdragons / f/f / Fairyland / Fantasy / fiction with strong romantic elements / LGBTQ / Magic / magical powers / Malaysia / POC / Regency England / SFF7 Comments
Dear Ms. Cho, Three and a half years ago, Sunita and I reviewed your first novel, a regency-set fantasy titled Sorcerer to the Crown. I liked it enough to request an ARC of the sequel, The True Queen. I have to admit, though, that I was a little apprehensive because ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews19th century / Caribbean / Florida / Historical / LGBTQ / pirates / POC / shipboard / slaveryNo Comments
Hijacking an Englishman from a brothel is all in a day’s work for Captain Mattie St. Armand. She needs protective coloration, and a naïve (and expendable) white man will keep the eyes of the authorities off her as she smuggles slaves from the Florida Territory to freedom in the Bahamas. ... more >
B ReviewsCult / Fantasy / Fantasy Romance / forced-marriage / India / Magic / POC4 Comments
Dear Ms. Suri, When I was queried by your publisher about reviewing Empire of Sand, your debut and a fantasy novel set in a world inspired by Mughal India, I thought it sounded promising, and I asked for an ARC. Mehr, the heroine of our story, is one of two ... more >