Dear Author

Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view

REVIEW: Reflections in the Nile by J. Suzanne Frank

Book Reviews / F Reviews / / / / / / 19 Comments

After entering an ancient chamber on an archaeological dig, Cloe Kingsley is sent back in time to the year 1452 B.C. to the Egyptian court of Hatshepsut and into the body of a corrupt priestess, where she is now forced to face her new environment and the challenges it holds. ... more >

Janine avatar

What Janine is reading: SFF read in 2019

B Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 6 Comments

Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty A spaceship crew of six clones wake up in a cloning vat missing twenty-five years of memories. Of their much older previous incarnations, five are dead and one is comatose. Additionally, the spaceship has changed course. It quickly becomes apparent that one of the clones ... more >

Janine avatar

Janine’s Best of 2019

A Reviews / A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Lists / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 19 Comments

Recommended Read

I was tempted to make a list of my favorites among the 2019-published books I read this year. In the end I decided to focus on my favorite 2019 reads (first time reads; I didn’t include books I had read / reviewed in prior years) without regard to their year ... more >

REVIEW: The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads / / / / / / 15 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Beth O’Leary, I read your debut contemporary two weeks ago, a book I think many DA readers would like. It’s an epistolary romance called The Flatshare. Tiffy Moore needs to move out of her cheating ex-boyfriend’s apartment, but can’t afford the rent in London. So when she stumbles on ... more >

REVIEW: Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev

B+ Reviews / C Reviews / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / No Comments

Trigger / content warnings: Dear Sonali Dev, As is evident from its title, your recent novel, the start of a series about the Raje family, is a retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. I know what some readers of this review must be thinking: Does the world really need ... more >

Illustrated cover with the title in big pink letters against a pale blue background. In the front right foreground is a curvy black woman and a tall man with long red hair and a grey cat.

REVIEW x 2: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

Book Reviews / DNF Reviews / / / / / / / / / / / / 7 Comments

Content Warning: Dear Talia Hibbert, I’ve heard a lot of buzz about your books. You have many fans and since your new book, Get a Life, Chloe Brown is the first in a brand-new series, it seemed like the best place to see if I could jump on the fan ... more >

Copyright

© Dear Author Media Network, LLC. This basically means you shouldn't copy our content without permission. We are very liberal with our permission. Just ask us!

FTC Disclaimer

We do not purchase all the books we review here. Some we receive from the authors, some we receive from the publisher, and some we receive through a third party service like Net Galley. Some books we purchase ourselves. Login