Interviewsgods / Mediterranean setting / Megan-Whalen-Turner / myth / romantic-elements / YA fantasy / Young-Adult20 Comments
Megan Whalen Turner’s Queen’s Thief series is one of my favorite YA series, novels filled with high-stakes intrigue and deception, loyal friendships, dangerous missions, and a couple of touching romantic relationships, too. Their author has won several accolades, including an LA Times Book Award, a Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor, a ... more >
A- Reviews / B Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews / Reading ListsAtlanta / Kate Daniels world / Magic / romantic-elements / shapeshifters / Urban-Fantasy / vampires26 Comments
A couple of weeks ago I blogged about my Kate Daniels reading streak, which I continue to chronicle here. SPOILERS AHEAD (But please try not to reveal too much about the books I haven’t yet read): Magic Tests by Ilona Andrews This short story, found in the anthology An ... more >
Reading ListsAtlanta / Kate Daniels world / Magic / romantic-elements / shapeshifters / Urban-Fantasy / vampires33 Comments
Warning: As this post deals with older books I consider spoilers fair game. Recently I caught a bad cold and, since I was laid up in bed with little to do but read, I used this opportunity to catch up on the Kate Daniels series. I had previously read only ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary romance / Post WWII / ranch / romantic-elements8 Comments
Dear Readers: I was a huge fan of the late Helen MacInnes back in the day, and when Liz Mc2 blogged recently about Friends and Lovers, it made me think of MacInnes’ other non-espionage novel. I downloaded a sample and was instantly hooked. I hadn’t remembered nearly as much as I thought ... more >
B+ Reviewsalternate universe / mystery / romantic-elements / Sherlocke Holmes8 Comments
Dear Ms. Holloway: Whoever wrote the blurb copy for this book totally was aiming for me: Evelina Cooper, The Niece of the Great Sherlock Holmes is poised to enjoy her first Season…But there’s a murder to deal with, not to mention missing automatons, a sorcerer and a talking mouse. Though ... more >
B- Reviewsghosts / mystery / Nineteenth Century / romantic-elements / Scotland Yard8 Comments
Dear Ms. St. James: I didn’t read, although I always intended to, your first book The Haunting of Maddy Clare. Janine included it in a reading roundup. Janine commented that one of the stand out parts of the book was how atmospheric it is. I found the same to be ... more >