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 >
Dear Ms. Shinn, All three novels in your Uncommon Echoes series take place in the Kingdom of the Seven Jewels, where members of the nobility are gifted by the triple goddess with echoes.The echoes are silent doppelgangers who exist in a trance-like state, mirror the actions of their “originals” and ... more >
Janine: Wherein Sirius and I discuss the latest Hidden Legacy novel. Let’s jump right. In a world where magic is the key to power and wealth, Catalina Baylor is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, and the Head of her House. Catalina has always been afraid to use ... more >
Dear Ms. Shinn, When you offered me review copies of three new audiobooks in your Uncommon Echoes series of fantasy novels, I wasn’t sure if I could get to reviewing them in time or even at all, but you suggested that I take them anyway. I’m glad you did because ... more >
Cloister Witte is a man with a dark past and a cute dog. He’s happy to talk about the dog all day, but after growing up in the shadow of a missing brother, a deadbeat dad, and a criminal stepfather, he’d rather leave the past back in Montana. These days ... more >
Since Sirius and I are both big fans of this series, we decided to review book three together. -Janine Janine: Wildfire, the third book in Ilona Andrews’ Hidden Legacy series, begins shortly after the ending of White Hot. On her abrupt return from her romantic getaway with Rogan to inform ... more >