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March 10, 2022

REVIEW: Daughter of the Sea by Elizabeth J Hobbes

LaylaB Reviews / Book ReviewsEngland / Fantasy / Historical / Paranormal / selkies / shapeshifters3 Comments

On a windswept British coastline the tide bestows an unexpected gift… It was the cry that she first noticed, the plaintive wail that called to her over the crash of winter waves. Wrapped only in a sealskin, the baby girl looks up at Effie and instantly captures her heart. Effie ... more >

December 20, 2021

REVIEW: Daughter of the Sea by Elisabeth J Hobbes

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsEngland / Fantasy / Historical / Late Victorian / selkies / shapeshifters / single father / single mother / Widowed Heroine / working class / Yorkshire9 Comments

On a windswept British coastline the tide bestows an unexpected gift… It was the cry that she first noticed, the plaintive wail that called to her over the crash of winter waves. Wrapped only in a sealskin, the baby girl looks up at Effie and instantly captures her heart. Effie ... more >

February 6, 2014

REVIEW: Flirt by Mina Kelly

WillafulB- Reviewscoming out / England / fisherman / m/m / paranormal romance / selkies4 Comments

Dear Ms. Kelly: I wouldn’t normally start a paranormal series on book 2, but the recurring theme of communication issues intrigued me. (In this mythology, Selkies retain some seal aspects in their human form, and are essentially mute.) And as it turned out, the series is really only connected by ... more >

September 23, 2009

REVIEW: Witch Craft by Caitlin Kittredge

JiaBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews CategoryCaitlin Kittredge / demons / female detectives / selkies / shapeshifters / Urban-Fantasy / witchcraft / Witches2 Comments

Dear Ms. Kittredge, I have a very hard time explaining why I keep reading this series.   As I’ve mentioned in the past, the main character, Luna Wilder, can be really off-putting at times.   On the other hand, it’s very nice to see her maturing and evolving over the course of ... more >

August 14, 2008

REVIEW: Sea Fever by Virginia Kantra

JaneB Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsdemons / selkies / shapeshifters24 Comments

Dear Ms. Kantra: I thought it would be kind of fun to run this review after Jia’s wherein she expresses some, um, discomfort at merpeople as main characters in a romance. While I have not read many books about merpeople, I can say during the ones I have read I ... more >

July 1, 2008

REVIEW: Sea Witch by Virginia Kantra

JaneB Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book ReviewsMaine / romantic-suspense / selkies / shapeshifters16 Comments

Dear Ms. Kantra: Sea Witch is a departure from the paranormals that I prefer. It’s the real world with a paranormal aspect instead of fully developed alternate reality. This type of paranormal is usually not my favorite but really worked in this situation. I’ve not read a lot of Kantra ... more >

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