Conversationsanticipated hero/heroine / Cliffhanger / Contemporary romance / Easter eggs / families / Friends / historical romance / m/m / mystery / paranormal romance / sequel / Series / series conclusion / SFR / shared world / standalones / Urban-Fantasy33 Comments
DISCLOSURE: In addition to reviewing for DA, I am a writer of romance manuscripts. I wrote a standalone in the past and my current project is part of a series. -Janine Janine: A while back Rose, who was once a reviewer here at DA, suggested that “series vs. standalones” might ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsmurder mystery / POC author / Series / Sherlock Holmes / Victorian mystery2 Comments
Dear Sherry Thomas: I have been a fan of this series since the first book, even though byzantine plots sometimes confuse me. This book, the sixth in the series, features the highly anticipated meeting, at last, between Charlotte Holmes and notorious baddie Moriarty. There’s a lot going on in this ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsfictional European kingdom / historical mystery / Series / Veronica Speedwell / VictorianNo Comments
Dear Deanna Raybourn: This is book six in your Veronica Speedwell mystery series, set in late Victorian London. Blurb time!: January 1889. As the newest member of the Curiosity Club—an elite society of brilliant, intrepid women—Veronica Speedwell is excited to put her many skills to good use. As she assembles ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsmurder mystery / POC author / Series / Sherlock Holmes / Victorian mystery6 Comments
Disclosure from DA reviewer Janine: Author Sherry Thomas is my friend and critique partner. Jennie, who wrote the review, has no personal relationship with her, however.-Janine Blurb time!: Charlotte Holmes, Lady Sherlock, investigates a puzzling new murder case that implicates Scotland Yard inspector Robert Treadles in the USA Today bestselling ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary romance / hockey / pro athlete / Series / stalkers / trauma / yoga2 Comments
Dear Kelly Jamieson: This is the fourth book in the Wynn Hockey series, a fact I was unaware of when I started reading it. I read the first two books, and when I saw that For the Win was available for review, I snapped it up. It was only after ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews CategoryContemporary / ice hockey / marriage-of-convenience / Series8 Comments
Dear Ms. Jamieson: When I started reading this book, I wondered if I had missed a previous book or two in your new series. Before Chapter 1, there’s an extensive cast-of-characters run-down of the Wynns. Once the book begins, the reader is almost immediately given backstory on the hero’s recent ... more >