B+ Reviews / C Reviewsclass-difference / Fantasy Romance / Magic / Royalty / Sharon-Shinn / Twelve-Houses / war13 Comments
Dear Ms. Shinn, I was tired, crabby, and busily packing for a trip when the ARC of Reader and Raelynx arrived on my doorstep. Minutes later, I gleefully sent off an email to my fellow Dear Author reviewers, quoting the little note that said “Sharon Shinn said you would be ... more >
Letters of OpinionCL-Wilson / Linnea-Sinclair / Recommended Reads / Sharon-Shinn / Tara-Janzen13 Comments
Reader and Raelynx is the fourth novel in Sharon Shinn’s Twelve Houses series. Although published as fantasy, the books all contain romantic storylines that take center stage. The series is set in Gillengaria, a kingdom where mystics (those people who have magical abilities) are frequently persecuted by those who fear ... more >
Interviewsfirst-sale / Sharon-Shinn21 Comments
Sharon Shinn is one of our favorite authors here at Dear Author. Given the diversity of our tastes, its amazing that we can come to any agreement but the consensus at Dear Author is that there is magic in Shinn’s pen. This month you can sample a young adult book, ... more >
B+ Reviewscoming-of-age / Fantasy Romance / friends-to-lovers / good-description / Love-Triangle / romantic / Sharon-Shinn / Young-Adult18 Comments
Dear Ms. Shinn, You’ve written some of my favorite romances (Yes, I know that they are published in the SF/Fantasy and YA genres, but I consider many of your books romances). General Winston’s Daughter, your latest YA fantasy novel, may not be my most cherished among your works but it’s ... more >
A Review Category / A Reviews / Book ReviewsMagic / shapeshifters / Sharon-Shinn19 Comments
Dear Ms. Shinn, This book was so good that after finishing it I kept saying to myself, "This book was so good! This book was so good!" I sat down at my computer to write this letter and like an inarticulate idiot, all I could think to say was "This ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsmystery / Sharon-Shinn5 Comments
Dear Ms Shinn, I hadn’t known, or perhaps I’d just forgotten, that this book was a police procedural murder mystery. I did know that it involved priestesses so expected some religious element but I had not expected to be blown away by how wonderfully you would work that into the ... more >