B Reviews / Book ReviewsAnthology / Fantasy / Middle East / mystery / POC / short stories / swashbuckler3 Comments
Venture into the time of the Arabian Nights with stalwart Captain Asim and the brilliant Dabir as they hunt an unseen killer that craves only the eyes of his victims, and pursue a dark entity haunting the halls of an opulent mansion. Ride with them on a desperate journey to ... more >
C+ Reviews / C- Reviews / Ebooksangels / demons / Dutton / Penguin / short stories / Urban-Fantasy / werewolves / Witches6 Comments
Dear Ms. Armstrong, Bitten was one of the first urban fantasy novels I read from the current subgenre that sprung up during the last decade. I loved Elena, Clay, and the world you introduced. When you expanded the Otherworld setting beyond the werewolves, I had mixed feelings. I have a ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsbisexual hero / LGBTQ / m/m / m/m/f / mafia / Riptide Publishing / short stories8 Comments
Dear Mr. Voinov, Your Dark Soul series has been a roller-coaster ride for me. It is not a genre romance, even though it has some very romantic moments. It features themes I rarely seek out, including menage, BDSM, and protagonists in organized crime. Purchasing all five volumes is not inexpensive. ... more >
Reading ListsContemporary / Historical Romances / Julie James / Literary fiction / Meredith Duran / non-fiction / short stories / Young-Adult25 Comments
Since last I wrote, I read and reviewed Patricia Gaffney’s Crooked Hearts. Here’s what else I’ve been reading: The Great Famine: Ireland’s Agony 1845-1852 by Ciarán Ó Murchadha: Because apparently one book about innocent people starving to death just wasn’t enough for me. Actually, it wasn’t until I started this ... more >
B+ Reviews / C+ Reviewsactor/actress / BDSM / erotica / m/m romance / New York City / Rachel Haimowitz / Riptide Publishing / short stories12 Comments
Dear Ms. Haimowitz. I’ve been remiss in not reviewing these books. I recommended them in November, but then the end of the semester and the holidays and then the beginning of the semester and and and…caught up with me. But I’ve been dipping into them again and again through the last ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Readsm/m / mafia / non-consensual sex / Riptide Publishing / short stories11 Comments
Dear Mr. Voinov, With the exception of The Lion of Kent, which I enjoyed reading last year but which didn’t stick in my mind, I haven’t read your work (even though I’ve heard many good things about it). Your choice of settings and characters aren’t the type I usually seek ... more >