READERS PLEASE NOTE: This review touches on the topics of depression and suicidal ideation, and in the comment thread below, these topics are elaborated on at length and explicitly, and genocide is also discussed. Janine: Both Jennie and I read an ARC of Nalini Singh’s Shield of Winter at roughly ... more >
Dear Ms. Rice: Yesterday I blogged about probably my favorite Lisa Marie Rice book. Today I bring you my least favorite LMR book (and apparently the only one my blogging partner, Janine, has in her to be read pile). Dangerous Secrets starts out with a superb prologue. There is a ... more >
I met Barry Eisler at RT 2009. I was sure I wasn’t going to like him. I mean, here he was at RT, a male author amongst a cavalcade of women, with his long hair and shiny white teeth. But I actually got to sit down and talk with Barry ... more >
Dear Ms. Janzen: I really liked the first Steele Street stories. One thing, in particular, is that they sounded very modern. Over time, however, because the books are similar to one another, I stopped being impresed by the fresh tone because, well, it wasn’t fresh anymore. And with extended exposure ... more >