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August 8, 2022

REVIEW: The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviews1920s / colorism / historical paranormal / Jazz Age / Leslye Penelope / magical powers / POC / POC author / supernatural / Urban-Fantasy / Washington DC2 Comments

Dear Leslye Penelope, I saw that your new book, a fantasy novel called The Monsters We Defy, takes place in the milieu of the Black community in 1925 Washington, DC and I thought that sounded interesting and fresh, so when Orbit offered me an ARC, I went for it. It’s ... more >

June 27, 2022

REVIEW: The Forgotten House on the Moor by Jane Lovering

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / Contemporary / First-Person / ghosts / mystery / plus-size heroine / supernatural / Yorkshire3 Comments

Dear Ms. Lovering,  I wasn’t quite sure what to expect after reading the blurb for this book. Yorkshire Moors and some kind of mystery, yes – but ghosts? Hmmm, okay, maybe. I’m still turning over what I think about Alice’s self esteem issues and how often they were mentioned. Plus ... more >

August 25, 2014

REVIEW: Between the Spark and the Burn by April Genevieve Tucholke

JiaB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsestranged family / family relationships / Gothic / Penguin / road trip / supernatural / Young-Adult9 Comments

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Dear Ms. Tucholke, Between the Spark and the Burn is the follow-up to your debut, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, which I read and enjoyed last year. It continues the story of Violet, whose life was rocked when the Redding brothers walked into her life. I won’t ... more >

October 21, 2013

REVIEW: Autumn Bones by Jacqueline Carey

JiaB- Reviewsghosts / Magic / Penguin / supernatural / Urban-Fantasy3 Comments

Dear Ms. Carey, Despite my general disenchantment with urban fantasy, I enjoyed your first foray into the subgenre with Dark Currents. Dark Currents introduced Daisy Johansson, the half-demon daughter of a woman who accidentally summoned a demon with an ouija board as a teenager. I was charmed by the portrayal ... more >

August 19, 2013

REVIEW: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke

JiaB Reviewsestranged family / family relationships / Gothic / supernatural / Young-Adult13 Comments

Dear Ms. Tucholke, I’m a sucker for evocative titles. And if Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea is one thing, it’s evocative. It’s the type of title that overrides any misgivings I may have about mysterious bad boys who come into our heroine’s life. We all know that ... more >

October 5, 2012

REVIEW: Dark Currents by Jacqueline Carey

JiaB Reviewsmurder-investigation / Penguin / supernatural / Urban-Fantasy19 Comments

Dear Ms. Carey, I’m a huge fan of yours. I loved the original Kushiel trilogy and while I thought the succeeding trilogies didn’t quite live up to that beginning, the Phedre novels still rank high among my favorite fantasy novels. Your non-Kushiel novels didn’t hit me the same way but ... more >

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