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October 31, 2020

REVIEW: Seven of Infinities by Aliette de Bodard

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsclass differences / female friendship / female protagonists / female sexuality / LGBTQA / murder mystery / POC / POC author / Science Fiction / space opera / teacher / thief / VietnamNo Comments

Vân is a scholar from a poor background, eking out a living in the orbitals of the Scattered Pearls Belt as a tutor to a rich family, while hiding the illegal artificial mem-implant she manufactured as a student. Sunless Woods is a mindship and not just any mindship, but a ... more >

October 8, 2020

SPOILERIFIC THREAD: Return of the Thief & the Queen’s Thief Series by Megan Whalen Turner

JanineBook Reviewsgods / Mediterranean setting / Megan-Whalen-Turner / plot twists / romantic-elements / spoilers / thief / YA fantasy101 Comments

A thread for discussing Megan Whalen Turner’s Queen’s Thief series with spoilers included. All your thoughts are welcome. For those readers who prefer spoiler-free reviews and discussions, reviews of the earlier books can be found below: The Thief The Queen of Attolia The King of Attolia A Conspiracy of Kings ... more >

October 8, 2020

JOINT REVIEW: Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

JanineA Reviews / A- Reviews / Recommended Readsbetrayal / disability / guardian / ward / joint review / Mediterranean setting / Recommended Read / thief / war / YA fantasy / Young-Adult9 Comments

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Trigger warning: READERS PLEASE NOTE: The following review contains MASSIVE spoilers for the earlier five books in Megan Whalen Turner’s Thief series and this is one series where spoilers should be avoided at all costs. Seriously, don’t even read the blurbs for the later books. If you’d like to try ... more >

October 7, 2020

INTERVIEW: Megan Whalen Turner is Back, and So is Eugenides

JanineInterviewsgods / Mediterranean setting / Megan-Whalen-Turner / myth / romantic-elements / thief / YA fantasy5 Comments

Readers please note: the following interview contains SPOILERS for books 1-3 in Megan Whalen Turner’s Queen’s Thief series. As I mentioned the last time I interviewed Megan Whalen Turner, her Queen’s Thief series is one of my favorite YA series, novels filled with high-stakes intrigue and deception, loyal friendships, dangerous ... more >

May 13, 2020

JOINT REVIEW: Shorefall by Robert Jackson Bennett

JanineBook Reviews / C Reviews / C+ Reviewsdiversity / f/f / Fantasy / friendship / heist / joint review / Magic / POC / resurrection / thief6 Comments

Janine: Since Sirius and I both enjoyed Foundryside, Robert Jackson Bennett’s first novel in his Founders Trilogy, we decided to review the sequel, Shorefall, together. Here is the novel’s blurb: The upstart firm Foundryside is struggling to make it. Orso Igancio and his star employee, former thief Sancia Grado, are ... more >

January 8, 2020

REVIEW: How to Shield An Assassin (Unholy Trifecta #1) by A.J.Sherwood

SiriusBook Reviews / C ReviewsAssassin / m/m romance / Suspense / thief2 Comments

It’s not stealing if you’re stealing it back…. Ari had a game plan for life. Shoot people. Get money. Hang out with fellow criminal friends. He saw absolutely no reason to change that plan until one dark night in Memphis, when a little girl reached out to him with pocket ... more >

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