B- Reviews / C+ Reviewscareers / Contemporary / corporate recruiter / family relationships / home improvement / Scientist / Virginia2 Comments
Dear Ms. Clayborn, Your Chance of a Lifetime series, about three women who split lottery winnings from a single ticket, came to my attention recently. I purchased your debut, Beginner’s Luck, after a reader in my Goodreads timeline raved about its sequel. Beginner’s Luck is the story of Ekaterina “Kit” ... more >
C ReviewsCarina Press / first person present tense / Love-Triangle / mystery/suspense / New Adult / Virginia2 Comments
Dear Ms. Sinead, Your debut novel, Heartsick, falls into that category of new adult novels that pushes beyond the college-set contemporary romance glut the category’s fallen into. It still has the classic elements, complete with a love triangle, but it adds a mystery component and maybe a whiff of the apocalyptic. ... more >
B Reviewsclass / friendship / Love-Triangle / Small-Town / Urban-Fantasy / Virginia / Young-Adult7 Comments
Note: I’m attempting to be vague on plot details to avoid spoilers for both this book and The Raven Boys, however I strongly recommend they be read in order. Dear Ms. Stiefvater: Those who have read the young adult urban fantasy The Raven Boys, know that it ends on a ... more >
B- Reviews / F Reviewsenemies to lovers / Harlequin Historical / Virginia / War / Military4 Comments
Dear Ms. Schaller, When I was looking at the Harlequin Historicals for this past April, this cover seemed familiar to me. The generic blurb rang vague bells. Looking back through my reading list, I discovered why. It was first published in 2004 and I had read it then. Curious to ... more >
B- Reviews / C+ ReviewsCarina Press / friends-to-lovers / medical romance / Virginia13 Comments
Dear Ms. Kelley: My feelings at the end of this book were ambivalent. I liked a lot of it, but there were significant parts of the story that gave me pause. Sebastian and Charlie have been best friends for six years. They’ve seen each other through some difficult times and ... more >
C+ ReviewsContemporary / HQN / vacation romance / Virginia17 Comments
Dear Ms. Dahl: Having really enjoyed your contemporary Romances set in Tumble Creek, I was nevertheless looking forward to the change of scene in Crazy for Love. Like my favorite contemporaries, Crazy for Love has smart dialogue, witty prose, and complicated characters. However, I was not ultimately crazy in love ... more >