C- Reviews / D Reviewsdragons / Fantasy / Love-Triangle / mind manipulation / war / YA13 Comments
Dear Ms. Hartman, I loved your debut YA fantasy novel, Seraphina, and even wondered if I’d been too stingy with my B+ grade. So when an ARC of the sequel, Shadow Scale, became available, I immediately requested it. Shadow Scale begins where Seraphina left off. Before the prologue, there’s even ... more >
B- Reviewsangels / demons / Fantasy / Italy / Morocco / Paranormal / reincarnation / war / YA / Young-Adult8 Comments
Readers please note: This review is for the final book in a trilogy and therefore contains spoilers for the first two books. If you are interested in reading this series and prefer not to be spoiled, check out Jia’s review of the first book, Daughter of Smoke and Bone. Dear ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsangels / Guild Hunter series / New York City / Paranormal / POC author / war19 Comments
Dear Ms Singh, When I heard that the sixth book in your Guild Hunter series would be a fourth book about Elena and Raphael, I gave a mental groan. Book three, Archangel’s Consort, made me feel the conflict between this couple was played out. I would rather read Aodhan’s book, ... more >
B Reviews / Recommended Readsalternate-reality / Historical Fantasy / war14 Comments
“Shipwrecked and cast ashore in Japan with no memory of Temeraire or his own experiences as an English aviator, Laurence finds himself tangled in deadly political intrigues that threaten not only his own life but England’s already precarious position in the Far East. Age-old enmities and suspicions have turned ... more >
B Reviews / Recommended Reads18th-century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / American Revolution / Historical / Penguin / war20 Comments
“In the year of 1777 in rural Pennsylvania, Quaker Kate Grey is powerfully drawn to British officer Peter Tremayne. But when Kate’s “Aunt Angela”, a master spy posing as a Quaker, steals his military documents, he is disgraced and run out of town. With the support of Peter’s dissolute cousin, ... more >
Publishing Newsaudio-books / literary critique / war14 Comments
Samsung’s Next Smartphone Could Make Us Soon Forget The iPhone’s Retina Display – Apple’s iPhone 5 isn’t moving as many units as previous iPhones and Apple stock has dropped because of it. Apple’s competitors are cranking up the tech in their upcoming devices. Samsung’s next release has a screen that ... more >