Earlier this month, Francesca solved Nancy’s HaBO, wherein she was looking for a fantasy romance featuring a heroine with silver hair. She was most thankful, and ordered it right away. The book turned out to be Passion Moon Rising by Rebecca Brandewyne, and after Nancy found a copy and re-read it, she wanted to share her review with y’all. We are even MORE thankful! So please welcome Nancy, and Passion Moon Rising. Sidenote: I think I might end up using Passion … Continue reading Passion Moon Rising by Rebecca Brandewyne – A Guest Review from Nancy →
Carrie and I both saw The Book of Life his past weekend, and we both had a LOT to say about it, so behold: joint review. Joint Long Ass Review, in fact. Short version: the story is not as strong as the visuals, but this is a wonderfully warm and visually stunning movie and we both recommend it. Sarah: I started this review while basking in the afterglow of having seen it – it’s so beautiful, … Continue reading Movie Review: The Book of Life →
I know I’ve talked about my deep and abiding love for Beauty and the Beast, and the various retellings we’ve had over the years. Some of been good. Some have been bad. This is just an incoherent mess. First, the hero’s name is Erik. The heroine’s name is Kristine. Authors, I beg you. This is not endearing, or clever at this point- this is at least the third book I’ve read that uses the Erik/Christine … Continue reading Beauty’s Beast by Amanda Ashley →
During the Nebula Awards in May, I got to meet and interview Alethea Kontis, who’s fairy tale book, Enchanted, was nominated for the Andre Norton Award. Now the second book in the series, Hero, has been released. It’s a solid, inventive, action-packed fantasy with a great romance built in. Hero is being billed as a “Companion” to Enchanted, and the description suits, because it works just fine as a stand-alone even though it follows the … Continue reading Hero by Alethea Kontis →
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2013 review was written by Molly This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Best Romance Novella category. The summary: Historian Ashlynn Scott is seeking the fabled castle of Sleeping Beauty. But with just one kiss, she finds herself tangled up—and tangled in the sheets!—with a rogue adventurer. She might never want to wake up! And here is Molly's review: I so wanted to love this novella. As a former … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Sleeping with A Beauty by Leslie Kelly →
This RITA® Reader Challenge 2013 review was written by Phyllis. This story was nominated for the RITA® in the Best Romance Novella categories. The summary: He sought a sleeping beautyHistorian Ashlynn Scott is seeking the fabled castle of Sleeping Beauty. But with just one kiss, she finds herself tangled up—and tangled in the sheets!—with a rogue adventurer. She might never want to wake up! And here is Phyllis' review: A handsome, hot guy (named … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: “Sleeping With a Beauty” by Leslie Kelly →
This review was written by Anna Lauder. This story was nominated in the Best First Book and the Best YA Romance category. The summary: Tessa doesn't believe in magic. Or Fate. But there's something weird about the dusty unicorn tapestry she discovers in a box of old books. She finds the creature woven within it compelling and frightening. After the tapestry comes into her possession, Tessa experiences dreams of the past and scenes from a … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Warped by Maurissa Guibord →
This review was written by Lindlee. This story was nominated in the Best First Book and the Best YA Romance category. The summary: Tessa doesn't believe in magic. Or Fate. But there's something weird about the dusty unicorn tapestry she discovers in a box of old books. She finds the creature woven within it compelling and frightening. After the tapestry comes into her possession, Tessa experiences dreams of the past and scenes from a brutal … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Warped by Maurissa Guibord →
This review was written by Sarah Elsewhere. This story was nominated in the Best First Book and the Best YA Romance category. The summary: Tessa doesn't believe in magic. Or Fate. But there's something weird about the dusty unicorn tapestry she discovers in a box of old books. She finds the creature woven within it compelling and frightening. After the tapestry comes into her possession, Tessa experiences dreams of the past and scenes from a … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Warped by Maurissa Guibord →
The Dark Wife was recommended in the thread of f/f romance recommendations, and when I read the summary, I was really curious. Then I started reading the book and before I knew it, I was more than a third of the way into the book, it was nearly midnight, and my brain had no idea where the past two and a half hours had gone. This book swallows you whole. Be wary of picking it … Continue reading The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer →
CarrieS reviewed this book after reading it twice, and her review after the second reading was fascinating: I was looking for books to review and I thought, “Hey! Wild Ride is out on paperback and it’s a new release to the large contingent of people who won’t buy a book until it’s in paperback (me). Also, I haven’t reviewed a fantasy or paranormal in a while. Plus it has great geek cred since it lists … Continue reading Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer - A Guest Review by CarrieS →
