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The Devious Dr. Jekyll by Viola Carr

The Devious Dr. Jekyll

SW: This review is from Lara, who so loved The Diabolical Miss Hyde, she couldn’t wait to read the sequel. Because she discovered the series here (yay!) she asked to guest review The Devious Dr. Jekyll for us. Welcome, Lara! After reading Elyse’s review of the first book in Viola Carr’s Electric Empire series, I broke my no-impulse-buying rule and bought The Diabolical Miss Hyde. I loved it. LOVED IT! I soon began a countdown to the … Continue reading The Devious Dr. Jekyll by Viola Carr

Book Review

Beauty and the Rake by Erica Monroe

Beauty and the Rake

A new spring (FINALLY THANK GOD), a new Beauty and Beast book!  Yay! This had so much going for it.  Just barely pre-Victorian/tail end of the Georgian era!  Non-nobles!  Slums!  Delightful references to the Disney animated B&B!  Other references to La Belle et La Bete!  Turning other references on their heads!  An exploration of where the line between “victim” and “survivor” is! This is the second book in Erica Monroe’s Rookery Rogue series (and I … Continue reading Beauty and the Rake by Erica Monroe