This review was very, very difficult for me to write. I’ve spent most of the past day wondering if I overreacted or was being too sensitive. Hours later, I’ve come to three conclusions: My feelings are 100% valid. The content is harmful enough that I feel obligated to rant and warn readers about it. One Wicked Winter Night contains racist drivel that should’ve never been cleared for publication. The premise is… you know what, the … Continue reading One Wicked Winter Night by Mary Jo Putney →
Perfectly Charming began as a perfectly serviceable contemporary romance about a woman who goes through a painful divorce from her since-high-school boyfriend in a small Mississippi town, takes some money she inherited from a close friend who died of cervical cancer, and finds herself a contract nurse position in a hospital in Pensacola, Florida, on the beach, far from everyone sticking their well-intentioned but overbearing and pitying noses in her business. I liked the setup, and while … Continue reading Perfectly Charming by Liz Talley →
Every now and again, a book ticks a reader off to such an extent that only one response is satisfying: emailing me about it with rage-filled, growling detail. And so, we have Book Rants. This Rant is from L, who found herself reading a book that gave her much ranty rage. Long-time reader here, first-time e-mailer. I just didn’t have a sympathetic audience available (family visit with three brothers and a dad), and I … Continue reading Book Rant: When Unfortunate Implications Happen to Good Books →
