Title: Kushiel’s Dart Author: Jacqueline Carey Review number: 27 Genre: Fantasy Stand alone/series: first in a series of books – so far there are six. Summary: Amazon.UK says A massive fantasy tale about the violent death of an old…
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Upcoming release: My Lord and Spymaster
Will you have a look at this! The cover for the upcoming Joanna Bourne’s book, My Lord and Spymaster is out and it is very very nice!!!! I loved The Spymaster’s Lady and can’t wait for this one! ETA:…
Title: Demon Angel Author: Meljean Brook Review number: 26 Genre: Paranormal Romance Stand alone/series: First full novel in the Guardians series. Summary: For two thousand years, Lilith wrought vengeance upon the evil and the damned, gathering souls for her…
Title: Peter Pan in Scarlet Author: Geraldine McCaughrean Review number: 25 Genre: Fantasy Stand alone/ series: sequel to Peter Pan, by JM Barrie Summary: Neverland is calling again…Something is wrong in Neverland. Dreams are leaking out-strangely real dreams, of…
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A Place I know
Last Saturday I went to London with a friend to spend the day. As we were strolling on one of my favorite streets – Charing Cross Road, the one with loads of interesting bookshops, we walked past Murder One,…
This week’s question: Which villain do you love to hate? The Joker – Archenemy of Batman. A violent sociopath and a trickster. Agent Smith – an agent of the Matrix, out to get Neo. Darth Vader – One of…
Title: The Pretender Author: Celeste Bradley Review number: 23 Genre: Romance/Regency Stand alone/series: Book one of Liar’s Club series Summary: SHE HAD A SECRET SHE’D DO ANYTHING TO HIDE.Agatha Cunnington, headstrong beauty from the country, has come to London…
Title: Beauty: a retelling of the story of Beauty and the Beast Author: Robin McKinley Review number: 24 Genre: Fantasy, fairy tale Stand alone/series: stand alone Summary: When the family business collapses, Beauty and her two sisters are forced…
This Episode’s Unearthings: two favorites of mine, a book and a movie with paranormal elements. The movie, Always: This is a beautiful love tale of love lost and found again directed by no other than the Great Steven Spielberg.…
Title: A Summer to Remember Author: Mary Balogh Review number: 22 Genre: Romance/ regency Stand Alone/ series: It can be read as stand alone novel but a few characters come from other novels by the same author. Lauren, the…
Title: Lady of Light and Shadows Author: CL Wilson Review number: 21 Genre: Romance/ Fantasy Stand alone/series: Book two of Tairen Soul series Summary: Since her earliest memories, Ellysetta Baristani has feared magic, even as she has been inexorably…
Welcome to another Chat with an Author, this time with Julie Garwood. Julie Garwood is a best-seller writer of romance novels having sold more than 30 million copies. Her first romance novel, Gentle Warrior was published in 1985 and…
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Book of the Month: Lord of the Fading Lands
Each month Thea and I choose one book that we both review. Last month’s was The Time Traveler’s Wife and we read it because it was the choice of our book club. This month, we chose to read Lord…
I am an emotional reader. I love to read. Which probably sounds like the most obvious thing in the world since I share a blog about book reviews but really, I LOVE to read.I love the act of reading.…
Title: Honor’s Splendour Author: Julie Garwood Review number: 19 Genre: Romance / Medieval Stand alone or series: Stand alone Summary: In the feuding English court, gentle Lady Madelyne suffered the cruel whims of her ruthless brother, Baron Louddon. Then,…
Title: My Lady Notorious Author: Jo Beverley Review number: 18 Genre: Romance/ Historical (Georgian) Stand Alone or series: first of a series of books featuring the Malloren Sibblings Summary From Jo Beverley’s website: To save her sister, Lady Chastity…
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Movie review: Two Days in Paris
I recently watched this on DVD having missed it on the cinema. Writen and directed by Julie Delphy (of Before Sunset and Before Sunrise fame) who also plays the lead character Marion, Two Days in Paris is a bittersweet…
Title: Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night Author: Kresley Cole Review number: 17 Genre: Romance/paranormal Stand alone or series: Book three of Immortals After Dark series Summary: Her breathless kiss haunts him…Bowen MacRieve of the Lykae clan was nearly…
Title: No Rest for the Wicked Author: Kresley Cole Review number: 16 Genre: Romance/Paranormal Stand alone or series: book 3 on the Immortals After Dark series Summary: From Amazon.com A soldier weary of life . . .Centuries ago, Sebastian…
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Happy Sunday!
Wuthering Heights is one of my favourite books of all times. I read it when I was 15 and the story captured my imagination. This is probably when I fell in love with the brooding, dark, type of character…
Title: Wild Author: Jill Barnett Review number: 15 Genre: Romance/Medieval Stand alone or series: Part of a three book series set on Medieval England: Wonderful, Wild and Wicked. Summary: Shunned by superstitious villagers, Teleri of the Woods learned early…
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
I hoped to present you with a wonderful review of a heartwarming romance but am sad to report that the one I have now turned out to be a recrap. Or maybe a rerant? (Testing some new words here,…
Title: One Night for Love Author: Mary BaloghReview Number: 14 Genre: Romance/ Historical Stand alone or series: It is part a of series of books evolving around the same family/friends. This one being the first one can be read…
Title: Wonderful Author: Jill Barnett Review number: 13 Genre: Romance / Medieval Stand alone or series: This is a trilogy set in medieval times: Wonderful, Wild and Wicked. Each has a different knight as a protagonist – First is…
This episode’s unearthings: About a Boy, the book and the movie. About a Boy by Nick Hornby Nick Hornby is a great novelist who excels at writing about our moderns days; About the struggles to find oneself in this…