Literary Fiction
Review:Faith Hunter has done it again! Her continued saga of The Jane Yellowrock series is fantastic! It has exciting paranormal characters with alot of action & without any extreme sex scenes. I'm a big fan of her stoies. Read more
Review:It's really hard to find solid female leads. Especially ones that are not perfect. I think one of the things I like best about her books is that her female lead doesn't have to have a strong male lead or a submissive one. The books about her. Read more
Review:Tess Dyer not only waits for spring, she is waiting for much else, in this leisurely novel which explores various aspects of contemporary family and parenthood, love and community. Tess's mood is as bleak, her emotions as frozen as winter in an isolated Maine community, to which she has fled following upon divorce, to try and build something of a new life for herself. There she finds friends - and lovers as well - most of whom have just as many problems as she does. She has not escaped her old l... Read more
Review:After I started reading this book, I began asking myself, "Why did I buy this?" It was violent both physically and psychologically, not at all my kind of reading. I think it was suggested to me in an ad that appeared on my Kindle. Usually, these ads are apropos (based on my buying preferences) and I have discovered some great books by paying attention to the Kindle suggestions. But how I ended up with this book remains a mystery. This frightening and anxiety-provoking novel was just too "ic... Read more
Review:ARC- Copy provided for an honest review
No Spoilers
This story got me in right from the start, I kept getting the feeling that something wasn't right, but I wasn't given any clues as to what it was. This made me want to keep reading to see where all this was leading & what a surprise when the plot all came together. The epilogue was a little worrying, history repeating itself?
This story is well worth reading & I'm looking forward to reading more from this author Read more
Review:Dark Promises doesn't disappoint. I love the disclaimer in the beginning not to fall in love with the villain, because that's exactly that happens. Keir is as self absorbed as they come, but meeting Rowan throws him through a loop. He can't get a handle on the demure vixen, but it's funny to watch him try to play by conventional rules to try to win her affection until he realizes that she's just like him. The chase is on, and the sparks that fly between Keir and Rowan are HOT. I couldn't put thi... Read more
Review:I love adventure or fantasy novels that philosophize without pomp and in ways that induce a eureka reaction, i.e. it better articulates a nebulous or nascent feeling or opinion you've had while entertaining with a fine plot. This one achieves that plus sympathetic characters, deep understanding of culture conflicts and history (another favorite book, though quite different, that fills this void is Lud In the Mist). Mr. Miller should author more-- though I doubt even he wouldn't have trouble hitt... Read more
Review:I have greatly enjoyed Carol Nelson Douglas' books about Irene Adler and Laurie King's books about Mary Russell. Annelie Wendeberg now fills in further details about the strong-minded women who loved and challenged Sherlock Holmes. These are all stories that Dr. Watson unaccountably omitted from his memoirs. Perhaps he was too much of a gentleman to tell a woman's tale. We can only be greatful that these women authors are not such gentlemen.
Wendeberg's stories, and this one in particular... Read more
Review:Maybe I just don't ger Chuck Palahniuk, but after reading two of his books (this one and "Lullaby") I find his style to be boring. Yes, he peppers his stories with unrelentingly disturbing imagery, and he manages to pull together interesing stories that start out well... but in both of these books things tend to peter out toward the end. When you become apathetic (not disgusted or distressed) about the lead character by the middle of the book, something is wrong. I know he carries a ravenous ... Read more
Review:Trust was my least favorite book from this series, not because Jana didn't do a stellar job telling the story, but I couldn't relate to Chloe as a character. I'm sure that people who deal with someone who is afflicted or experience their own anxiety issues can, but that's not me. Boyd was wonderfully patient and almost too perfect, but of course, exactly who you'd want in your life if you suffered like Chloe did. It was a risky write for a new author...bravo Jana. Read more