REVIEW: Compromised by Kate Noble

Shannon C.'s review of Compromised by Kate Noble
Historical romance released by Berkeley Sensation 4 Mar 08

This book was fun. I didn't expect I was going to be as engrossed by it as it turned out that I was. It's also that rare kind of book for me that gets better as I contemplate it, hence the A grade it ended up with. There are so many small scenes, great moments, and turns of phrase that I liked that I wanted to spend large sections of this review talking about. As I was running errands today, I found myself thinking about the book, hoping I'd remember to mention one small thing or another. If that's not a sign of a good book, I'm not sure what is. Read more

Review: The Master (Sons of Destiny, Book 3) by Jean Johnson

Shannon C.'s review of The Master: Sons of Destiny, Book 3 by Jean Johnson
Fantasy romance released by Berkeley Sensation 4 Sep 07

I absolutely love the Sons of Destiny series. I've tried to analyze exactly why this is so that I can write a more coherent review than one that simply says, "OMG read this boook! Now!" So far I haven't figured out exactly what it is I love so much about the series except that it works.

You can read my reviews for the first two books in the series here and here.
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Review: Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare

Shannon C.'s review of Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare
Contemporary romantic suspense released by Berkley 1 Apr 08

We've been featuring this book a lot lately here on TGTBTU, with our own Gwen and Alicia giving the book A grades. Then, of course, Ms Clare has stopped by to give us all her real life prison experience. But I hesitated for a long time before deciding to read this book, because Romantic Suspense is one of those genres that I am really iffy about. It can either be really really good, with compelling characters who are caught in hopeless situations where you wonder how in the world they can possibly find a HEA, or it can be really really horrible, with dumb shrieky heroines paired with blandly tough cop types who always do stupid things like go back to their houses alone while a killer lies in wait.

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