REVIEW: Fire Princes’ Bride by Rebecca Airies

August 22, 2008

Book CoverShannon C.'s review of Fire Princes' Bride by Rebecca Airies
Fantasy erotic romance released by Ellora's Cave 25 Jun 08

Fire Princes' Bride had a blurb that compelled me, and was a bit of an experiment on my part. It's obviously part of a series, and I know that I need to get over my compulsive urge to read everything exactly in order, so I picked this book up hoping the conflict would be entertaining and hoping I could follow along without having read prior books. It turns out that I could, although 'entertaining' is not precisely the word I would use to describe this book. Read more

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QQ REVIEW: Sundays at Tiffany’s by Patterson and Charbonnet

August 16, 2008

Book CoverConnie's Quick Quack review of Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
Contemporary fantasy romance hardcover released by Little, Brown 28 Apr 08

Jane Margaux grew up as a lonely single daughter of a Broadway producer.  She really only saw her mother on Sundays when they went to Tiffany's together. She was never the "beautiful daughter" everyone expected her mother to have and was a little on the chubby side. Jane had an invisible friend named Michael who kept her company and got her through the lonely years until her ninth birthday and then he had to leave her to go to help some other lonely child.  Read more

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REVIEW: The Ankh of Isis by Christine Norris

August 5, 2008

Book CoverLiviania's review of The Ankh of Isis (Library of Athena, Book 2) by Christine Norris
YA fantasy adventure eBook released by Samhain 8 Jul 08

There are many books it would be fun to enter and explore, to be able to interact with favorite characters and experience events first hand. Of course, it would be fun in an abstract sense. No worries of how to get back out of the book or getting injured in the story. Megan Montgomery's library of enchanted books is a duty. She protects their contents from those who would use the artifacts they contain. Read more

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Review: The Queen’s Bastard by C. E. Murphy

June 28, 2008

Book CoverShannon C.'s review of The Queen's Bastard (Inheritor's Cycle, Book 1) by C.E. Murphy
Historic fantasy released by Del Rey 29 Apr 08

C.E. Murphy, whose urban fantasy is, I'm told, very good, certainly has a gift for storytelling. Her narrative voice is smooth, and the prose is lovely without extending that extra notch into purple, and I found the book engaging. Unfortunately, I feel as if I've read this story before.
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REVIEW: Sundays at Tiffany’s by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet

June 24, 2008

Book CoverGwen's review of Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
Contemporary fantasy romance released hardcover by Little, Brown 28 Apr 08

This little book was hanging around in a pile that I got from Sybil a while back. I wasn't all that interested in it, if only because I've never had luck when a favorite author ventures away from what I like about them. Patterson is one of my favorite non-romance authors (LOVE the Alex Cross novels, LOVE the Women's Murder Club books, and I even love his YA book, Maximum Ride) and here's he's tried a romance? Oh no, I thought, he's going to ruin it for me. Now I'll never be able to read him again. Well... Read more

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REVIEW: Through the Veil by Shiloh Walker

June 2, 2008

Through the Veil by Shiloh WalkerShannon C.'s review of Through the Veil by Shiloh Walker
Fantasy romance released by Berkley Sensation 3 Jun 08

I like Shiloh Walker. She seems to be one of the most together people out there in romancelandia, and, what's even better for me as a reader, she is one of those authors I can turn to for a nice comfort read. I may not love all her books, but I can count on her to tell me a fun story with engaging characters that I will be rooting for. Plus, well, she gave me an e-ARC, for which she is automatically due kudos and cookies.

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Pile O’ Books - REVIEWS: Six degrees of romance

May 28, 2008

GwenI figured that if I wait until I have time to do full reviews of these six books, airborne porcine would be commonplace. So I decided to just do it - write a bunch of quick hits. These are all over the place as far as genre and release dates, so bear with me. Below are short reviews for:

~ A Lick of Frost (Meredith Gentry, Book 6) by Laurell K. Hamilton - fantasy fiction

~ The Kiss by Sophia Nash - regency historical romance

~ The Last Warrior by Karen Kay - American west historical romance

~ Creation in Death by J.D. Robb - Furturistic thriller

~ How to Propose to a Prince (The Royle Sisters, Book 3) by Kathryn Caskie - regency historical romance

~ Midnight Rising (The Midnight Breed, Book 4) by Lara Adrian - contemporary paranormal romance

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REVIEW: What Do You Say to a Naked Elf by Cheryl Sterling

May 18, 2008

Book CoverShannon C.'s review of What Do You Say to a Naked Elf by Cheryl Sterling
Fantasy romance released by Love Spell 1 Jan 05

I've wanted to read this book for years. It got the Shannon's Mom stamp of approval, which automatically meant I had to read this book, if only to prove to myself that Mom still has good taste. Plus, this book features a premise I like--Earth girl goes to fairyland, has wacky adventures, and finds love.

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Review: Eyes of Fire by C.J. England

May 9, 2008

Eyes of Fire by C.J. EnglandShannon C.'s review of Eyes of Fire (Mylari Chronicles, Book 1) by C.J. England
Fantasy romance eBook released by Samhain Publishing 2 May 08

I love a good fantasy romance. And I have mentioned elsewhere that I like the trope of chick from our world wanders into fairyland. So I was fully expecting to enjoy the first book in the Mylari series. Unfortunately, while the external plot was interesting enough to me that I am almost tempted to follow this series, the romance left me really cold.

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

April 28, 2008

The Master by Jean JohnsonShannon 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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