REVIEW: Fire Princes’ Bride by Rebecca Airies

Shannon 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

Tags: 2008, Ellora's Cave, erotic romance, Fantasy, fantasy romance, Fire Princes' Bride, Grade D, June 2008, Rebecca Airies, Review, Romance, ShannonC

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

Connie'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

Tags: 2008, April 2008, Connie, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Fantasy, Gabrielle Charbonnet, Grade A, James Patterson, Little Brown, Quick Quack, Review, Sundays at Tiffany's

REVIEW: The Ankh of Isis by Christine Norris

Liviania'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

Tags: 2008, Christine Norris, Fantasy, Fiction, Grade B, July 2008, Library of Athena series, Liviania, Review, Samhain, The Ankh of Isis, young adult

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

Shannon 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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Tags: 2008, CE Murphy, Del Rey, Fantasy, Grade C, Historic, Inheritor's Cycle series, May 2008, Review, ShannonC, The Queen's Bastard

REVIEW: Sundays at Tiffany’s by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet

Gwen'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

Tags: 2008, April 2008, Contemporary Romance, Fantasy, Gabrielle Charbonnet, Grade A, Gwen, James Patterson, Little Brown, Review, Sundays at Tiffany's

REVIEW: Through the Veil by Shiloh Walker

Shannon 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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Tags: 2008, Berkley Sensation, Fantasy, Grade B, June 2008, Review, Romance, ShannonC, Shiloh Walker, Through the Veil, TWRVolI

Pile O’ Books - REVIEWS: Six degrees of romance

I 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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Tags: 2008, A Lick of Frost, Avon, Contemporary, Creation in Death, Fantasy, February 2008, Futuristic, Grade A, Grade B, Grade C, Gwen, Historical, How to Propose to a Prince, In Death series, J.D. Robb, Karen Kay, Kathryn Caskie, Lara Adrian, Laurell K. Hamilton, March 2008, Meredith Gentry series, Midnight Breed series, Midnight Rising, November 2007, October 2007, Paranormal, Putnam, Review, Romance, Sophia Nash, The Kiss, The Last Warrior, The Royle Sisters series, Thriller

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

Shannon 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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Tags: 2005, Cheryl Sterling, Fantasy, Grade B, Jan 2005, Love Spell, Review, Romance, ShannonC, What Do You Say to a Naked Elf

Review: Eyes of Fire by C.J. England

Shannon 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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Tags: 2008, CJ England, eBook, Eyes of Fire, Fantasy, Grade D, May 2008, Mylari Chronicles series, Review, Romance, Samhain Publishing, ShannonC

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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Tags: 2008, Berkeley Sensation, Fantasy, Grade A, Jean Johnson, Review, Romance, September 2007, ShannonC, Sons of Destiny series, The Master

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