REVIEW: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
September 11, 2008
Shannon C.'s review of Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, Book 1) by Patricia Briggs
Urban fantasy released by Ace 31 Jan 06
I know what you're thinking. You are no doubt thinking to yourself, 'What took you so long to start the Mercy Thompson books, Shannon?' And you would be right. They have only been recommended to me on numerous occasions by lots of people, most notably Gwen, who, upon my random squeeing about this book over at Duckie Central, laughed and pointed me to her reviews of the rest of the series and implied that I might not have been paying sufficient attention to her great taste in books. Well, if they're all this good, I will never doubt Gwen again. Read more
Tags: 2008, Ace, February 2006, Grade B, January 2006, Mercy Thompson series, Moon Called, Patricia Briggs, Review, Shannon C, Urban FantasyReview: Law of Averages by Wylie Kinson
July 1, 2008
Shannon C.'s review of Law of Averages by Wylie Kinson
Contemporary romance ebook released by Ellora's Cave 17 May 08
Ms. Kinson specifically requested that we review one of her books, and unfortunately, she got stuck with me. My track record for Ellora's Cave books has been something less than inspiring, unless you're Samantha Kane, which most authors are not. In fact, in my more megalomaniacal moments, I like to think that Ms. Kinson keeps coming back to the site every day, with bated breath, hoping I do not hate her book. Well, for her, at least, the wait is over. Read on for my thoughts. Read more
Tags: 2008, Contemporary Romance, eBook, Ellora's Cave, Erotic, Grade B, Law of Averages, May 2008, Review, Shannon C, Wylie KinsonREVIEW: Earthchild by Katriena Knights
June 13, 2008
Shannon C.'s review of Earthchild by Katriena Knights
Science fiction romance published by Samhain Publishing 6 Jun 07
I love being able to discover a new-to-me author. It's one of the greatest perks to reviewing, but more often than not, my new author discoveries aren't really all I wish they were. Read more
Tags: 2008, Earthchild, Grade A, June 2008, Katriena Knights, Review, Romance, Samhain Publishing, Sci-Fi, Shannon C, ShannonCReview: Personal Demons by Stacia Kane
April 7, 2008
ShannonC's review of Personal Demons by Stacia Kane
Contemporary paranormal/urban fantasy romance released by Juno 1 Apr 08
I asked Stacia Kane for an ARC of her upcoming release, Personal Demons, because I read her blog and I've liked one of the books she wrote as December Quinn quite a lot. I didn't really know what I was getting into, so I didn't have much time to develop any preconceived notions about what the story would be about.
Tags: 2008, April 2008, Grade B, Juno Books, Paranormal, Personal Demons, Review, Romance, Shannon C, Stacia Kane, Urban FantasyReview Link: Shannon C’s review of Ann Aguirre’s Grimspace and prizes!
February 28, 2008
One of our faithful readers and a fellow blogger, Shannon C, has also reviewed Grimspace by Ann Aguirre, released by Ace 26 Feb 08. Shannon also has an author interview, with PRIZES.
Here's an excerpt of Shannon's review:
Tags: 2008, Ann Aguirre, February 2008, Grimspace, Review, Sci-Fi, science fiction, Shannon C, The Jax SeriesDuodecimal: Shannon C’s 12 Lists I Considered Writing but Didn’t
December 10, 2007
Blogger and one of our favorite commenters, Shannon C from Ravings of the Semi-Lucid, gives us 12 lists she thought about thinking about and why she didn't...
12 Top Twelve Lists I Considered Writing but Didn't
 1. The Top Twelve Best Heroines - I kept wanting to sneak in heroines from pesky other genres of fiction, and my top pick is a character from a fantasy series I wouldn't recommend to most random strangers who are romance fans because, well, the books are dark. Really dark. And there's a question about whether or not my girl even survived the book.
 2. Top Twelve Authors I've Never Read - I figure I haven't been reading romance long, and I'll either get to them eventually or I'm not likely to read them. But my TBR anxiety is bad enough as it is. Acknowledging that I have more authors to read would just depress me further.
 3. Top Twelve Things I Did to Procrastinate Instead of Study - Nobody cares and this isn't my blog.
 4. Top Twelve Blogs I Visit Regularly - No doubt I would offend someone. We can't have that.
 5. Top Twelve Phrases I Never Want to See in an Erotic Romance - I'm pretty sure someone has already either done that, or will in the future, and I don't delude myself into thinking my list would be funny. Although, that being said, my first pick would be, "Fido can do an amazing trick with his tongue."
 6. Top Twelve Favorite Books Ever - Well, given that a lot of times whatever book I'm currently reading ends up becoming my favorite book ever, I would probably leave something out.
 7. Top Twelve Blog Dramas of 2007 - I'd have to find links, and then my head might explode. And then, invariably, I'd have to clean up the mess, and like nature, I abhor a vaccuum.
 8. Top Twelve Books Sybil Liked that I Hated - Does the rest of the blogosphere really need to know that I lack good taste? No, no I don't believe they do.
 9. Top Twelve Names I Never Want to See in a Romance Novel - The list came out to about four, after I disqualified all of J. R. Ward's characters because they're just generally special. Incidentally, my number one pick is Sebastian. There is a glut of Sebastians on the market.
 10. Top Twelve Plots I Would Like to See in a Romance - Again, I abandoned this after the entry where I wrote, "The paranormal protection agency consists of four people who drive around in a psychedellic van with their sentient dog and solve mysteries." I figure that Scooby Doo and romance are two tastes that really do not taste great together, although if someone does write that plot, I sincerely hope they put me in the acknowledgements and send me an ARC.
 11. Top Twelve Characters I Would Make Out With - Well, at least Shaggy isn't on that list.
 12. Top Twelve Gaffs I've Made When Discussing Romance Online - I can't think of any that I could make amusing, and the only one that really comes to mind was when I mentioned how it would crack me up if Mavis ended up with Sommerset. I mentioned this to a friend over IM, and got a virtual pat on the head and was told, very gently, that when I'd finished reading the other 397 books in the In Death series, I could formulate crazy fanwanky theories but until then, I should maybe hold off.
What about the rest of you out there - any lists you think about but are afraid to start? Personally, I don't start for fear I can't stop!
