If you want a funny series to read, you must pick up G.A. Aiken’s Fantasy series about a family of Dragon Shifters. Though the humor may be an acquired taste, it is one that I definitely have. These crazy dragons are laugh out loud funny and the latest installment is no exception. Eibhear is the…
This one was tough to grade. I found the characters interesting right from the beginning, but I was quickly lost in several plot aspects. After reading about 20 pages there was a reference to time travelers who had been invited to a wedding the heroine was attending; until that point I wasn’t clear that this…
Sometimes when you are reading a book, it just happens. Everything clicks perfectly into place and the book works for you. For me, My Lady Mage worked nearly perfectly. Merewen is a young woman living under the tyrannical rule of her Uncle in the magical land of Agathia. Desperate to save her people, Merewen grasps…
In Thoroughly Kissed’s version of Sleeping Beauty, the kiss put her to sleep — it didn’t wake her up. This is a mildly interesting twist on the story. Unfortunately, it’s pretty much the only mildly interesting thing. Emma Lost was in a thousand-year coma after her “Prince Charming” kissed her, and a curse put her…
It must be very hard to write a follow-up for an author when their debut novel is amazing. While Alliance Forged was not as good as Vengeance Born, it is still a great addition to the Light Blade series. Varian is the leader of the half human, half demon group of outcasts known as the…
There is nothing more sad than a series that starts off great and ends…not. That is the case with the Sons of Destiny series and the saddest part of all is that it is a secondary character in The Mage that really ruins things the most. The last chapter in the saga tells the story…
Even though in tone and setting this book starts like an ordinary contemporary romance, the “spell” in the title is no accident. In fact, the addition of fantasy into what could be considered a small town contemporary becomes absolutely charming the more one reads. Widow Olivia Baldwin and her 8-year-old daughter Sophia live at a…
In the world of YA novels there are two kinds of books: Those meant strictly for the YA audience and those that appeal to all ages. It’s hard to define what separates the two but I definitely know it when I see it. This novel falls into the YA audience only category. Wendy…
I’ve always found the fantasy romance genre pretty iffy. The great romances often suffer in the worldbuilding. If it’s a big, meaty fantasy, the romance often plays second fiddle. But sometimes the two combine perfectly and the result is sublime. Gate to Kandrith is just a little removed from this ideal because of a couple…
The Duke’s Perfect Wife is a very well written book. The characters are very vivid, the plot is intelligent, and the writing is very well done. Yet, I still didn’t enjoy it very much. The reason? Reading it was a lot of hard work. At first, I thought that the reason that I felt like…
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