Countdown is an exciting futuristic romance reminiscent of the movie The Running Man. A couple faces a series of challenges while subscribers “watch” through brain implants. If they win, they will get their heart’s desire. If they lose, they will be executed. Maddox’s book takes place decades in the future. With human habitations on other…
There was a fair amount of buzz last year about the first book in Eve Kenin’s (she also writes as Eve Silver) series set in a post-Apocalyptic world, Driven, which also fared well in our annual reader poll. As a result, I checked it out. While it wasn’t a keeper for me, I felt the…
Writing a good action story poses enough difficulty for a writer, but add in complex world-building and a story tackling deep questions such as the nature of souls and what it means to have the capacity to love and the result is Netherwood. Featuring strong and intelligent characters on the faraway planet of Fresh Havens…
Though I’m a relatively recent fan of the In Death series, I’ve glommed it twice in the past 18 months since first picking up Naked in Death. It continues to astound me how J.D. Robb has managed to keep this series going for more than two dozen novels (and a few short stories), but Strangers…
When you have been reading JD Robb novels as long as I have, (July 1995, when Naked in Death first came out), you come to realize that there are basically four types of In Death novels: <!– var browName = navigator.appName; var SiteID = 1; var ZoneID = 4; var browDateTime = (new Date()).getTime(); if…
I’ve been in a bit of a rut lately. Since starting a new job that requires me to drive instead of taking public transit, I’ve lost a solid two hours a day of prime reading time. Now I’m lucky if I squeeze in 15 minutes before bed. It’s also been a really long time since…
Eve Kenin (aka Eve Silver) went on my auto-buy list the second I finished Driven. This book packs a wallop, no doubt about it. The action never stops, but the characters are compelling and unforgettable. Finishing the book was difficult because I didn’t want to leave them or their adventures behind. In post-Apocalyptic Earth, one…
First person point of view can be difficult to read sometimes, and when the person telling the story is unlikable, it becomes excruciating. Just finishing Moongazer took extreme effort, and if I never read another heroine like Skye Brown, that’s fine with me. This is the second in the Shomi imprint of “speculative romance”, and…
The In Death series has fascinated me, mesmerized me, captivated me, and grossed me out occasionally, but Innocent in Death has shaken me up and spit me out – and I’m still not sure I’ve survived the experience intact. Part of my discomfort comes from Robb’s complete immersion into the story, the lives of the…
I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’m in a romance slump right now, but I will admit that many of the current offerings are not exactly exciting for me. I hate vampires, and I’ve read one (or more) too many paint-by-numbers Regency Historicals. Perhaps that explains my In Death re-reading marathon. After reading…
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