I’ve enjoyed Erin Quinn’s books, both under this name and as Erin Grady, so it never occurred to me that Haunting Desire would be anything other than a good, solid read. However, this novel just wasn’t that at all. It’s not a bad book, but it lacks that certain mystical, magical quality needed to draw…
The attention-grabbing first two chapters of Never Again revved up my anticipation for an out of the ordinary and notable story, especially since I have a soft spot for books with magic. However, by page 80, my interest splintered as fast as a glass dish hitting the floor. The premise seemed excellent: magical betrayed by…
I like funny paranormal romances, but have to draw the line at one filled with juvenile humor and penis jokes. Add in a hero who speaks like a robot and lots of sex but no romance, and the book just doesn’t work for me. If not for a cute talking dog and a flying faery…
With each new author, I start their book with feelings of anticipation and trepidation. Will this be the beginning of a beautiful love affair with the author on my part? Or will it crash and burn so spectacularly that it makes me cringe? Vampire Mine did not evoke either reaction from me. The best word…
I’ve been following the Black Dagger Brotherhood since the beginning. For me they peaked with Lover Awakened; Zsadist and Bella just had that perfect mix of angst and passion that has made me read every scene in which they appear over and over. But while those two (and John Mathew/Xhex) are front runners for favorites,…
I have a fondness for Cynthia Eden’s heroes and I generally find the darkness of her stories intensely entertaining. Saying that, I found this one to be simply average and I longed for more in terms of characterization and actual romance. I read this book one week ago, got distracted, and needed to reread in…
Don’t read this review if you have any interest in Ms. Cole’s wildly popular Immortals After Dark series and haven’t begun reading it yet. This is the ninth book — the eleventh if you include novellas — and is chock full of information about plotlines begun in earlier books. In fact, I wouldn’t recommend reading…
It’s been a long time but I’ve finally read a book that deserves an F grade. Based on the cover and the blurb, I thought The Werewolf Upstairs would be a light paranormal and a fun read. Well, it’s light and it’s paranormal, but reading it was painful. Rosalind Wells’ best friend Merry has recently…
This book has a plot pulled from quirky old TV shows with a bit of a Twilight-type love tossed in. The setting of Grundy, Alaska is a dead ringer for the town in Northern Exposure; the hero, hunky werewolf Cooper Graham, struggles with the same issues as did Oz in Buffy (“Am I a killer?”…
The hype for this book has been off the charts. According to the buzz, A Discovery of Witches is Twilight for adults with action, romance, and epic clashes between magical beings. For my money, however, things move at a glacially slow pace for much of the book that, frankly, seems anemic and simply less than…
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