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The Dark King, Gina Maxwell's urban fantasy romance, invokes the rockstar Meatloaf's immortal words: "Two out of three ain't bad."
The novel has a delicious love story, satisfying plot, and skimpy world-building. Given that this is fantasy - in this imaginary world, the Dark Fae rule Las Vegas - ...
Holly Black's marvelous trilogy The Folk of Air is so damn good that when I heard she was continuing to explore the world of Elfhame, a kingdom of magical islands, I was thrilled. And cautious. Black's novel after the trilogy, Book of Night, was a hot mess. Would a return to Elfhame be a return to t ...
This review contains spoilers for the first two books in The Folk of Air series.
At the end of The Wicked King, the second book in Black's marvelous The Folk of the Air series, Cardan, the King of Faerie, banishes Jude to the mortal world decreeing:
“I exile Jude Duarte to the mortal world. Un ...
Royal Enchantment and the books in the Camelot Reborn series work under the premise that King Arthur and his Knights were suspended in time in order to defend humans against a future magical threat by Queen Morgan le Fae and her people. It sounded like something I might enjoy since I’ve loved st ...
As a fan of paranormal and historical romances, I was very intrigued by the new series by Alexa Egan that combines the two genres. Though this is the first in the series and not a great book, the series shows a lot of potential.
There is a very dark tone that pervades Demon’s C ...
It seems to be my month for happy surprises. When I picked up Gabi Stevens' As You Wish for review I had a measure of dread because the previous book in the series was Not My Cup of Tea, even though I found it oddly charming. I don't know how she did it, but Ms. Stevens sucked me in again, and I re ...
Fairy Tales were my very first introduction to romance, as I imagine they were for many others. I have always loved not just the HEA ending but the whole structure of the tales - the battle against evil, the good and clever hero and the beautiful and clever heroine. That is why when Mercedes Lackey ...
Velvet Haven would be better classified as a paranormal romance rather than an erotic romance. It doesn’t have the tendency to place the main characters into slightly incredible situations for the sake of sex, which is a very, very good thing. However, the story itself, while starting off interest ...
I’ve been curious about Armintrout’s vampire series, so I was happy to read the first book of her newest series, Lightworld/Darkworld. The worldbuilding was well-done and interesting, but the character development and budding romance were sadly lacking. Had I felt more connected to the character ...
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Emma Holly is just a pleasure to read. Sexy, erotic, hot, steamy, it’s true, but also smooth, considered, well-crafted, and oh-so-easy to read. Holly is one of those writers whose writing never gets in the way of the story.
Fairyville, Arizona isn’t like other towns. Fairyvillers are always j ...