Deborah Smith is the consummate southern storyteller. Filled with humor, charm, and emotion, her books are love songs to the south, and home, and family. The Biscuit Witch, a novella tied to a previous novel, The Crossroads Cafe, is a welcome addition to her playlist. In it we are introduced to Tallulah MacBride, The Biscuit…
The second book in the Grisha Triology will not disappoint fans of the first book, Shadow and Bone. We find Alina Starkov, Mal Oretsev, and The Darkling where they left off at the end of the first book, and the stakes for Ravka are even higher than before. Siege and Storm introduces readers to a…
I chose to review the young adult paranormal Ink because of its unusual setting – Japan. Indeed, author Amanda Sun does a fabulous job evoking the feeling of being in an environment and culture wholly unlike my own. And while the paranormal aspect sometimes confused me, overall I really enjoyed this story, going so far…
On the one hand, I want to describe the intricate plot of Graceling so you’ll understand just how captivating this book is. On the other hand, I can’t bear to spoil even the few earliest twists and deny you the experience of learning them firsthand. So please, just make life easy for me and go…
If you’re reading a book in the presence of a family member and in the course of an hour they ask “what are you laughing at?” and then “why are you crying?” it’s pretty evident that you’re reading Lisa Kleypas. Not to mention the love scenes that have you secretly shifting in your chair. Her…
In theory, a story about a madam who runs a brothel full of demons and a sadistic guardian of the Underworld should not hold such appeal. But Joey W. Hill not only makes it work, she also creates characters with whom I would like to be friends. What’s a modern day succubus demon/witch hybrid to…
Fans of the Kate Daniels series have long been familiar with her fellow knight and best friend Andrea Nash. This is the first novel, though, that is told wholly from Andrea’s point of view. I hope it won’t be the last. Andrea is in a time of transition. She has been kicked out of the…
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…
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…
As a voracious reader, I go through books like mad but do not often find a book that so engages me from beginning to end that I cannot put it down. This book though, with its theme of the human mind being so powerful that it can overcome critical illness and distance, did just that….
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