Pandora’s Box

The Pandora’s Box feature was discontinued in July, 2006.
Those of you familiar with the myth surrounding Pandora’s Box know that the contents of the box are unexpected. However, unlike the mythic box, we hope not to unleash chaos here!
We instituted a number of changes to Pandora’s Box in April 2006 based on a user survey conducted earlier in the year. Linda Hurst is now being joined by a different AAR reviewer each month, the books being discussed in PB are not [also] reviewed, and PB books are now receiving grades. We are working on a database improvement to accomodate the need for two grades per book, but until then, the two PB columnist’s grades will be averaged together in the grade field of the database, with the individual grades being listed at the start of the column.
Pandora’s Box debuted in late 1999 as a collaboration between Linda Hurst and Carol Irvin – it was a rousing success. About a year later Blythe Barnhill became PB’s co-columnist, and she and Linda worked together on this feature through February of 2006.
While in the past this point-counterpoint column occasionally contained spoiler information, because PB books now are receiving grades, they are considered reviews. As such, there will no longer be the possibility of spoilers.
Kathleen Givens | On a Highland Shore | 07/21/06 |
Anne Gracie | The Perfect Stranger | 06/17/06 |
Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer | Don’t Look Down | 05/13/06 |
Susan Squires | The Burning | 04/13/06 |
Brenda Joyce | Deadly Kisses | 02/16/06 |
Judith McNaught | Every Breath You Take | 01/09/06 |
Anthology: (Metger, Layton, Pickens, Buck) | Regency Christmas Courtship | 12/08/05 |
Jennifer St. Giles | His Dark Desires | 11/15/05 |
Celeste Bradley | Surrender To a Wicked Spy | 10/16/05 |
Leanne Banks | Feet First | 09/08/05 |
Catherine Coulter | Lyon’s Gate | 08/07/05 |
Lauren Baratz -Logsted | A Little Change of Face | 07/08/05 |
Diana Palmer | The Hart Brothers: Simon and Callaghan | 06/08/05 |
Amanda Scott | Lord of the Isles | 05/09/05 |
Susan Donovan | He Loves Lucy | 04/08/05 |
Tina St. John | Heart of the Flame | 03/08/05 |
Elizabeth Boyle | Something About Emmaline | 02/12/05 |
Anthology: (Alexander, Hill, Joy, McFather) | The Night Before Christmas | 12/08/04 |
Alison Kent | The Shaughnessey Accord & The Samms Agenda | 11/17/04 |
Connie Brockway | My Pleasure | 10/08/04 |
Kasey Michaels | The Butler Did It | 09/08/04 |
Leslie Kelly | Killing Time | 08/08/04 |
Justine Davis & Carla Cassidy | Proof & Get Blondie | 07/08/04 |
Julie Kenner | The Spy Who Loves Me | 06/08/04 |
Kate Bridges | The Engagement | 05/08/04 |
Diane Farr | Under a Lucky Star | 04/08/04 |
Loretta Chase | Miss Wonderful | 03/08/04 |
Anthology: (Bujold, Putney, Asaro, Stover, Beverley, Roberson) | Irresistible Forces | 02/08/04 |
Beverly Barton | The Last to Die | 01/08/04 |
Jennifer Greene | Where Is He Now? | 12/08/03 |
Julia Justiss | Wicked Wager | 11/08/03 |
Jennifer Ashley | The Pirate Next Door | 10/08/03 |
Anthology: (Kleypas, MacGregor, Quinn) | Where’s My Hero? | 09/08/03 |
Kelsey Cole | Captain of All Pleasures | 08/08/03 |
Suzanne Brockmann | Gone Too Far | 07/15/03 |
Janet Chapman | Loving the Highlander | 05/08/03 |
Georgette Heyer | Arabella | 04/08/03 |
Teresa Hill | Bed of Lies | 03/08/03 |
Susan Squires | Danelaw | 02/08/03 |
Heather Cullman | Scandal | 01/08/03 |
Laura Lee Guhrke | Not So Innocent | 12/08/02 |
Adele Ashworth | When It’s Perfect | 11/08/02 |
Michele Albert | Getting Her Man | 10/09/02 |
Stef Ann Holm | Girls Night | 09/08/02 |
Julie Elizabeth Leto & Susan Kearney | Double the Pleasure & Double the Thrill | 08/08/02 |
Liz Carlyle | No True Gentleman | 07/08/02 |
Lisa Cach | George and the Virgin | 06/08/02 |
Kat Martin | Hot Rain | 05/08/02 |
Rachel Gibson | Lola Carlyle Reveals All | 04/10/02 |
Gaelen Foley | Lord of Fire & Lord of Ice | 03/10/02 |
Susan Andersen | Head Over Heels | 01/08/02 |
Carla Kelly | One Good Turn | 12/08/01 |
Susan Grant | The Star Prince | 11/08/01 |
Lorraine Heath | The Outlaw and the Lady | 10/08/01 |
Julie Garwood | Mercy | 09/09/01 |
Mary Balogh | No Man’s Mistress | 08/13/01 |
Millie Criswell | What to do About Annie? | 07/08/01 |
Nora Roberts | Dance Upon the Air | 06/08/01 |
Susan Mallery | Sweet Success | 05/08/01 |
Jeanette Baker | Spellbound | 04/12/01 |
Karen Robards | Scandalous | 03/08/01 |
Suzanne Brockmann | The Defiant Hero | 02/27/01 |
Madeline Hunter | By Design | 01/08/01 |
Julia Quinn | The Viscount Who Loved Me | 12/08/00 |
Susan Grant | The Star King | 11/08/00 |
Christina Dodd | Rules of Engagement | 10/08/00 |
Tracy Fobes | Daughter of Destiny | 09/08/00 |
Dara Joy | High Intensity | 08/19/00 |
Virginia Kantra & Jamie Denton | The Temptation of Sean MacNeill & Rules of Engagement | 08/09/00 |
Pamela Morsi | Here Comes the Bride | 07/09/00 |
Adele Ashworth | Winter Garden | 06/22/00 |
Mary Jo Putney | The Burning Point | 05/23/00 |
Robin Schone | The Lover | 04/20/00 |
Jo Beverley | Devilish | 03/22/00 |
Mary Spencer | Devil’s Wager | 02/22/00 |
Jayne Ann Krentz | Soft Focus | 01/22/00 |
Catherine Asaro | The Veiled Web | 12/22/99 |
Susan Johnson | To Please a Lady |