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Posted on Friday October 10th, 2008 at 10:51 in collegium, fantasy, foundation, heralds, mercedes lackey, valdemar
Pros: Incredibly detailed and “real” world; very detailed character sketch Cons: Something of an info-dump at times; some unstated assumptions; not for everyone Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Review copy courtesy of Penguin Group. Visit Mercedes L...
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Posted on Friday October 3rd, 2008 at 12:00 in ad hudler, fiction, humor, more fiction
Pros: Entertaining, quirky, insightful, fun Cons: Downright depressing at a few points Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Review copy courtesy of AuthorsOnTheWeb.com. Visit Ad Hudler on the web. I first heard about Man of the House when I stumbled across ...
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Posted on Tuesday September 30th, 2008 at 10:58 in deidre knight, erotica, fantasy, horror & paranormal, paranormal, red fire, Romance, romance & erotica, sparta
Pros: Fantastic premise and world Cons: Some characterizations; over-thinking; a couple of ridiculous plot aspects; some sexual details that will be of limited appeal Rating: 3 out of 5 Review copy courtesy of Penguin Group. Visit Deidre Knight̵...
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Posted on Monday September 22nd, 2008 at 12:58 in fantasy, laurel anne hill, parable
Pros: Unusual; very strong world-building Cons: Definitely some beginner’s mistakes Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Review copy courtesy of Komenar Publishing. Set in a world where justice is achieved through careful customs of vengeance, Laurel A...
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Posted on Monday September 15th, 2008 at 13:57 in Adventure, erotica, horror & paranormal, nalini singh, paranormal, psychics, Romance, romance & erotica, science fiction, shapeshifters, Thriller, werecats
Pros: WOW! And did I mention, WOW! Cons: None Rating: 5 out of 5 Review copy courtesy of Penguin Group. Visit Nalini Singh’s website. I don’t usually quote a book’s back-cover text, but in this case the publisher did a bang-...