Tag: book reviews
member name: Erin S.
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December 14, 2009 08:03 PM EST --
Last week, I read Samhain's Embrace , a short novel by Jesse Fox. If you have any interest in Celtic mythology, you will find it a fascinating little volume. It's a contemporary story, set in modern . . .
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December 06, 2009 06:29 PM EST --
Aniseed and juniper: what do the plants have to do with each other? In ancient times, they were used as medicines for epilepsy. The noble Roman hero of Aniseed and Juniper by G.S. Wiley, Marcus, has . . .
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October 18, 2009 07:51 PM EDT --
This book's blurb claims it's all true, but I contend it's all--or mostly--fiction. It's about a guy's exploits answering very personal online ads. Crazy stuff happens in this book...read my Rainbow Review . . .
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May 15, 2009 05:08 PM EDT --
Guy Arneson is being perfectly honest when he titles his collection of poems A Life in Poetry (Xlibris, 2009). The speaker in these poems lays bare the life of a man who's fallen deeply in love, . . .
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July 20, 2009 07:33 AM EDT --
I love poetry, and I'm always on the lookout for new poets. Sherrie Theriault has a unique point of view: lesbian, Jewish, recovering alcoholic, and survivor of childhood abuse. She informs the reader . . .
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May 03, 2009 07:59 PM EDT --
My latest book review is Sister Warrior by Teel James Glenn. As you may recall, I write reviews for Rainbow Reviews; I believe I am up to five of them now. If you like swords-and-sorcery novels with . . .
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June 14, 2009 07:43 PM EDT --
I rarely give a novel five stars, but I was tremendously impressed with the quality of storytelling in Sappho Sings , a fictionalized biography of the ancient Greek poet by Peggy Ullman Bell. Whether . . .
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June 29, 2009 07:03 AM EDT --
Some paranormal romance novels have a light, fluffy tone. If you prefer something a little darker, consider Psychic Rebels by Cheryl Dragon. It doesn't have any dragons in it, but it does have a pair . . .
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August 09, 2009 08:17 PM EDT --
The Dandelion Clock by Jay Mandal is a sweet romance novel. Its main characters just happen to be two men, David and Rob, English guys in the 1980s. In this very realistic character study, 20-something . . .
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September 28, 2009 07:14 PM EDT --
If you have a taste for paranormal romances...
If you love vampires and werewolves...
If more-exotic shapeshifters fire your imagination...
Read Belling the Cat by Julia Talbot. Sexy, slinky Luc . . .
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October 04, 2009 05:47 PM EDT --
He comes from the land of the ice and snow, from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow...
Yes, Bjorn Eriksson is one tall, cool, blond drink of mead, straight from medieval Scandanavia. Imagine . . .
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August 12, 2009 07:45 AM EDT --
Quicky Reviews of Five Books I Absolutely Adore, Reposted
Up For Grabs, edited by Lauren P. Burka Sappho Sings by Peggy Ullman Bell Goneaway Into the Land by Jeffery B. Allen Mrs. Demming . . .
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June 24, 2009 10:54 PM EDT --
Stephanie Gibbs knows how to tell a spellbinding story. As her novel Christian's Calling (2009, PublishAmerica) opens, 38-year-old John Christian is stuck in a traffic jam, and reflecting on his . . .
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July 26, 2009 09:45 PM EDT --
If your reading tastes are a bit quirky, if you're an open-minded reader, and if you enjoy the premise of "What if?"...then Up For Grabs , edited by Lauren P. Burka (Circlet Press) is just the book for . . .
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August 16, 2009 08:53 PM EDT --
Over the past few weeks, I've been reading a lot of poetry. I've shared my reviews of Was Love Lost by Sherrie Theriault and of Elbows on the Table, Palms Flat by "LeftWriteFemme" (who is also Sherrie . . .
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October 26, 2009 07:57 AM EDT --
I was a bit surprised one morning when the mail carrier knocked on my door and had me sign for a package from the Netherlands. Naturally, I was extremely curious as to what was in this little package, . . .
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May 10, 2009 07:21 PM EDT --
This Sunday, Rainbow Reviews published my review of Other Magical Creatures, new from Torquere Press by Mychael Black, Dianne Fox, et al. OMC is a collection of steamy long short stories/short novellas . . .
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December 28, 2008 04:11 PM EST --
10. Lover Enshrined by J. R. Ward. This latest novel in Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series, about a group of vampire-warriors and the loves of their lives, isn't quite as good as the third . . .
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April 23, 2009 07:47 PM EDT --
Rainbow Reviews is an extensive collection of reviews and author interviews related to GLBT fiction and nonfiction. And yep, you guessed it, I'm one of the reviewers. As of this writing, I have three . . .
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May 31, 2009 08:08 PM EDT --
Ethan's Choice by Mason and Hill is a fascinating blend of ghost story, mystery, and romance. Its setting, an inn beside the Pacific coast of Canada, is beautifully described. It is also my latest . . .
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