Quiet, please… I’m transcribing

Except, of course, things aren’t quiet when Lena, the protagonist of the contemporary novel The Transcriptionist, is transcribing. Things aren’t quiet when anybody is transcribing, because the nature of […]

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Blessings & Beauty

They do say that variety is the spice of life… get ready for a spicy post, because I’m reviewing two very different books. Resonant, understated, […]

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The Midnight Queen

Today’s query: How is The Midnight Queen a really terrific fantasy novel? Well. Let me count the ways… World-building? Check. The author, Sylvia Izzo Hunter, reworks history just […]

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The Family Fang

The Fang Family furiously flies its freak flag. Now say that three times fast. Really, you can’t say it often enough to describe the level […]

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This Book Will Reel You In

Let’s get one important fact out of the way first: the protagonist’s name in the novel Missing Reels is Ceinwen, and it’s pronounced KINE-wen. The author […]

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3 Regency Mysteries

What could be better than a Regency romance? Why, a Regency mystery novel, of course! And especially a Regency mystery series sparkling with a little […]

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Dancing the Night Away

Twelve beautiful sisters. Every morning, twelve pairs of dancing slippers with the soles worn through. And nobody knows why. Sound familiar? Genevieve Valentine’s novel, The Girls […]

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Steampunk + Mystery

A steampunk mystery novel! Two genres in one! It’s just like having a double-scoop ice cream cone. The flavor for steampunk would be black raspberry, […]

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