The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt
England, 1760.I meet the hero, Edward at the same time that Anna, the heroine, does. They are involved in an accident in the very first chapter when he nearly runs her over with his horse and is unseated into a puddle of mud. He does not appear to be much of a gentleman, as he does not help her to collect the things he knocked out of her basket. Instead he is rude to her and rides off! He also happens to be ugly. My interest is immediately picked. That is an intriguing opening that offers great potential for an original story...(Read More)
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Ana's Review)
I start reading the book and I am immediately sucked into it. I find the first few chapters enchanting, the writing captivating and soon enough I am falling in love with the story of Henry, a guy who has a genetic disease that makes him time travel and Clare, the love of his life. The narrative alternates between the two of them and so we are privy to both their internal voices...(Read More)
Wild by Jill Barnett
After reading Wonderful I rushed to read Wild. Now I have to ask: what the hell just happened here? Why do I have the feeling that something went really wrong while Jill Barnett was writing this book? After reading three excellent, amazing books by her I found myself rather surprised at how things turned out on this one. Roger FitzAlan, a favourite of King Edward is sent to Wales to build a castle in order to fortify the borders with England. What Roger doesn’t know is that Edward sent him this far away for his own protection... (Read More)
Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow
You know sometimes when you read a book, and you get that choked feeling of frustration at wasted potential? The I-wanna-tear-my-hair-out kind of frustration?This is exactly how I feel about Working for the Devil.This book taps into the Anita Blake, badass paranormal heroine genre--which is totally cool. I'm a fan of the genre, and of badass heroines in general. BUT. Yep, there's a big But...(Read More)
Razor Girl by Marianne Mancusi
It's the year 2036, six years after most of the world’s population has succumbed to the Super Flu. Few have survived, mostly children and the adults who were immune to the virus. And The Others, adults infested with a mutating string of the virus which turned them into zombies, mindless, slow, flesh eating creatures, out to eat the healthy survivors.
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