A review by Elizabeth Manthos Dance of Shadows follows a story of ballet, drama, intrigue and the paranormal. It follows the story of Vanessa Adler, …
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Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane
A review by James Kennedy ★★ Extremely dark and bitchy. The Night Guest is the story of a 75-year-old widow who has a government carer arrive …
Night School: Legacy by C J Daugherty
A review by Elizabeth Manthos Night School: Legacy is the sequel to C J Daugherty’s first novel Night School. After the aftermath of Allie’s summer …
After Dead by Charlaine Harris
A review by Nalini Haynes After Dead tells the characters’ stories after the definitely-final-ending of the Sookie Stackhouse series of novels. Each page has between a …
Champion by Marie Lu
A review by Nalini Haynes Champion concludes the Legend trilogy. I’ve previously reviewed Legend and Prodigy; I recommend reading these reviews first. June Iparis and …
Responding to the Princess Culture
by Nalini Haynes Andrea Philips wrote a defence of princess culture. I wanted to shriek, ‘NO, NO, A THOUSAND TIMES NO!’ in response although she …
Night School by C J Daugherty
A review by Elizabeth Manthos Night School is the title novel for C.J Daugherty’s Night School Series. The novel introduces heroine Allie Sheridan, a normal …
Nameless A Tale of Beauty and Madness by Lili St. Crow
A review by Evie Kendal Nameless a tale of beauty and madness is a Snow White narrative set in New Haven after a magic revolution (The …
Blood Countess by Tara Moss
A review by Elizabeth Manthos When small town orphan Pandora English (coolest name ever) is invited to live with her Grear-Aunt Celia in New York, …
Wishbird by Gabrielle Wang
A review by Nalini Haynes The Wishbird is a gorgeous change of pace, a lovely children’s fantasy with an oriental setting. Boy was abandoned as …
Curtsies and Conspiracies by Gail Carriger
A review by Nalini Haynes Curtsies and Conspiracies is the second in the Finishing School series by Gail Carriger. This is a prequel series to the …
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
A review by Nalini Haynes Ancillary Justice is a pun. The Justice of Toren is a spaceship in the vein of Anne McCaffrey’s sentient ships …
Rift by Andrea Cremer
A review by Lenise Prater The front cover of this prequel to the Nightshade trilogy features two people about to kiss, and the tagline reads: …
Omens by Kelley Armstrong
A review by Nalini Haynes Omens begins a new series by Kelley Armstrong set in a world with fae rather than vampires and werewolves; there’s …
Jo Spurrier
Jo Spurrier has a Bachelor of Science but says she turned to writing because people tend to get upset when scientists make things up. She …