I've read barely anything these past few weeks and months, but today I finished Guy Gavriel Kay's newest novel, which didn't fail to awe me. And with that, I think it an appropriate time to quickly write up my backlog of reviews and start afresh, hopefully more on-time. (Note that the updated master booklist is on DW.)

Everyday Asianby Marnie ( Read more... )

I'm super-behind on reviews, so let's start the New Year afresh. The usual information plus comments if I scribbled or remember any.

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The Dark Reachesby Kristin Landon ( Read more... )

Skin Trade
by Laurell K. Hamilton
486 pages (hardcover)
Genre: Fiction/Fantasy/Romance

Miracle of miracles, I think Hamilton is becoming increasingly more readable. Her most recent Anita books have had noticeably less sex and more plot. I approve and will be going back to read some of her earliest Anita Blake books if/when I have the time/ ( Read more... )

Diamond Star
by Catherine Asaro
495 pages (hardcover)
Genre: Fiction/SF/Romance

I didn't realize how starved I was for good fluff; I sped through this newest Asaro in a single night despite its flaws. I'm not a rock fan, so the premise didn't excite me, but I do adore the Skolian Empire world. Diamond Star involves an all-too-predictable addiction ( Read more... )

Natural Law: Nature of Desireby Joey W. Hill ( Read more... )

The Duchess, Her Maid, the Groom & Their Lover
by Victoria Janssen (oracne379 pages (trade paperback ( Read more... )

Swallowing Darknessby Laurell K. Hamilton ( Read more... )

The Mango Season
by Amulya Malladi
229 pages (hardcover)
Genre: Fiction/Literary/Romance

Like My Name Is Sei Shōnagon, Malladi's novel tells a story that I identify with personally. Priya Rao left India at age 20 to study in the U.S., and now she's returning after seven years--to announce her engagement to Nick Collins, an American man. India, her ( Read more... )

Sex as a Second Languageby Alisa Kwitney ( Read more... )