For a book that started out very dull and came close to decorating my wall many times, it definitely surprised me the more I read. In Virtual Heaven, debut author Ann Lawrence creates a unique premise that will appeal to many a romance reader. Execution isn’t nearly so neat, but is fairly strong for a…
Ah, the power of a poster featuring a sumptuous male. Makes you dream, doesn’t it? Maggie O’Brien can’t stop herself from staring at the hero of the virtual reality game Tolemac Wars. When trying the game for the first time, she finds herself tossed into the game and ends up in the hands of Kered,…
Before I begin this review, I must comment on the horrid cover. Although the hero of this book does wear a purple cape and a Norse hat with horns, if the guy on this cover came within ten feet of me with that expression on his face, I would run screaming in the other direction….
There were so many problems with this book, it’s hard to know where to start. For a change of pace, I’ll start at the end. The title says, “Book One of the Last T’En Trilogy”. I had a different expectation of what “trilogy” meant, because in most of romance series, the following books involve characters…
I don’t read fantasies. I don’t care for them, and I would rarely choose one to read on purpose. When More Than Magic was assigned to me, I groaned. Oh no, I thought. A fantasy, terrific. Then, I read it. Oh yes, I thought. A terrific fantasy! I believe this is only Kathleen Nance’s second…
I give up and give in. More than Magic wins the game. Despite some obvious flaws, it has a charm that permeates even the most purple love scene and the sketchiest of paranormal settings. There are plenty of things that should annoy me about this read, that simply don’t. Must be magic. Perfumist Isis Montgomery…
A faery prince hero and a magic-filled plot are more than enough to perk up my ears. Disappointingly, I found myself unable to become engrossed in Kissed by Starlight. The initial setup was enchanting, but it became heavily bogged down with uninteresting, intrusive secondary characters and an excess of needless plot threads. In England in…
Uncertain Magic was first published in 1987 and is currently in its seventh printing. This was the first Laura Kinsale book I ever read so I didn’t know what to expect. I just pulled it off of Borders’ romance shelf because of its pretty cover. What a wonderful surprise to discover this author on a…
Who didn’t dream of going off to Neverland with Peter Pan as a child? I know I did! However, there were always some unanswered questions: What happened to Wendy when she grew up? What happened to the boys from Neverland? Did they ever grow up? Did Wendy and Peter ever get together again? Did Peter…
Unlike many other paranormal romances, Lady Moonlight works as both a fantasy and a romance, because the faeries are integral to the plot. Unfortunately, the main characters don’t get to interact often enough. Though there is no big separation, there are many shorter ones. Also, the stubborn behavior of the heroine nearly spoiled the story….