Favorite Lines: “A good salesman fulfills expectations. This is a small town, where people lack exposure to nonstereotypical images of homosexuals. So if I queer it up a little bit here and there -…- and act like those assholes on TV, then people are charmed rather than challenged. I make them feel open-minded because they [...]
Entries from February 2008
February 25, 2008
Dawn’s Awakening by Lora Leigh
Favorite lines: ” If you’re insane enough to go through with your own execution, then I want to at least watch. I haven’t seen a good comedy flick in awhile.” (p. 22)
Dawn Daniels spent years being raped and tested on while in Council hands. Afterwards she spent years being victimized by her pride brother, as [...]
February 23, 2008
Howling at the Moon by Karen MacInerney
Favorite Lines: “I mean, it’s tough enough being a single mother, but when you’re afraid to put your kid in day care because there’s a chance she might start sprouting teeth and fur in the middle of story time, it’s got to be a total nightmare.” (p. 21)
Sophie Garou has high aspirations. She’s trying to [...]
February 15, 2008
Darkling by Yasmine Galenorn
Favorite Lines: “If felt so good to dish like normal sisters about something other than Shadow Wing and war and bloodshed.” (p. 103)
Menolly is the youngest D’Artigo sister. Twelve Earthside years ago, while on a mission for the OAI (Otherworld Intelligence Agency), she was captured, tortured and turned by the leader of the Elwing Blood [...]
February 12, 2008
Changeling by Yasmine Galenorn
Favorite Lines: “Had I suddenly turned into a frog-girl? Or the creature from the Black Lagoon-who, as it happened, resembled the lemurans, one of our aquatic Crypto races back in OW?” (p. 165)
After beating back a demon scouting party, Delilah hoped that things would settle down. The softest sister of three, she was learning to [...]
February 11, 2008
Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn
Favorite Lines: ” “I could carry you off,” he murmured, sniffling my hair. “No one would dare try to stop me. After all, you owe me for my protection.” (p. 223)
Camille is mixed with fae and human blood, and works for the OIA (Otherworld Intelligence Agency). She is also a witch, who calls upon Mother [...]
February 10, 2008
Reviews that…
Have you ever found yourself tearing apart someone’s review?
I was reading a review of a book I’d recently reviewed, and noticed that the person misspelled the main character;s name. Not only did the reviewer misspell the name, she included a snippet from the book with the correct spelling. This got me to thinking about my reviews.
When [...]
February 8, 2008
Fangs for the Memories by Kathy Love
Favorite Lines: “He wanted to sink into her heat. Devour her. Making her scream for him. And he wasn’t talking about with his fangs.” (p. 27)
Rhys Young’s life was transformed when he became a vampire. The years have passed, leaving him lonely and bitter, preying on the scum of society for his dinner. All changed [...]
February 6, 2008
Vampires are Forever by Lynsay Sands
Favorite Lines: ” “I’ve just bit my lifemate,” Thomas snapped. “And she’s now locked in the bathroom, probably fashioning a cross out of soap bars and anything else she can find in there.” (p. 60)
“Oh, I’m sorry, Inez. I didn’t mean to bite you, my fangs slipped.” (p. 60)
Inez Urso is not pleased when [...]
February 3, 2008
Nameless by Debra Webb
Favorite Lines: “Her lips quivered and before she could stop herself she said it. “Nameless”.” (p. 141)
FBI rookie Vivian Grace has been sent to find the former darling of the FBI, Ryan McBride. A kidnapper has demanded McBride be included on the investigative team. If he’s not, the kidnapper will give no clues and the [...]
