Category: Goodreads Reviews

When I can hear the swell of theme music from words on a page, and happy tears jump to my eyes because the heroine is triumphant in both her quest and her wholly requited romantic inclinations, that means I’ve read a damn fine Steampunk Adventure Regency Romance Novel. Of which I think only this one…

I listened to the audiobook on a long drive. I’m not usually a fan of crime thrillers, but this had enough of a mix between Jake, the main character’s, inner world and the outer world to hold my interest. I suspect I would not have finished this book if I’d been reading. It has a…

This is a beautifully written novel, my criteria being that never once was I ejected from the prose by what felt like an out of place word. I enjoyed the portrayal of deeply interesting characters with unique life experiences, and took it at its word that it was not trying to portray a real historical…

This is a book with 319 pages, of which, when combined, perhaps 3-5 pages of the contents are very clever and amusing. Do not neglect the Reader’s Discussion Guide, which is perhaps the part of the book containing the utmost hilarity. The rest of the book is the borrowed genius of Jane Austen, but because…

I didn’t start this book April 19: I RE-started it. I actually began months and months ago and put it down to read or…do ANYTHING else…a few times. That’s to tell you this is a slow to start book. The Last 33% of the book is fantastic though, delivering all of the emotional and intellectual…