I found this book during a stop at Boswell Books in Milwaukee, WI, my favorite independent bookshop ever in this country, and maybe beyond. This matters because it turns out one of the authors works there as a bookseller; there are 2 authors who together use the name Juneau Black I didn’t get an autograph though because she was in the middle of something when I was there, but maybe next time. So, Shady Hollow is nominally a murder mystery, classified as the cozy sort. […]
Book 3 of The Hidden Legacy Series
As soon as I finished White Hot, Ilona Andrews’ second book in their Hidden Legacy Series, I immediately bought the third book, Wildfire (2017), and started to read it. At this point I was hooked and wasn’t about to rest until there was nothing else for me to read. To be honest, I read the second and third book so close together that I have a hard time telling them apart. I remember a lot of what happened in both books, just not what happened in each book. Anyway, the […]
Book 2 of The Hidden Legacy Series
It wasn’t long after I’d finished reading Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews that I decided I needed to read the next book in their Hidden Legacies series. White Hot (2017) is book two out of three, and I was looking forward to some more adventures with Nevada Baylor and Connor “Mad” Rogan. The Hidden Legacy Books take place in a world where magic is both common and important. Those who are the most powerful are called Primes, and their families rule the city and the social scene. Nevada […]
A novel of the Borderlands
I love those classic novels that stick with you for years, that may even change your perspective on life–especially if you read them when you’re younger. I saw that Finder (1994) by Emma Bull was recommended as unforgettable, and I thought it might just be one of those books. Finder is a novel of the Borderlands. Bull has set up her story where there is the world we know as well as an Elvish land full of magic and fairies. Inbetween these two places is the Borderland, a […]
A pretty disappointing crossover – not sorry I waited so long to read it
Tommy Taylor has been separated from his friends and is desperately trying to find a way back to them. He also needs to stop the ancient adversary, Pullman, from killing the legendary Leviathan once and for all, but is waylaid on his journey when the various witches and magical personages of Fabletown attempt to summon the greatest mage the worlds have ever seen, in order to stop the menace threatening their own realms. Tommy is pretty sure he’s not the person they’re looking for, but […]
Surprisingly fun
I didn’t come into Burn for Me (2014) by Ilona Andrews (a husband/wife writing team) with very high expectations. Although I like romance, especially suspense and action-oriented romance, I generally don’t like magic. Fantasy is not my go-to genre. But I saw a review on Cannonball, needed something to read, and tried to be open-minded. Burn for Me is Book 1 of the Hidden Legacy Series, which includes three books–all of which I read shortly after reading this one. Because I don’t know how to classify books, I […]