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Among the Year’s Best? Maybe

December 22, 2017 by Emmalita 4 Comments

Cannonballer kdm posted Entertainment Weekly’s list of the best romances of 2017. Some people (Prolixity Julien) found it unconscionable that Lucy Parker’s Pretty Face was not on the list (the link leads to Mrs. Julien’s review). I was surprised that I had read only 2 books on the list, though I only remembered reading one initially. The two books on the list I had read were Alyssa Cole’s An Extraordinary Union and Tessa Dare’s The Duchess Deal. I read and enjoyed Tessa Dare’s book, but had nothing to […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Alexis Daria, Best of lists, kdm, Malin, Prolixity Julien, Take the Lead

Emmalita's CBR9 Review No:116 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Alexis Daria, Best of lists, kdm, Malin, Prolixity Julien, Take the Lead ·
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The Trick to Falling

June 22, 2017 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I go through phases of reading YA fantasy. I have come to realize that for the most part I age the characters up in my mind, because they rarely seem like teenagers. While I was in the middle of reading Six of Crows, I listened to The Dollop episode 275, “The Newsie Strike.” As a Dave and Gareth were marveling over 8 – 16 year old boys organizing and leading a strike, and understanding the economic theory behind each side’s position. It reminded me that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: grishaverse, kdm, Leigh Bardugo, six of crows, ya fantasy

Emmalita's CBR9 Review No:49 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: grishaverse, kdm, Leigh Bardugo, six of crows, ya fantasy ·
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