Archive for the ‘Humor’ Category

“Jinx,” Jennifer Estep

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Pros: Fun, fun, and more fun!
Cons:
Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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“Wild & Hexy,” Vicki Lewis Thompson

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Pros: Entertaining; silly; fun
Cons: Ending too pat, quick, and clean
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

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“Demons are Forever,” Julie Kenner

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Pros: Some good humor; a decent storyline
Cons: Utterly mis-packaged; characters are rather slow on the uptake
Rating: 3 out of 5

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“Pleasure U,” Carole Hart

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Pros: Tons of sex of nearly every variety if you’re looking for that
Cons: Conflicting tones; utterly ridiculous situations
Rating: 2.5 out of 5

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“The Sleeping Beauty Proposal,” Sarah Strohmeyer

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Pros: Great premise; fantastic characters; pithily hilarious; great commentary on the social politics of marriage
Cons: Rather painful to read in places (only sort of a ‘con’)
Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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“Gone with the Witch,” Annette Blair

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Pros: Sassy characters with a lot of personality; enjoyable, interesting, and moving story
Cons: Sometimes the dialogue is way too dominated by pop-psych or lessons on magick; one cat-in-a-car scene
Rating: 3 out of 5

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“A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action,” LuAnn McLane

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Pros: Silly & fun; wish-fulfillment fantasy; entertaining characters
Cons: Some mild frustrations; so many couples coming together at once
Rating: 4 out of 5

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“A Corpse in the Soup,” St. James & Bradner

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Pros: Extremely quirky; cartoony; entertaining; bizarre cast of characters
Cons: Cartoony; some of the twists were fairly obvious
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

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“Romancing the Dead,” Tate Hallaway

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Pros: Entertaining, quirky, and detailed characters
Cons: Meandering start
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

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“The Perennial Boarder,” Phoebe Atwood Taylor

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Pros: Quirky, cozy, funny mystery
Cons: Not for everyone
Rating: 5 out of 5

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