Books I've Read Archives | Jennifer Estep https://www.jenniferestep.com/category/book-reviews/ New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:59:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.jenniferestep.com/site/wp-content/files/cropped-site-identity-32x32.png Books I've Read Archives | Jennifer Estep https://www.jenniferestep.com/category/book-reviews/ 32 32 I dream of cover blurbs … https://www.jenniferestep.com/i-dream-of-cover-blurbs/ https://www.jenniferestep.com/i-dream-of-cover-blurbs/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:00:31 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=2434 A while back, author Judi Fennell asked me to read her paranormal romance, I Dream of Genies, for a possible cover blurb. I thought the book was a lot of fun (you can read my review here), and I gave her blurb — Cute, quirky, and charming … a romantic, action-packed tale! A few weeks...

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]]> https://www.jenniferestep.com/i-dream-of-cover-blurbs/feed/ 14 998 and counting … https://www.jenniferestep.com/998-and-counting/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:30:31 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/?p=2076 Finished Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child. This is one of his books about ex-military policeman Jack Reacher. In this one, Reacher is bumming around Oregon when he gets a message that one of his old Army buddies is in trouble. He goes to Los Angeles, where he learns that someone threw his buddy...

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]]> 936 and counting … https://www.jenniferestep.com/936-and-counting/ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:00:53 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=764 Finished What a Scoundrel Wants by Carrie Lofty (who I got to meet briefly at RWA this year). This book takes the legend of Robin Hood and twists it by focusing on his nephew, Will Scarlet. While working as a hired swordsman, Will finds himself caught up in a deadly plot — along with Meg of...

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]]> 935 and counting … https://www.jenniferestep.com/935-and-counting/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:00:51 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=758 Finished The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. This is a fantasy book that I bought for Wheezley because he likes a good epic fantasy tale — and I knew that I’d get to read it after he was done. 😉 The book focuses on Locke Lamora, a charming thief, grifter, and all-around con...

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]]> 934 and counting … https://www.jenniferestep.com/934-and-counting/ https://www.jenniferestep.com/934-and-counting/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:11:53 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=721 One thing I have to catch up on is all the books that I’ve read while the blog has been on forced hiatus. So forgive me if the reviews are a little shorter than usual for a while. Finished Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. This is the first book in her hugely popular Vampire Academy young...

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]]> https://www.jenniferestep.com/934-and-counting/feed/ 2 933 and counting … https://www.jenniferestep.com/933-and-counting/ Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:19:32 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=717 Finished Wicked Deeds on A Winter’s Night by Kresley Cole. This is the third book in her popular Immortals After Dark paranormal romance series. In this one, Bowen MacRieve, a Lykae (think werewolf), has been mourning the loss of his mate for more than a hundred years. So he’s surprised when he’s attracted to Mariketa...

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]]> 932 and counting … https://www.jenniferestep.com/932-and-counting/ https://www.jenniferestep.com/932-and-counting/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:20:56 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=713 Finished Night and Day by Robert B. Parker. This is the eighth book in his series about Jesse Stone, the police chief of Paradise, Mass. In this one, Jesse has to deal with two problems — a peeping Tom who calls himself the Night Hawk and a school principal who made several girls show her...

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]]> https://www.jenniferestep.com/932-and-counting/feed/ 2 931 and counting … https://www.jenniferestep.com/931-and-counting/ Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:13:17 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=711 Finished The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks. This is the first book in his epic fantasy, Night Angel trilogy about an orphan-turned-assassin named Azoth/Kylar. Azoth knows that life on the streets is hard and dangerous. So to protect his friends, Doll Girl and Jarl, and himself, Azoth decides to become an apprentice to the best wetboy...

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]]> 930 and counting … https://www.jenniferestep.com/930-and-counting/ https://www.jenniferestep.com/930-and-counting/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:06:52 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=705 Finished The Stepsister Scheme by Jim C. Hines. This book kicks off a new fantasy series for Hines, about three fairy tale princesses and the adventures they have. This book focuses on Danielle de Glas Whiteshore (aka Cinderella). Danielle is trying to adjust to life in the royal castle now that she’s married her prince....

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]]> https://www.jenniferestep.com/930-and-counting/feed/ 3 929 and counting … https://www.jenniferestep.com/929-and-counting/ Sat, 07 Mar 2009 11:00:23 +0000 https://www.jenniferestep.com/blog/?p=688 Finished Graceling by Kristin Cashore. I’ve heard a lot of buzz about this book, and since I’m trying to write a young-adult fantasy, I thought I would check it out. Warning: There be spoilers ahead. Graceling is set in the world of the Seven Kingdoms, where people have extreme skills or “graces” in various areas like...

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