Loving Harry and the Deathly Hallows

How much do I love thee, Harry? Let me count the ways …
I love how you have grown more matured and less hotheaded in this the last of your adventures. I love how you patiently bid your time to reveal your last strategy towards the end. The impetous youth in your past would have rushed […]

Which Psy-Changeling Hero for You

Here’s a BIG, BIG thank you to Kristie for the tip-off on this fab quiz to mark the imminent launch of Nalini’s third book in the Psy Changeling series, Caressed by Ice. 
 
Since I’m such a sucker for funs quizzes, and I’ve been enslaved by Nalini’s Slave to Sensation, how could I possibly give this a miss?
I’m going […]

No Rest for the Wicked Gideon

Few authors, IMO, have managed to steer clear of what I call the ‘middle child’ syndrome in series writing. More often than not, the follow-up to their debuts often suffer from a lack of certain oomph due to the readers’ familiarity with the world and characters that were already introduced in the first book. 
Sometimes, the […]

A Pirate, Mr Darcy and Me

Between A Pirate of Her Own and Me and Mr Darcy, I’d choose the latter for its timeless appeal and modern application than the rather dated pirate tale that has no new story arcs to thrill me. 
I’ve picked up A Pirate of Her Own by Kinley McGregor from the local UBS simply because I was […]

Books for the journey: Ice Blue, Killing Time and Howl

Out of the three books I brought along for the trip to Sydney, I would recommend Ice Blue and Howl’s Moving Castle. [Edited]: Read Killing Time only if you have time to kill.
 
[Edited] Well, Anne Stuart shows why she is a master at romantic suspense works with Ice Blue, the explosive and infinitely more thrilling follow-up […]

Sydney Sojourn

Returning to Sydney has always been a dream ever since my first visit to this lovely city in 2004, so imagine my excitement and delight when I discovered that I need to make a trip there to wrap up some matters for an ongoing web project.
My first impression of this city where majestic Victorian and […]