Archive | July, 2006

Please Throw Him Back In

July 19, 2006

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Please Throw Him Back In

Speaking of mermaids, check this action out. The lovely Christine sent this to me and by God, I haven’t been able to stop staring at it. What’s with the influx of hairless, prepubescent-looking men on romance novel covers? Is this really what we readers have been asking for? According to the reviews of this book [...]

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Those Pearls that Were His Eyes by L.E. Bryce (Chippewa)

July 19, 2006

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Those Pearls that Were His Eyes by L.E. Bryce (Chippewa)

Grade: C+ A lot of writers who receive a bad grade from me claim that I just didn’t understand what they were trying to do with their stories, never mind that their books aren’t even worth the used toilet paper that they’re written on. Well, I can say this for L.E. Bryce. If she wants, [...]

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Those Poor Empty Bottles of Nair

July 18, 2006

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Those Poor Empty Bottles of Nair

Holy jumpin’ hairless naked Jesus, Batman! What is going on here? I’ve never seen legs so smooth since Tim threatened to shave his own legs if I didn’t shave mine, so I ended up getting them waxed. Seriously, kids, I was feeling like silk for a week! But this “guy” just looks so… womanly. In [...]

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Hot for Teacher by Barrie Abalard (Loose-id)

July 18, 2006

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Hot for Teacher by Barrie Abalard (Loose-id)

Grade: C- Why can’t I ever read about a submissive female in an erotic romance who isn’t completely pathetic and brain-dead? The heroine of this book, a 38 year old self-pitying slob who whines about her “fat, middle-aged body” just had me rolling my eyes or gritting my teeth. But that’s not all. The hero, [...]

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Maybe You Should Tell it to Move Out?

July 18, 2006

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Maybe You Should Tell it to Move Out?

Hey, here’s a cover that’s reminiscent of those Kushiel books. I’ve never been able to read past the first chapter on any of them, but the book covers are always pretty hot. Reader Jessica, who sent me this thing, thinks the cover is hot, except for the “man hands.” Me, I’m okay with them. I [...]

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