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Lena reviews Hearts Starve by Patricia Russo

April 6, 2014 by Danika Ellis

Hearts Starve, Patricia Russo’s haunting novel, is a story about loss. Not the act of losing, the reality of loss. People who have already lost things and must confront their doomed actuality. For such depressing subject matter, it’s still a beautiful and heart wrenching book. Told as a dark, urban fairytale, the story follows threeRead More

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Lena reviews “Prairie Women in Love” and “Dames with Dames” by Rachel Windsor

March 2, 2014 by Danika Ellis

    Both “Prairie Women in Love” and “Dames with Dames,” by Rachel Windsor, are part of a series about lesbians through the ages.  “Written by lesbians for lesbians,” the tagline proudly proclaims.  In that sense, these two little pieces do not disappoint.  They are both short, easy to read on a lunch break andRead More

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Lena reviews A Dying Place by Emma Johnson-Rivard

February 2, 2014 by Danika Ellis

There’s an almost theatrical quality to A Dying Place, Emma Johnson-Rivard’s rather bleak fantasy story.  In terms of setting and structure, the novel functions as a play and it speaks to Johnson-Rivard’s strengths as a writer that she’s able to let the characters sing through that format. The book opens with Ama’u, a veteran ofRead More

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Lena reviews Exception to the Rule by Cindy Rizzo

January 9, 2014 by Danika Ellis

In a lot of ways, Exception to the Rule by Cindy Rizzo has everything you would want in a queer love story.  Intelligent, socially conscious characters who are exceptionally good at their chosen fields and, after overcoming initial differences, share an exceptional romance. Robin and Tracy meet during their first semester at Adams, a university outsideRead More

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Lena reviews Andi Unwrapped by Riley Adair Garret

December 2, 2013 by Danika Ellis

Andi Unwrapped, Riley Adair Garret’s collegiate romance about a popular English professor and her student, is a story about obstacles.  Garret throws up problems that prevent her heroines from being together almost from start to finish.  What starts out as being interesting and exciting starts to feel like tedious and unnecessary drama by the end,Read More

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Lena reviews Out of Time by Lesley Dimmock

November 5, 2013 by Danika Ellis

Strangely enough, the title of Lesley Dimmock’s new novel, Out of Time, not only describes the plot, but also the general feeling of the book.  Dimmock’s created a nice story and compelling characters, but the narrative still feels hasty and rushed, The book opens with Queen Elizabeth the first on horseback bickering with her courtiers.Read More

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Lena reviews In This Small Spot by Caren J. Werlinger

October 11, 2013 by Danika Ellis

While it’s clear that In this Small Spot, Caren J. Werlinger’s abbey epic, is a love story, it is ultimately a book about excess and restraint.  The story’s arc is massive, sprawling across five years and numerous memories.  It’s a lengthy commitment, but luckily the prose moves along at a nice pace.  Werlinger has aRead More

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Lena reviews Roadkill by Alexandra Allred

September 3, 2013 by Danika Ellis

  The general conceit about most established fictional detectives is their lack of home life.  Either because of the job or because of their need for the job, Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and Sam Spade don’t really have a lot else going on.  The opposite is true for Allie Lindell, Alexandra Allred’s doggedly determined protagonistRead More

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Lena reviews Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi

August 4, 2013 by Danika Ellis

We learn in elementary school not to judge a book by its cover, but it might be worth it for Jacqueline Koyanagi’s debut novel.  The woman on the front looks a bit like Gina Torres if Firefly had merged with Star Wars and it’s completely amazing.  What’s inside is a completely entertaining science fiction adventureRead More

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Lena reviews “Women Float” by Maureen Foley

June 4, 2013 by Danika Ellis

“Women Float,” Maureen Foley’s gentle and lyrical novella is a lesson in patience and painful futility of life.  The story follows Win, a baker in southern California, as she attempts to reconcile various pieces of her life.  There’s her mother, a mysterious figure who disappeared when Win was nine; Mia, Win’s best friend and unrequitedRead More

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