Black Sand and Blood Author: Anne Renwick Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Ready for a short cryptid adventure? Black Sand and Blood shares the HEA for two important supporting characters from Renwick’s Icy Betrayals. While you don’t need to read Icy Betrayals to enjoy Black Sand and Blood, it does provide a […]
Icy Betrayals Author: Anne Renwick Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Icy Betrayals is an exciting standalone adventure romance set in Renwick’s wonderful Elemental Web world. Angela, sister of spy Jack from Venomous Secrets (Elemental Web Chronicles #4), is desperate to escape their older brother’s machinations as he plans to auction her off […]
Audiobook review: The Golden Spider by Anne Renwick The audiobook rights for The Golden Spider recently reverted from Tantor Audiobooks to the author, who chose to re-record this wonderful story. Originally recorded by one female performer, the new audiobook uses dual narration bringing in two new actors to read the story. There are no alterations […]
Flight of the Scarab Author: Anne Renwick Reviewer: Jen Rating: C+ What I’m Talking About: I always love diving into Anne Renwick’s fascinating Elemental Steampunk world. The author blends science and steampunk technology with an adventurous love story. Flight of the Scarab is no different; however, I this time around, I was overwhelmed by the […]
Audiobook review: A Ghost in Amber by Anne Renwick Diana is an academic with a focus on a furthering her career and outshining her male nemesis. She wants the collection of snails believed to be hidden in Barcote Hall by the current lord’s decease uncle, Lord Leo Wraxall. When the All Hallows’ Eve ball is […]
Audiobook review: A Whisper of Bone by Anne Renwick Posing as a U.S. Customs Agent, but working for the secretive IBIS – Improbable Biologics Investigations Service, cryptobiologist Ryan Nolan must return home to New Haven, CT, for his current assignment taking down a smuggler with ties to illegal trade. There he crosses the path of a […]
Audiobook review: A Snowflake at Midnight by Anne Renwick Jack Taggart, the younger brother, the spare, enjoys being a queen’s agent, especially because it keeps him away from his mischievous older brother and meddlesome mother. Cait is a unique woman who is immune to various venoms and poisons, but running tests on herself and working in […]
A Ghost in Amber Author: Anne Renwick Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Diana is an academic with a focus on a career, not marriage. She wants the collection of snails believed to be hidden in Barcote Hall by the current lord’s decease uncle, Lord Leo Wraxall. When the All Hallows’ Eve ball […]
Venomous Secrets Author: Anne Renwick Publisher: Anne Renwick Release Date: June 10, 2021 Series: An Elemental Steampunk Chronicle #4 Genre: Steampunk Romance Snippet: London May 1885 A jolt crackled down his spine and heated the air in his lungs, halting any words he might have formed in response. She was stunning, her beauty unmuted by the dull […]
Audiobook review: A Snowflake at Midnight by Anne Renwick Evie is a librarian for the Lister Institute. She enjoys her job, but looks to helm her own project and take on more work. Ash is one of the botanists at Lister and is completely smitten with Evie. They’ve spent hours together working on a research proposal […]
A Snowflake at Midnight Author: Anne Renwick Publisher: Anne Renwick Release Date: November 12, 2019 Series: An Elemental Steampunk Tale #4 Genre: Steampunk Romance Snippet: As they passed their usual study nook, Evie glanced over her shoulder and threw Ash a cheeky smile, pleased to find a sparkle of appreciation in his eyes as his gaze followed […]
A Snowflake at Midnight Author: Anne Renwick Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Evie is a librarian for the Lister Institute. She enjoys her job, but looks to helm her own project and take on more work. Ash is one of the botanists at Lister and is completely smitten with Evie. They’ve spent […]
A Reflection of Shadows Author: Anne Renwick Narrator: Anais Inara Chase Audio Speed: 1.3x Series: Elemental Web World #3.6; An Elemental Web Tale Genre: Steampunk Romance Source: Author Having read and enjoyed A Reflection of Shadows, I jumped at the chance to listen to and review the audiobook version. I found that I delighted in the story equally […]
In Pursuit of Dragons Author: Anne Renwick Narrator: Anais Inara Chase Audio Speed: 1.3x Series: Elemental Web World #3.5; An Elemental Web Tale Genre: Steampunk Romance Source: Author Three years ago, Natalia emigrated from Russia, fleeing with her dragon to Scotland in hopes to hide from those who wished to continue their experiments on the dragon and possibly […]
Audiobook review: A Trace of Copper Author: Anne Renwick Narrator: Anais Inara Chase Audio Speed: 1.4x Series: Elemental Web World #2.5; An Elemental Web Tale Genre: Steampunk Romance Source: Author A Trace of Copper is a wonderful novella set in the Elemental Web steampunk world. It’s a standalone mystery/romance, and knowledge of the series/world is not needed. The main […]