Marlene

Marlene is a librarian, ebook advocate, science fiction fan, and RPG fan who lives in Atlanta. She and her husband are owned by three cats, just ask them. She's a geek and a nerd and proud of it. She's also an avid reader of everything, including the back of the cereal box, and has been blogging since April 2011 at Reading Reality and is a reviewer at Library Journal as well as active on Goodreads.

Joint Review – Cast in Flight (Chronicles of Elantra #12) by Michelle Sagara

Reviewed by: E and Marlene Marlene: There’s a saying, often seen on t-shirts at science fiction conventions, that reads, “Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.” Kaylin Nera has clearly never seen the t-shirt. Or it doesn’t apply if you have a dragon for a roommate.

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Joint Review: The Bloodsworn (Bloodbound #3) by Erin Lindsey

Reviewed by: E & Marlene E: Over the past two years Marlene and I have reviewed the previous installments in Lindsey’s Bloodbound series with mixed feelings. We really enjoyed  The Bloodbound, book 1 but struggled with The Bloodforged, book 2. As a result I approached The Bloodsworn with a significant amount of trepidation. I will

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Joint Review: Wild Embrace (Psy-Changeling #15.5) by Nalini Singh

Reviewed by: E & Marlene BP Note: There will be spoilers for previous books in this series so if you prefer to miss those we recommend you skip this review and catch up on the series first. Echo of Silence In a deep-sea station, Tazia Nerif has found her life’s work as an engineer, keeping

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Joint Review – Illusion Town (Harmony #13) by Jayne Castle

Reviewed by: E & Marlene E: I was very pleased to hear that Castle would be continuing her expansion of Harmony because I really enjoy her futuristic stories. I was also curious to find out what problems or opportunities would appear with the recent, SIREN’S CALL, discovery of a huge underground city with some unusual

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