I never would have picked this book up (the title would have scared me away!) except that it was a freebie on Audible. But it was surprisingly cute, and tongue-in-cheek. The story: in a world where supernatural creatures intermingle with humans, the ageless tree nymph Ingrid keeps to herself after ...
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  This was a quick, engaging listen about an Indian American woman who has a difficult relationship with her much more culturally conservative mother. At first we think her mother is just obsessed with arranging a marriage for her daughter with a nice Indian boy of whom she approves. Then as ...
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What a satisfying conclusion to another great trilogy! As rich in detail and complex in characterization and plot as all of Wheeler's other stories, this one follows now-Queen Maia through the tumults of protecting her people from a coming invasion, even while expressing incredible mercy and pity ...
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I liked this way more than I expected to! I usually guess from an illustrated cover like this that I'm going to get a piece of fluffy, politically correct chick lit. While that's exactly what it was, it had one (for me) major redeeming quality: it was a retelling of Jane Austen's "Emma." I knew this ...
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This was billed as a Jane Austen with fantasy, and that's exactly what it is! Or I might say it's a blend between Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte with magic thrown in, as one of the major plot lines reminded me quite a bit of "Villette." Jane (her name is even Jane) is a classic Recency period ...
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