About
About Me
My name is Keishon and I’m a voracious reader. My first book was by V.C. Andrews, Flowers In the Attic. I went on to read the entire series surrounding a group of kids whose mother abandons them in their grandmother’s attic. Next was romance. I started with a gothic romance title called, The House of a Thousand Lanterns by Victoria Holt and eventually read her entire backlist (or as much of it as I could find at the time) then I moved onto LaVyrle Spencer, Judith Ivory, Laura Kinsale, Judith McNaught, Mary Balogh and so on and so forth. I am always looking for new authors to try.
Romance Fiction Today
My attitude about romance today is this: I’ve been there and done that. Any romance written today has to really impress me. I’ve learned to find romance elsewhere, however - in mystery (Julia Spencer-Fleming’s series or Dana Stabenow’s now defunct Liam Campbell series) and fantasy (Catherine Asaro’s work usually has a strong romantic subplot) and young adult (Sarah Dessen’s The Truth About Forever or Annette Curtis Klause’s Blood and Chocolate).
Blog
This is a reader blog with one blog author. I started this blog because I enjoy reading and discussing books and I plan to do that for a long time. I do have a full-time job and am not always able to update my blog regularly. On average I try to update my blog up to three times a week and from looking at my stats, I think most of you already know which days those updates fall on. Moving on. Anyway, I hope many of you enjoy your visit here and hope you visit and engage in discussion sometime. You know, come out to say hello sometime. And authors are more than welcome here as long as they wear their reader hat.
Recommendations
My opinion on books won’t mean nothing to anyone unless we enjoy the same books. I am not a professional reviewer and my reviews can be best described as commentary rather than reviews. Do we share the same tastes in books? Check the archives. Read my reviews. Here is a short list [cough] of my favorites. Of course, I am always looking to add to this list.
Romance Favorites
[ A definitive list of favorites]Heart of the West by Penelope Williamson
The Shadow and the Star by Laura Kinsale
Flowers From the Storm by Laura Kinsale
Beast by Judith Ivory
The Proposition byJudith Ivory
Bliss by Judy Cuevas
Dance by Judy Cuevas
Indiscreet by Mary Balogh
Heartless by Mary Balogh
The Notorious Rake by Mary Balogh
Thunder and Roses by Mary Jo Putney
Almost Heaven by Judith McNaught
The Boyfriend School by Sarah Bird
Risky Games by Olga Bicos
Perfect Timing by Olga Bicos
One Summer by Karen Robards
Maggy’s Child by Karen Robards
Mystery Favorites
The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly (or any of his mysteries)
The 37th Hour by Jodi Compton
In The Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming (and the rest)
Cold Pursuit by T.Jefferson Parker
Contact Me
I actually enjoy receiving email (if it’s not spam). Got a rec for me? Want to leave me feedback? Just drop me a line if you want to get in touch. Also, if you find that your comments are getting caught in my spam filter, do let me know. I have several spam filters on this blog and it is very aggressive.
Submissions
On the subject of submissions - I will say this: send it to me but there is no guarantee that I will read it. I have a somewhat problematic reading schedule - I read slow, I read in moods and I read only certain genres: mystery, romance and fantasy. So, send it and who knows, you’ll get a link back to the review.
Amazon Referrel Fee
I do get a 4% referral fee for whatever books I review that is linked to Amazon.com. This allows for me to pay shipping costs for reader contests which I plan to do for books that I am excited about.
