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Book Review: Runelight

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Ellen Gregory

High fantasy adventure quest over hill and under dale for a missing brother. Main characters are two women who form a strong friendship. Loved it!

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Book review: Of Tides and Treason

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Ellen Gregory
Of Tides and Treason

Of Tides and Treason is an uplifting romantic high fantasy about love of country, healing and enlightenment.

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Book review: Of Chaos and Cadence

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Ellen Gregory
Of Chaos and Cadence

Of Chaos and Cadence is an enthralling romantic fantasy book by Constance Lopez โ€” with plenty of adventure, magic and a quest (yay!).

Posted in Book Review, ReadingTagged Book Review, book reviews, books, fantasy, indie fantasy, romance, romantic fantasy1 Comment

Book review: Of Stormlarks and Silence

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Ellen Gregory

Of Stormlarks and Silence by Constance Lopez is a lovely blend of romance and secret vengeance plot with some adventure, magic and elves thrown in. I loved it from beginning to end...

Posted in Book Review, ReadingTagged Book Review, book reviews, books, fantasy, indie fantasy, romance, romantic fantasy2 Comments

Reading Highlights from 2018

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Ellen Gregory

Featuring my favourite three reads for 2018 and some other highlights

Posted in Book Review, ReadingTagged annual reading highlights, books, fantasy, m/m romance, male/male romance, Paranormal, paranormal romance, readingLeave a comment

In mourning for tainted books

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

What happens when the author of some books you like turns out to be a liar and a cheat?

Posted in Reading, ReflectionTagged m/m romance, male/male romance, reading5 Comments

Reading Highlights from 2017 โ€“ Part 3 (Final roundup)

Posted on January 23, 2018April 19, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

My final tally of top m/m reads for the year, including some queer SF and paranormal romance.

Posted in Book Review, ReadingTagged annual reading highlights, book reviews, books, m/m romance, male/male romance, Paranormal, paranormal romance, reading4 Comments

Reading Highlights from 2017 – Part 2 (Spooky House stories)

Posted on January 10, 2018April 19, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

Three of my favourite individual books from last year were "spooky house" stories. Two were straight up ghost stories, while the third was a different kind of paranormal.

Posted in Book Review, ReadingTagged book reviews, books, ghost stories, m/m romance, male/male romance, mysteries, Paranormal, reading6 Comments

Reading Highlights from 2017 – part 1 (Three standout authors)

Posted on December 31, 2017April 19, 2018 by Ellen Gregory

Reflections on three standout authors whose work I read in 2017 - TJ Klune, KJ Charles and Santino Hassell.

Posted in Book Review, ReadingTagged annual reading highlights, book review, book reviews, books, KJ Charles, m/m romance, male/male romance, reading, romance, TJ Klune4 Comments

Aqua Follies – book review

Posted on June 25, 2017June 25, 2017 by Ellen Gregory

Thereโ€™s so much to love about Aqua Follies. It's a romance novel with depth and complexity at both the emotional and historical (1950s) level.

Posted in Book Review, ReadingTagged Aqua Follies, book review, books, Liv Rancourt, male/male romance, romance3 Comments

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