tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post1437775720919415403..comments2023-12-07T09:29:21.331-05:00Comments on Just Janga: Tuesday Review: Devilish by Jo BeverleyJangahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-92121064219823153402011-07-01T09:13:12.115-04:002011-07-01T09:13:12.115-04:00Q, you definitely should give the Mallorens a try....Q, you definitely should give the Mallorens a try. I've been reading Jo Bev's Malloren world books for 19 years and eleven books now, and I'm still excited about book 12 next year.<br /><br />Most of the fantasy I read is YA--not just J. K. Rowling but also Diana Wynn Jones, Patricia Wrede, Madeleine L'Engle, etc.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-63549131298037691692011-06-30T09:26:25.302-04:002011-06-30T09:26:25.302-04:00I have only read Beverley's medieval 'Dark...I have only read Beverley's medieval 'Dark Champion' which I much enjoyed.I actually have some of the Malloren books waiting to be read. Just needed a (nice) kick in the pants to get me started. *grin*<br /><br />My only knowledge of romance novels 10 yrs ago was Jane Austen and some of Mrs Qs covers. I don't seem to notice awards when I start a new book, but looking at Irish's list of RITA winners I have happy memories of Susan Carol's 'The Bride Finder'.Manda recommended it to me so I'm very happy to go with that. *smile*<br /><br />10 yrs ago I was reading fantasy and have yet to find anything in this genre to best Robin Hobb's Dragon books. My favorites would be the Tawny Man Trilogy but 10 yrs ago I would have been reading 'The Live Ship Traders' first published in 1998.Quantumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08686409685564115213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-6110422669622316062011-06-29T21:20:39.455-04:002011-06-29T21:20:39.455-04:00I've read all those too, Irish. I think I read...I've read all those too, Irish. I think I read them in the year they were published, although I have reread most of them since then. I think generally historicals stand up to the passing years better than contemporaries do. So it really is a measure of the skill of SEP, Nora, and others that their books are still as readable ten or more years after they were published as they were when they were new.Jangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15128188159653860806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8192776379752748640.post-52835687034529606552011-06-29T18:29:52.610-04:002011-06-29T18:29:52.610-04:00Okay, Janga, since I just started reading romance ...Okay, Janga, since I just started reading romance again less than 10 years ago, I had to go back and check with the RWA website as to the Rita winners I’ve read. <br /> <br />They started in 1983 with Golden Medallion Winners…<br /><br />1983 – The Endearment by LaVyrle Spencer<br />1984 – Hummingbird by LaVyrle Spencer<br />1988 – The Gamble by LaVyrle Spencer <br /><br />They started calling them Rita’s in 1990…<br /><br />1990 – Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer, The Rake and The Reformer by Mary Jo Putney and The Bride by Julie Garwood<br />1993 - An Unwilling Bride by Jo Beverley <br />1994 – My Lady Notorious by Jo Beverley<br />1995 – It Had To Be You by SEP, Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand by Carla Kelly<br />1996 – Born In Ice by Nora Roberts<br />1997 – Conor’s Way by Laura Lee Guhrke, Always to Remember by Lorraine Heath<br />1998 – Nobody’s Baby But Mine by SEP<br />1999 – Dream a Little Dream by SEP, The Bride Finder by Susan Carroll<br />2000 – The Proposition by Judith Ivory<br />2001 – First Lady by SEP, Devilish by Jo Beverley<br /><br />These are all the ones I’ve read. All but one or two are on my keeper shelf and that’s only because I probably checked those few out from the library and haven’t purchased a used copy yet. LOL<br /><br />I’d say <i>It Had to Be You</i> by SEP ranks as my favorite. And since I didn’t read it until 10 years after it had been published and still found it a fantastic read I would say that it has stood the test of time. In fact, looking over my list I can’t think of one of these titles that hasn’t stood the test of time. I suppose that’s what makes them the best of the best!irisheyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730974733998991144noreply@blogger.com