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Author: Elena Nola

Elena Nola is the imperial movie critic and the colder half of the Ladies of Ice and Fire.

Playin’ With Ice and Fire: A Game of Thoughts | Jon Snow Chapter 19

On July 13, 2018 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

She’s new, I’m the re-reader. She’s the newbie, I’m the spoilery vet. Together She’s  g-mashin’ George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones and getting here POV on. Today she moves on to Chapter 19, a …

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Playin’ With Ice and Fire: A Game of Thoughts | Catelyn Stark Chapter 18

On July 13, 2018 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

She’s new, I’m the re-reader. She’s the  newbie, I’m the spoilery vet. Together She’s  g-mashin’ George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones and getting here POV on. Today she moves on to Chapter 18, a …

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Joe Abercrombie Interview

On June 29, 2018 By Elena Nola In Interviews

Joe Abercrombie is the author of the First Law trilogy and Best Served Cold.  I have been a fan since the first book in the First Law found me in a bookstore, so I was …

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Jessica Bendinger Interview – Bringing It On

On April 1, 2013 By Elena Nola In Interviews

A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of speaking with Jessica Bendinger, screen writer, director, and now author.  Her best-known work, at least in my age demographic, is writing Bring It On.  Jessica also wrote …

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Lynn Kurland Interview – Romancing the Nine Kingdoms

On February 23, 2011 By Elena Nola In Interviews

Lynn Kurland is the author of the Nine Kingdoms romantic fantasy series, as well as a best-selling romance author.  For all my love of dark, bloodspurting, knights who say–er, frak–fantasy, I also love the lighter …

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L.E. Modesitt Jr. Interview + Imager Review

On February 6, 2011 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews, Interviews

L.E. Modesitt, Jr., is the best-selling author of several fantasy and science fiction series, and a name you can’t get through any bookstore’s SFF section without encountering.  I am only familiar with his work on the Imager …

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Nocturne by Syrie James Review

On January 4, 2011 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

Let me be honest:  Nocturne by Syrie James is not the sort of novel that I naturally gravitate to.  I read it because it was offered to me and sounded interesting enough to try–the sort …

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Sharon Shinn Interview – Writing, Fantasy, and Troubled Waters

On November 16, 2010 By Elena Nola In Interviews

Sharon Shinn is the author of nearly two dozen fantasy novels, including the bestselling Twelve Houses and Samaria series.  She has won the William C. Crawford Award for Outstanding New Fantasy Writer and was twice …

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A Madness of Angels + The Midnight Mayor by Kate Griffin Review

On November 8, 2010 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

This book is well-named.  Its title and subtitle are intriguing–they got me to look at its premise.  Which is also intriguing:  Two years after his murder, Matthew Swift wakes up again.  His house is no …

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Juliet by Anne Fortier Review

On September 3, 2010 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

I haven’t been as excited about a book as I was when I got to the end of Juliet in a long time.  A year, maybe.  Anne Fortier has managed what might well be the …

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Shana Abé Interview + The Treasure Keeper + The Time Weaver Review

On July 20, 2010 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews, Interviews

Shana Abé is a bestselling author normally found in the Romance section, but whose latest books are fantasy (or at least fairy tale) crossovers.  She’s also a personal favorite of mine–verify on our favorites page, if you …

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Adam Rex Fat Vampire Interview

On June 22, 2010 By Elena Nola In Interviews

Adam Rex is an amazingly talented children’s illustrator, as well as being an author of both children’s and YA novels.  I had the pleasure of meeting him in person last month at BEA, and I …

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The Forever War by Joe Haldeman Review

On June 10, 2010 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

For reasons I cannot adequately explain, even to myself, I prefer to read fantasy over science fiction, but I prefer SF movies over fantasy.  So I don’t actually read a lot of true science fiction …

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The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer Review

On June 5, 2010 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

I’m assuming if you’re reading this you like Twilight and have already read the other books, yes?  And you want one of two things from me here–a recommendation about whether this new novella is worth …

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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin Review

On April 6, 2010 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is the first book in a new series (The Inheritance Trilogy, which lends itself to some potentially hilarious confusion with The Inheritance Cycle) by a new author, and I think that …

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Heat Wave + Naked Heat by Richard Castle Review

On November 23, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

New York City is in the grip of a heat wave, and Detective Nicki Heat is in the grip of a stubborn case.  Real estate mogul Matthew Starr was pitched from his balcony, and the …

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Quatrain + Fortune and Fate + Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn Review

On October 6, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

Quatrain is a collection of, as the name suggests, four all-new novellas from Sharon Shinn.  Each is set in a distinct world established from previous books, and each story stands firmly against the others.  Shinn …

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Evermore by Alyson Noël Review

On September 5, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

Evermore is the first book in Alyson Noël’s new YA series, The Immortals.  Fittingly, considering the title, a lot of E words popped into my mind when I was thinking of how to describe it:  Enchanting.  …

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Never Slow Dance with a Zombie by E. Van Lowe Review

On August 29, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

Never Slow Dance with a Zombie is a novel for young adults.  I read a fair amount of YA books, and I’m never quite sure how to judge them.  I mean, I can tell you …

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Darkborn by Alison Sinclair Review

On August 21, 2009 By Elena Nola In Book Reviews

Darkborn is a fantasy novel that I’m not quite sure how to further classify or qualify.  It’s not quite romantic fantasy, because even though it has strong themes of love, it is not a love …

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