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1 - The Mirador by Sarah Monette 5/5
2 - Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale 4/5
3 - Transformation by Carol Berg 4.5/5
4 - The Phoenix by Ruth Sims 4/5
5 - I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert 4/5
6 - Sing the Four Quarters by Tanya Huff 3/5

Pretty standard fantasy. It was a somewhat fun and easy read, but absolutely nothing about it stood out to me. Plus, there were LOTS of errors in the text - bad editors!

1 - The Mirador by Sarah Monette 5/5
2 - Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale 4/5
3 - Transformation by Carol Berg 4.5/5
4 - The Phoenix by Ruth Sims 4/5

Really lovely gay love story written, as the back of the book says, in "the best traditions of Victorian Literature." I adored both characters and the writing style was quite good. My only complaints are that I wish there had been a little more description of their intimate relationship, and that my copy of the book was missing a 15 page chunk toward the beginning. Otherwise, a really moving read that had my heart racing - literally - at times.

I feel the need to explain what exactly I mean by my rating system.

1 star: Terrible. A waste of time and money.
2 stars: Below average. Poorly written or just boring.
3 stars: Average. Worth one read, but probably won't merit a second.
4 stars: Above average. Pretty well written, pretty good story, probably with scenes that will be read again even if the whole book is not.
5 stars: Excellent. What I call "top-shelf," because that's where I keep these. Great writing, great story, probably sucked me in for days at a time. Definitely worth another read.

And the list so far:

1 - The Mirador by Sarah Monette. 5/5
2 - Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale. 4/5