Previous SFF Author: Elspeth Cooper
Karina Cooper has lived all over the United States. She writes romance and paranormal romance. When she isn’t writing, Karina designs Steampunk and neo-Victorian fancery. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and pets. Learn more at Karina Cooper’s website.
Blood of the Wicked by Karina Cooper
I can be a sap sometimes, and I confess that a good love story can move me to tears. Blood of the Wicked, however, made me cry for all the wrong reasons.
Blood of the Wicked is the first in the Dark Mission paranormal romance series by debut author Karina Cooper. It appears that each installment will be self-contained and focus on a different couple. The setting is an alternate future: witches existed and were known to exist in the story’s past,
Kelly Lasiter´s rating: 2.5 | Karina Cooper | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Mysterious Case of Mr. Strangeway by Karina Cooper
I picked up The Mysterious Case of Mr. Strangeway (2013) because it was free at Audible a while back. It’s the prequel to Karina Cooper’s ST. CROIX CHRONICLES which is set in Victorian London and begins with the novel Tarnished. In The Mysterious Case of Mr. Strangeway, we meet Cherry St. Croix, an opium-addicted tomboyish teenage orphan who lives with a wealthy benefactor and sneaks out at night to earn money to support her addiction.
Kat Hooper´s rating: 2.5 | Karina Cooper | Audio | SFF Reviews | 6 comments |
Previous SFF Author: Elspeth Cooper
I might say "formulaic" actually.
Your review made me curious, so I looked this book up. Sure enough: Tor. Tor seems to specialize in these…
It's a tightrope act for sure.
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