This contest holds a special place in my heart - at the time I entered, I did not know romance_lover16 well, but we have since become friends, and she asked me for an autographed copy of the trade paperback edition of Ancilla. I need to get it out this weekend.

I missed tying Annamita Muscaria for First Place by half a point (and I really, really, really need to read her mythological fiction - about Lilith, about Persephone. It's the sort of thing I go for. I just haven't had the time yet. I had no time for anything this summer except judging). 

My review: