As the finale to a series you couldn’t ask for better than Agave Kiss. Corine has been cut to the quick by events in the previous book, Devil’s Punch. Stranded in England with Shannon, she has to stay strong and do whatever she can to get t...
4½ StarsThe Blade novels are absolutely fabulous. The author, Kelly McCullough, takes you into a fascinating world of characters that have many skins. You have the opportunity to follow the characters through many different scenes. Dark places such...
4 StarsI truly believe I stumbled across that most rare find when I found the Goddess series by M, W Ware: a fantastic series of books. Once again, in this the second book in the series, The Goddess Secret, the characters we met in the first book...
4½ StarsI was insatiable in reading Nefertiti's Heart! This was only my second steampunk book and this book is downright amazing. The descriptions in the story make you feel like you are Cara and that your life is literally turned upside down. Whil...
5 StarsAnother successful, criminal, paranormal novel by Alex Hughes! Outstanding situations, great drama, and deep characterizations create a tightly intense reading experience. Adam is in transition in this novel, and Alex Hughes illustrates how...
4½ StarsThis is the second installment of Ms. Viguie's Witch Hunt series. Samantha's struggle between staying true to her faith or the lure of using her magic is a daily battle for her. This is an excellent thriller. From the first page until the l...
4½ StarsConsidering the fact that I didn't review the first one of this series it wasn't all that hard to follow. This author tells a very good story. I found myself getting sucked into the tale. John finds himself in the bowels of the old subway s...
4½ StarsExcellent story! I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Mr. Grimbert’s series is suspenseful and highly entertaining. A page turner from beginning to end: and you will not want it to stop from there! Plot development was tight as wer...
5 StarsThe alien apocalypse is here. Four waves of catastrophes have already passed as we meet our main voice Cassie, even though there are more than her perspectives throughout the book, wandering off in search of her little brother. The 5th Wave...
5 StarsI must admit, I’ve had remarkably good luck recently with finding an awful lot of really good books as of late, and this novel is another one to add to that list of fantastic novels. It is the first of three books, The Goddess Legacy, the f...
4½ StarsThis was a fun paranormal story that I really enjoyed. We meet Jessica Backman, a nineteen year-old ghost hunter, who seems pretty-well known in the community. She decides to take on a haunting in a cemetery that others don’t want to deal w...
4 StarsAs a fan of the zombie genre, I’ve often felt that authors were ignoring the storyline of what would happen if animals became zombies. “Apocalypse Cow” by Michael Logan explores that premise, with the zombie plague starting off in a cow but...
4½ StarsThe title, Club Monstrosity, caught my attention. When I read the book blurb, I was hooked. I had to get my hands on it as soon as possible. This book was so much fun! I laughed out loud in several places and had to read them out loud to my...
4½ StarsIt is mind-boggling to realize the amazing contributions that science fiction maven and mentor Marion Zimmer Bradley contributed to the field over so many decades. I am a very long-time fan of the Darkover series although it has been many y...
4½ StarsOk so for one thing when I grabbed this from Night Owl Reviews I didn't realize that it was a book 2. Oops. I think I need to pay better attention. The good thing was that I have everything from this author so I already had book 1 laying ar...
5 StarsThis is another excellently presented collection of some of the classic battle comics from England that were originally printed in the 70’s. Instead of dealing primarily with ground troops, this is about the pilots that provided air support...
4 StarsThis inventive paranormal series never lacks for action and adventure. The intriguing combination of angels, werewolf, gargoyle, faeries, agents who escort souls and vampires participate in a melange of head-spinning adventures that never c...
4 StarsGood versus evil, man against monster and magic makes for a great high fantasy read. The Oder is a great addition to the “Diablo” series. I really enjoyed Deckard Cain as the hero in this story. He is not your average archetype hero. No, he...
3½ StarsThis is the first book I've ever received for review that I couldn't make it all the way through. I made it to about page 200, and I feel that's a fair enough length to get a handle on the premise. For a beautiful cover, the storyline is me...
2½ StarsThis fascinating paranormal series spotlights the author’s ability to take many familiar themes and weave them together in an entirely new fashion. This particular book integrates Greek and Norse mythology with the complex and unconventiona...
4 StarsThis book has it all; suspense, paranormal, family drama, teenager-parent dynamics and drama. I ended up loving this book. When the Night Whispers hooks you from the very beginning. It makes you really care about the characters and get invo...
4 StarsIt was such a joy to step back into Mercy’s world for the seventh time. I never have to worry when I sit down with a book by Patricia Briggs. She has created some of the best characters in urban fantasy today. I have watched them evolve but...
4½ StarsYou are pulled into a hidden world of magic that protects humanity from dangerous supernatural forces. Enter the Invisible Recruits team. And in that team is Alex Noziak. Ms. Buckham has done a good job of creating a world and characters th...
4 StarsI enjoyed Wolf Night and the main character of Cassandra very much. The Dark Dates series is urban fantasy with a twist. Wolf Night will keep your interest till the very end. Cass is very kick-ass with a witty personality that I found very...
4½ StarsThe repartee in this urban fantasy series is always entertaining between these two brothers who are each warriors in their own rights yet respect and deeply love each other even though they are completely aware of the faults that they each...
4 StarsLevel 2 by Lenore Appelhans is particularly unique, especially with the multitude of new books that come out for Young Adults. The premise for Level 2 is extraordinary and I loved it. Once people die (particularly those in the same age grou...
3½ StarsWouldn't life be easier to manage if there was such a machine capable of identifying truth from lies, innocence or guilt? Well perhaps we have in a sense this machine called the justice system, however it has been known on more than a hundr...
5 StarsBronze Summer is, for me, a good read because it has characters that you might meet next door (if you lived in that time frame). They are real in the sense that they have their faults, their good points, and their reasons for what they do....
4 StarsI found myself really enjoying the first book in the Toxic City series, London Eye. So when Reaper's Legacy came in the mail I jumped into it right away. Where London Eye had intrigue, suspense, and a smidgen of X-Men, I fell into a lull an...
3 StarsEarth Girl is an excellent debut novel by Janet Edwards, an author that shows that for some authors, a story idea takes time to ripen into excellence. This is one of those. The main character is a believably written 18 year old girl that is...
4½ StarsJuggernaut by Adam Baker, a prequel to his novel Outpost, takes you on an intense ride. The action scenes are fast paced, and the settings are well done. You are taken on an adventure from modern Baghdad to the heart of an ancient hidden te...
3½ StarsBetween by Kerry Schafer is unlike any other fantasy book I've encountered. Even though going into this book I believed it would be more of an Urban Fantasy it leans heavily towards Fantasy. The majority of the book either takes place in th...
3 StarsThe Lazarus Machine is a debut novel from YA author Paul Crilley. Steampunk has definitely made an impression on the YA genre. The Lazarus Machine is unique from other Steampunk YA’s, because it has the essence of a Sherlock Holmes novel. S...
3½ StarsI had very little back story before beginning The Sweetest Dark, having only read the synopsis on the back cover, and I'm glad I did. The less you know the better. Orphan and ex-insane asylum patient Lora (Eleanor) can hear sounds and songs...
3½ StarsImpulse is a fast-paced, intense story. Cent is a pretty smart cookie. Yes, she makes mistakes like most teenagers but she is clever about getting herself out of trouble. I liked her sense of justice and how it motivated her to defend the u...
4 StarsI have always enjoyed Zombie books and storylines involving Zombies. And I enjoy superheroes also. So of course I picked up Ex-Heroes. It had both Zombies and Superheroes in it and the storyline worked. It’s well worth reading and it kept m...
3½ StarsThe first book in this two novel volume, “The Beasts of Barakhai” introduces us to Benton (call me Ben) Collins a graduate student that is struggling to maintain himself by working various jobs, even during the Thanksgiving break. With a de...
3½ StarsThe main character of this story is someone searching for her roots. As such, this character is easy to relate with. It’s set in a culture that seems to be at a cross-roads between migratory and settled, and where water rights mean everythi...
4 StarsAfter she ends her ten year marriage to an absolute jerk, matchmaker Rachel Brinkerhoff decides to move as far away from her ex-husband as possible. Toronto seems as good of a place as any to restart her life and build a new match making bu...
3½ StarsFor everyone who is completely ‘locked’ on the CW’s “Supernatural” TV series (and even for those who are not), these books based on the series’ characters are absolutely impossible to put down. Not only do you receive a bit of the paranorma...
4 StarsThis is the first book I have read by Carl Lee. It was exciting and full of unexpected twists. This extra-long novel kept me turning pages to the very end. You think that you know how every apocalyptic novel is going to end, but this one re...
4½ StarsIf you love Role Playing Games (RPG’s), this novel is for you. The demigod hero encounters fantastic companions on his quest to save his world. His last promise to his dying father was to insure that evil not be released. This book was awes...
4 StarsI was kind of worried about Wilde's Fire because of the length. I haven't had a lot of good experiences when it comes to books that exceed 250 pages. So this one being 324 made me very scared to get started. But after reading this book I wa...
5 StarsI loved how this book began as well as the characters Nola, Ari, and Nola's family. However, as the book shifted from the paranormal genre to the genre of science fiction I found myself enjoying the book less.
3½ StarsDead Letter Day is book 3 in the Messenger series. It has a combination of mystery, fantasy, and romance centered around the main character of Melina Markowitz. Melina can sense supernatural beings and all things that go bump. Melina is a g...
3½ StarsI really enjoyed this paranormal story and felt the author did a wonderful job at keeping my heart pounding in my chest as I quickly turned the pages to see what odd things would happen next. From the very first page, I was pulled into this...
5 StarsWow! My first read by Ciara Knight and all I can think of is wow! I loved the characters and the relationships between them. I do not think I have read a book where I have loved or hated a character and jumped so much in one book before. Yo...
4½ Stars17 & Gone will pick you up by your toes and never let go. From the beginning I never knew what to believe and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time wondering where this intense story would take me. Lauren has started seeing visions o...
5 StarsThis adventure-filled fantasy presents an interesting world that combines swords and sorcery but primarily focuses on the physical prowess of the main characters. The constant challenges and sometimes self-effacing but practical responses t...
4 StarsIt’s hard to find a good dragon story, so it was refreshing to read The Silent Dragon by Irene Radford. An accomplished fantasy author, Radford has weaved a magical, captivating adventure that was hard to put down. I enjoyed reading this no...
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