katie | September 4, 2010
Merit is still adjusting to life as a vampire and Sentinel of Cadogan House. She finds herself in the middle of shifter politics as well as having to cope with her odd relationship with her master, Ethan Sullivan. But, as a young vampire, she is still in training and has yet to best her master [...]
katie | August 7, 2010
The eighth Kitty Norville book begins with Kitty and her radio show as she investigates unusual happenings at Speedy-Mart, nationwide convenient store. Soon enough, she finds herself slapped with a lawsuit from the CEO of Speedy-Mart. At the same time, the military calls Kitty for her expertise because a werewolf took it upon himself to [...]
katie | May 1, 2010
When Phil was passed over for yet another promotion, he decided that maybe he needed to finally get a god. His wife, Teri, wasn’t so sure of the idea, but changed her mind. Together they explored the god ads on the deity matching service, finding Lucky, a not well-known god of prosperity and good fortune [...]
katie | April 8, 2010
Mercy Thompson finds herself in possession of a fae book. When she goes to return the book to its owner, Phin, she discovered he has disappeared. She shrugs off her feelings of apprehension, believing that all is not as odd as it may seem. Unfortunately, her problems have just begun. Samuel has been acting strange [...]
katie | April 7, 2010
The seventh Kitty book starts with Kitty being approached to star in a reality series with other celebrity supernaturals. She reluctantly agrees but jumps on a plane and flies to remote Montana for two weeks, leaving her husband and fellow werewolf behind in Colorado. All starts as normally as to be expected for a reality [...]
katie | February 25, 2010
The newest Anita Blake book gives the readers a peak into Anita’s daily life. Most interesting, we see Anita at work as an animator, something that many of the recent books have ignored. Then, Nathaniel, Micah, and Jason take Anita out to lunch where Anita learns an interesting lesson about flirtation. Since flirtation can be [...]
katie | January 25, 2010
Beware to those that have not read Ravenous: this review contains spoilers for that book. Mac is still coping with his stint as a demon. Although he is mostly human, he was hunted for his past transgressions, caught, and thrown into the supernatural prison: the Castle. Several hundred years ago, Constance was half-turned into vampire [...]
katie | November 27, 2009
The second in the Chicagoland Vampires series begins a few months after the events of the first installment Some Girls Bite. Be warned that this review contains a few mild spoilers for Some Girls Bite. Having been turned a vampire and given the position of Sentinel of the Cadogan House vampires, she is taking the [...]
katie | August 22, 2009
With the release of the long awaited Acheron novel last year, I had concerns about the continuation of the popular Dark-Hunter series. As Acheron seemed to finish an arch for the series, Bad Moon Rising must start a new arch. To do so, the readers get a long awaited story of two well-known characters: Fang [...]
katie | July 26, 2009
The third installment in the Werecats series begins with Faythe attending her trial from events occurring in the previous book, Rogue. The trial is in a remote part of Montana, in free territory, but there are stray werecats in the forest killing hikers. The trial continues, even with the disturbances, but unlikely occurrences happen, putting [...]
katie | July 23, 2009
Again, as I was reading this book, I asked myself the question, “why did it take me so long to read the werecats series?” Rogue begins a few months after the events of Stray, the first in the werecat series. Faythe is at home training to be an enforcer, but while she is on a [...]
katie | July 4, 2009
Why I haven’t read these series before is staggering. I’m so glad I finally picked it up. Faythe just graduated college and is starting graduating school. Not only she is a student, she is a werecat and one of only a handful of young, female werecats. When she encounters a stray werecat on campus, her [...]
katie | June 9, 2009
Anita was mailed a head from Vittorio, a bad guy vampire who she had encountered in previous stories. Of course, she took the bait and went after him, in Las Vegas, with three other vampire executioners in tow, including Edward and Olaf. Not only does she experience trouble with the case, she has a difficult [...]
katie | May 9, 2009
Lizzie had lived a normal life, being brought up extremely normal her adoptive parents. Everything was as expected with Lizzie until her thirtieth birthday where her maternal grandmother appeared on her doorstep. Within minutes of the grandmother appearing, Lizzie’s dog starts speaking to her and a demon shows up in her bathroom. Nothing is the [...]
katie | April 22, 2009
I have been anxiously awaiting the next Dresden Files book. My husband, who is a fan of the series, decides to read the book before me. Such a travesty! Here I am, watching him read Harry Dresden and I am being denied the pleasure for an extra couple of days. I think all the suspense [...]