katie | February 28, 2009
Readers of Eileen Wilks rejoice! The newest installment of her World of the Lupi novels features our beloved Rule and Lily. As the fifth book in the series, we return to following Rule and Lily with their struggle to make sense of their relationship, gain custody of Rule’s son, solve magical crimes, and maintain peace [...]
katie | February 26, 2009
Primal Needs is the seventh book in the Primes series. I reviewed the previous installment, Primal Desires here. The ending of Primal Desires is written such that the reader is begging to know the rest of the story. Fortunately, this book does tell that story and more. Sidonie is a vampire. Female vampires are less [...]
katie | February 24, 2009
This week and next are HUGE book release dates. Dominic (Lords of Satyr #4) – Elizabeth Amber (see review here) Made to be Broken (Nadia #3) – Kelley Armstrong White Witch, Black Curse (Hollows #7) – Kim Harrison Desire Unchained (Demonica #2) – Larissa Ione Kitty Raises Hell (Kitty #6) – Carrie Vaughn The Club [...]
katie | February 22, 2009
The sixth book in the Primal Series starts with Sofia, an orphan of Romany descent, who is visiting LA to meet a long lost cousin. The cousin, who happens to be a werewolf, disappears for unusual reasons. Jason is a vampire who has a stage show in Vegas. He is visiting LA on vacation. Interestingly, [...]
katie | February 21, 2009
I have been putting off reading this book for several months because, like all Katie MacAlister vampire books, I knew this book was going to be mediocre. And it was. Surprisingly, I enjoyed this book much more than my previous book, Dream Warrior by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Therefore, I need to preface this review with I [...]
katie | February 19, 2009
I was lucky enough to win an advanced reader copy of Dominic. To help promote the book, I have decided to post my review prior to the scheduled release date of February 24. (Side Note: Elizabeth Amber is a terrific person and attentive to her readers. So, read her books because she is such a [...]
katie | February 17, 2009
Another slow week for book releases. Therefore, I have found a few more teasers for some upcoming books. J.R. Ward has two excellent excerpts for her new book Lover Avenged Also, if you have never visited J.R. Ward’s website, she has free short stories and deleted scenes from her Black Dagger Brotherhood series Nalini Singh’s [...]
katie | February 16, 2009
Sigh. Where to start? The Dark-Hunter series is one of the most popular paranormal romance series. There is a huge cult following and, not counting the straight to paperback releases in the last several years, the series deserves the fame. Dream Warrior is the next installment of the Dream-Hunter series (number 4, I think) which [...]
katie | February 14, 2009
The Mercy Thompson novels have made the jump to hard cover! As fourth in the series, the hard cover price is justified with this continuation of Mercy’s story. If you are new to the Mercy series, please start at the beginning, with Moon Called, or this installment is not going to make sense. Mercy, a [...]
katie | February 12, 2009
The Breeds series by Lora Leigh is one of the best planned series I have read. Maybe she is lucky and stories fit together but, personally, I think she is a genius. Also, she has built one of the most complex, but at the same time, easy to understand, alternate realities. The series is set [...]
katie | February 9, 2009
Since no noteworthy fantasy or romance books are being released this week (to my knowledge), I thought I would post links to some upcoming sneak previews. Charlaine Harris’ next Sookie Stackhouse book Dead and Gone, Chapter One Jim Butcher’s next Harry Dresden novel Turn Coat. More chapters to be added later. Lora Leigh has a [...]
katie | February 7, 2009
Immediately following the events of The Captain of All Pleasure, Derek Sutherland’s brother, Grant, is on a mission to find the relatives of an old Earl. These relatives were shipwrecked some eight years previous and all other missions failed to find the missing family. For the Earl to pay for the expensive search and rescue, [...]
katie | February 4, 2009
This is the debut novel of Kresley Cole released several years ago. An historical romance set in the mid nineteenth century begins with the start of the greatest sailing race in history: sailing from London to Sydney. Nicole was been raised as a sailor. Her father is captain of a ship that is going to [...]
collin | February 3, 2009
Written by Bill Willingham, Illustrated by Lan Media Fables is a series I have heard a lot of positive things about but never bothered to purchase any trades until now. The series is published by Vertigo which is an imprint of DC comics. Books published under the Vertigo banner are geared towards adult audiences due [...]
katie | February 3, 2009
Today is a big Tuesday release day. I am going to go broke. Thankfully, I have great friends who loan me books (and keep me updated on which books are released today!) Some noteworthy paranormal romance and fantasy releases: Pride (Werecat series #3) — Rachel Vincent Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson #4) — Patricia Briggs Kiss [...]