This is our brand new segment in which our delightful buddy Harry, from Temple Library Reviews will be joining us once a month to review paranormal romance from a guy’s perspective. But we will let him introduce himself, please let’s give a warm welcome to Harry!
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Harry: I’m the newest honorary [...]
Author: Claudia Gray
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: March 2010
Hardcover: 352 pages
Bianca will risk everything to be with Lucas.
After escaping from Evernight Academy, the vampire boarding school where they met, Bianca and Lucas take refuge with Black [...]
Today and tomorrow we are having a Molly Harper Spotlight. Earlier today we joint reviewed Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs the first book in the Jane Jameson trilogy; Now, we take a look at Nice Girls Don’t Date Dead Men (book 2) and Nice Girls Don’t Live Forever (book 3) . And tomorrow, the author [...]
Today, we give you an urban fantasy double-shot of goodness, in the spirit of Smugglivus! Now, we take a look at the first two books in UF author Adrian Phoenix’s The Maker’s Song series, A Rush of Wings and In the Blood. And later today, Ms. Phoenix will be stopping in to answer YOUR burning [...]
Today, we give you a supernatural double-shot of goodness, in the spirit of Smugglivus! First up, it’s the lyrical stylings of Ryan Mecum, followed by a zombified version of a holiday classic from Adam Roberts…
Vampire Haiku by Ryan Mecum
Publisher: How
Publication Date: August 2009
Title: Blind Spot (in the anthology Must Love Hellhounds)
Author: Meljean Brook
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Publishing Date: September 2009
Pages: less than 100
Stand Alone/ Series: A standalone story set in the Guardian’s universe.
Why did I read the book: [...]
Title: Blood Promise
Author: Richelle Mead
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
Publisher: Razorbill (Penguin)
Publication Date: August 2009
Hardcover: 512 pages
Stand alone or series: Book 4 in the ongoing Vampire Academy series
How did I get this book: Review Copy from Publicist
Why did [...]
We’ve got a special, unexpected treat for you today – we’re kicking off a long-awaited Richelle Mead Book Blog Tour, in honor of her most recent release, the fourth book in her ongoing Vampire Academy series, Blood Promise!
Rose Hathaway’s life will never be the same. [...]
Happy Sunday, everyone! I kindly want to kick off this week’s edition of our Sunday Stash to say…
MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! As of this instant, UCLA has a better football record than USC. Suck it Trojans. SUCK IT!
Ahem. [...]
Title: The Strain
Author: Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction
Publisher: William Morrow (US) / Harper Collins (UK)
Publication Date: June 2009 (US & UK)
Hardcover: 416 pages
Stand [...]
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