Title: In Her Name Author: Michael R. Hicks Genre: Sci-fi/Fantasy/Romance Publisher: Imperial Guard Publishing Publishing Date: April 1, 2008 Paperback: 684 pages Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone Why did we read this book: Michael Hicks contacted us back…
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Joint Review: Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception by Maggie Steifvater
Title: Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception Author: Maggie Steifvater Genre: Romantic Fantasy, Young Adult Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD. Publication Date: October 2008 Trade Paperback: 336 pages Stand alone or series: First book in a new fantasy series by debut…
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Smugglivus Joint Review: The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt
Title: The Court of the Air Author: Stephen Hunt Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk Stand alone or series: First novel in the series, but can be read as a stand alone. Why did we read this book: A few months back,…
Title: Joker Author: Written by Brian Azzarello; Art by Lee Bermejo Genre: Graphic Novel Stand alone or series: Stand alone graphic novel (not previously published as individual issues) Why did we read this book: It’s a rebirth of the…
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Joint Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Title: The Graveyard Book Author: Neil Gaiman Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Fantasy Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did we read this book: Really? Because, obviously, we love Neil Gaiman. (The question should be why did it…
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Halloween Week – Joint Review: The Beast Within
Title: The Beast Within Author: Anthology, edited by Matt Hults Genre: Horror, Short Fiction Stand Alone or Series: Stand alone anthology, a collection of stories dealing with shapeshifters of all kinds Why did we read this book: One of…
Title: The Hunger Games Author: Suzanne Collins Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction Stand Alone or Series: Book One in a planned trilogy. Summary: (from amazon.com)Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest…
Title: Vampire Academy Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Urban Fantasy, Young Adult Stand Alone or Series: Book 1 in the Vampire Academy series Why did we read this book: Other than the fact that we are having a Richelle-A-Palooza? Thea…
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Lisa Kleypas Week – Joint Review: A Wallflower Christmas
Title: A Wallflower Christmas Author: Lisa Kleypas Genre: Historical Romance Stand Alone/ Series: In the world of the Wallflower’s series but can be read as a stand alone Summary: Wealthy entrepreneur Rafe Bowman has come to London to marry…
Title: The Key Author: Pauline Baird Jones Genre: Science Fiction Romance Stand Alone or Series: Stand alone novel, although with potential for a sequel. Why did we read this book: Pauline dropped us an email and graciously provided review…
Title: Driven Author: Eve Kenin Genre: Futuristic Romance – Dorchester’s Shomi Line. Stand Alone/ Series: It can be read as a stand-alone but the book has a sequel that is set in the same world. Summary: Raina Bowen knows…
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Sookie Special: Joint Review of Dead as a Doornail
Title: Dead as a Doornail Author: Charlaine Harris Genre: Paranormal mystery, Urban Fantasy Stand Alone / series: Book 5 of Southern Vampires Mysteries, or Sookie Stackhouse books. Summary: (from barnes&noble.com)When Sookie’s brother Jason’s eyes start to change, she knows…
Title: Ink Exchange Author: Melissa Marr Genre: Young Adult, Dark Fantasy Stand Alone or Series: Second book in the series. Summary: (from HarperCollins.com)Unbeknownst to mortals, a power struggle is unfolding in a world of shadows and danger. After centuries…
Title: Wicked Lovely Author: Melissa Marr Genre: Young Adult, Dark Fantasy Stand Alone or Series: First book in the series. Summary: (from HarperCollins.com)Rule #3: Don’t stare at invisible faeries. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk…
Title: Fables: Legends in Exile Vol. 1 Author: Bill Willingham, Lan Medina, Steve Leialoha, Craig Hamilton Genre: Graphic Novel Stand alone or series: First volume in the Fables comics; collects issues 1-5. Summary: (from Vertigo)Who Killed Rose Red?In Fabletown,…
Title: The King’s Favorite Author: Susan Holloway Scott Genre: Historical Fiction Why did we read this book: During our recent Chat With an Author, Loretta Chase mentioned Susan Holloway Scott’s The Royal Harlot as one of her inspirations for…
Thea: A week or so back, with the upcoming new release of Meljean Brook’s new novella, “Thicker Than Blood” in the First Blood anthology, I was talking with Ana about how I was excited to read this new short…
Title: The Dark Knight Returns Author: Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, John Costanza, and Lynn Varley Genre: Graphic Novel Stand alone or series: Part of Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Universe Summary: (from DCComics.com)It is ten years after an aging Batman…
Title: The Killing Joke Author: Alan Moore, Brian Bolland Genre: Graphic Novel Stand alone or series: Stand alone graphic novel, but part of the Batman universe Summary: (from DCComics.com)For the first time the Joker’s origin is revealed in this…
The idea for a Powerpuff review started because recently Thea, me and Katie(babs) from Ramblings on Romance did our reviews of Shades of Dark and organized the publication for the same date. Realizing that each of us had a…
Title: Tigerheart Author: Peter David Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did we read this book: We were offered review copies of Tigerheart, and when we saw that this was a retelling of…
Title: Shades of Dark Author: Linnea Sinclair Genre: Science Fiction Romance Stand alone or series: Sequel to Gabriel’s Ghost; this installment marks book 2 in a series set in the GG universe **THIS IS NOT A STAND ALONE BOOK!…
Title: Dead to the World Author: Charlaine Harris Genre: Paranormal mystery, Urban Fantasy Stand Alone / series: Book 3 of Southern Vampires Mysteries, or Sookie Stackhouse books. Summary: (from barnes&noble.com) When cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse sees a naked man…
Title: Club Dead Author: Charlaine Harris Genre: Paranormal mystery, Urban Fantasy Stand Alone / series: Book 3 of Southern Vampires Mysteries, or Sookie Stackhouse books. Summary (from barnes&noble.com)Sookie’s boyfriend has been very distant-in another state, distant. Now she’s off…
Title: Living Dead in Dallas Author: Charlaine Harris Genre: Paranormal mystery, Urban Fantasy Stand Alone / series: Book 2 of Southern Vampires Mysteries, or Sookie Stackhouse books. Summary: (from Penguin)Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is on a streak of bad…