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…
Paranormal
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! In celebration of the holidays, we’ve got a cornucopia of books on the table – TWO giveaway batches for two lucky readers. This weekend’s offerings are Paranormal Romance! Batch 1: And in Batch 2: The contest…
Title: On the Edge Author: Ilona Andrews Genre: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Ace Publication Date: September 2009 Paperback: 336 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 in Ilona Andrews’s new The Edge series. How did I get this…
Joint Review: Soulless by Gail Carriger
Title: Soulless Author: Gail Carriger Genre: Romance, Horror/Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Publishing Date: September 29, 2009 Paperback: 384 pages Stand Alone or series: Book one in a planned series, titled The Parasol Protectorate. Summary: (from amazon.com) Alexia Tarabotti is laboring…
Title: Cape Storm Author: Rachel Caine Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher:Roc (Penguin) Publication Date: August 2009 Paperback: 320 pages Stand alone or series: Book eight (eek!) in an ongoing series. And take it from me, this is a series you’re…
Title: Give Up The Ghost Author: Megan Crewe Genre: YA Publisher: Henry Holt & Co Publishing Date: Sep 15, 2009 Hardcover: 256 pages Stand alone or series: Seems to be a stand alone (but there’s room for a sequel).…
Title: The Hollow Author: Jessica Verday Genre: YA (Paranormal/ Romance) Publisher: Simon Pulse/ Simon & Schuster Children Publishing Date: Sep 1 2009 / Oct 1 2009 Hardcover: 544 pages / Paperback: 528 Stand alone or series: first in the…
Title: Succubus Heat Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Urban Fantasy Publisher: Kensington Publications (US) / Bantam Books (UK) Publication Date: May 2009 (US) / June 2009 (UK) Trade Paperback: 304 pages Stand alone or series: Book 4 in the Georgina…
A couple of months ago read, or at least, try to read, Night’s Rose by Annaliese Evans and it ended up being the first ever book that neither of us were able to finish. The result was a conversational…
Book Review: The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber
Title: The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker. Author:Leanna Renee Hieber Genre: Gothic Romance/ Paranormal Romance Publisher: Leisure Books Publishing Date: 25 August 2009 Paperback 324 pages Stand Alone or series: First in the Strangely Beautiful series Summary:…
Joint Review: Wake by Lisa McMann
Title: Wake Author: Lisa McMann Genre: Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Publisher: Simon Pulse (US) / Simon & Schuster (UK) Publication Date: December 2008 (US) / October 2009 (UK) Paperback: 224 pages Stand alone or series: Book 1 of the…
Title: Everlost Author: Neal Shusterman Genre: YA (Fantasy/ Paranormal) Publisher: Simon Pulse (US) / Simon & Schuster Children (UK) Publishing Date: Nov 6 2007/ Jul 6 2009 Paperback: 384 pages Stand alone or series: First in the Skinjacker trilogy…
YA Appreciation Month Ghost Day: Ruined by Paula Morris & A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
Today we look at ghost stories in the Young Adult cannon – secrets, hauntings, and love from beyond the grave… ********** Ruined: A Ghost Story by Paula Morris Publisher: Point (Scholastic) Publication Date: August 2009 Hardcover: 304 pages Summary:…
Title: Shiver Author: Maggie Stiefvater Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: August 2009 Hardcover: 400 pages Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel (at least to my knowledge). Why did I read this book: Although…
Title: Branded by Fire Author: Nalini Singh Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: Berkley Publishing Date: July 7, 2009 Paperback:368 pages Stand Alone or Series: Psy-Changeling book 6 – can not (should not) be read as a stand alone. Summary:Though DarkRiver…
Are you getting tired of these yet? CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR ALL ENTRIES!…
A Tale of Two DNFs: Book Discussion and Giveaway of Night’s Rose by Annaliese Evans
And now for something different: this is the first ever book that both Ana and Thea Did Not Finish. Instead of a proper joint review we will discuss the book and why it did not work for either of…
Title: You Are So Undead To Me Author: Stacey Jay Genre: Young Adult, Speculative Fiction, Zombies, Romance Publisher:Razorbill (Penguin) Publication Date: January 2009 Paperback: 272 pages Stand Alone or Series: Book 1 in a planned series. Why did I…
Title: Salt and Silver Author: Anna Katherine (they are actually TWO writers under the name of Anna Katherine) Genre: Officially, Paranormal Romance but reads more like Fantasy or Urban Fantasy. Publisher: Tor Publishing Date: April, 2009 Paperback: 368 pages…
Since we finished covering Season 5 of LOST last weekend, we didn’t know how to fill in our now sadly empty Saturdays. Well, in order to console ourselves – and you too, dear readers of course! – we’re holding…
Guest Author and Giveaway: Angie Fox on Inspiration and Influences
Hello and welcome to another addition to our new series “Inspirations and Influences” in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their …..well, Inspirations and Influences. The cool thing is that the writers are given free…
Title: The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers Author: Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: Love Spell Publishing Date: April 28, 2009 Paperback: 336 pages Stand Alone/ Series: Second book in the Demon Slayer series. Why did I read the book: I…
Title: A Perfect Darkness Author: Jaime Rush Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher: Avon Publishing Date:January 27, 2009 Paperback: 384 pages Stand Alone or Series: Book 1 in the Offspring series Summary: They live ordinary lives, but they are extraordinary. They…
Title: A Taste of Magic Author: Tracy Madison Genre: Paranormal Romance Publisher:Love Spell Publishing Date:February 24, 2009 Paperback:292 Pages Stand Alone/ Series: Book 1 in a series but can be read as stand alone Why did I read the…
Title: Stone Masters: A Vampire’s Reckoning Author: VMK Fewings Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror Publisher: Lachesis Publishing Publication Date: July 2007 Paperback: 280 pages Stand alone or series: A stand alone novel, but with an upcoming prequel titled Orpheus: A…