Review – Control Point by Myke Cole

Publisher: Ace Publish Date: January 31st How I got this book: ARC from publisher Army Officer. Fugitive. Sorcerer. Across the country and in every nation, people are waking up with magical talents. Untrained and panicked, they summon storms, raise the dead, and set everything they touch ablaze. Army officer Oscar Britton sees the worst of [...]

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Close Encounters of the Peen et al Kind

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Dear Readers, I have a confession to make: I am sometimes drawn to the unusual, the strange and the crazy – although not too cray cray (because there is some out there where not even I could get myself to read) – romance books. You know the ones with the extra appendages or the strange [...]

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My Best of List for 2011

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Another year has zoomed past and this year has been a real interesting mix bag of books I loved! I also loved the fact that I came across or discovered breakout authors again. Authors such as Thea Harrison, Susan Ee, Sandy Williams, Veronica Roth and Rae Carson are firmly on my autobuy list and their [...]

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Joint Review – Aftermath by Ann Aguirre

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Publisher: Ace Release Date: Out Now How did we get it: From the Publisher DEAD HEROES GET MONUMENTS. LIVE ONES GET TRIALS. Sirantha Jax has the right genes—ones that enable her to “jump” faster-than-light ships through grimspace. But it’s also in her genetic makeup to go it alone. It’s a character trait that has gotten [...]

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Review: Aftertime by Sophie Littlefield

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    What publisher: Luna/Harlequin Where did you get it: Netgalley e-arc Publishing date: Out now Blurb taken from Goodreads Someone once said that all apocalypses are experienced locally. In the case of Cass Dollar, the nightmare occurred with the violent abduction of two-year-old Ruthie, which she vividly remembers. Only later is young Cass assaulted [...]

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Wither by Lauren DeStefano

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Where did you get the book: Simon & Schuster Galleygrab ARC Publisher: Simon & Schuster Release date: Out now Blurb taken from Goodreads What if you knew exactly when you would die?   Thanks to modern science, every human being has become a ticking genetic time bomb—males only live to age twenty-five, and females only [...]

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Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

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                              Where did you get it: Netgalley Arc What Publisher: Harper Teen Release date: Out Now Blurb taken from Goodreads Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love – the deliria [...]

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Review: Wild Cards And Iron Horses by Sheryl Nantus

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Publisher: Samhain Where did you get the book: Purchased copy Publication Date: Out now Blurb taken from Goodreads: Their love rides on a spring and a prayer… During the recent Civil War, a soldier risked his life to save Jonathan Handleston—and lost. With the help of an advanced metal brace on his crippled hand, Jon [...]

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Interview with Gini Koch

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We are so excited to have with us here today Gini Koch, author of The Alien Series from Daw books. Gini’s debut novel, Touched by an Alien was released on April 6th and will be quickly followed up by Alien Tango on December 7th. With the great amount of success Touched by an Alien has [...]

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Dual Review: Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch

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Publisher: Daw Where did you get the book from: Purchased copy Release date: Out now. Blurb taken from Goodreads How can a sexy marketing manager join forces with an Alpha Centauri male in Armani to save the planet-using hairspray, a Mont Blanc pen, and rock n’ roll? Easy… She’s Touched by an Alien Marketing manager Katherine [...]

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Review: Killbox by Ann Aguirre

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Publisher:  Ace Where did you get this book: Book provided by publisher Release date: 31st August 2010 TALK IS CHEAP WHEN LIVES ARE IN JEOPARDY Sirantha Jax is a “Jumper,” a woman who possesses the unique genetic makeup needed to navigate faster than light ships through grimspace. With no tolerance for political diplomacy, she quits [...]

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