Sometime early last year I was either browsing my favorite book related blogs or looking on Amaxon.com for their list of recommended upcoming releases when I came across a book called Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire. The back cover blurb caught my eye with the mention of a half Sidhe-half human Private Investigator, October [...]
Tag Archives: Urban Fantasy
Quickie Reviews
I’m on a glomming reading session at the moment, and its a very serious battle against my TBR pile. So here are some quick-snap reviews:
Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold
Blurb taken from Fantastic Fiction:
“Young Fawn Bluefield has fled her family’s farm hoping to find work in the city of Glassforge. Uncertain about her future and [...]
Review: Doubleblind by Ann Aguirre
Doubleblind By Ann Aguirre
In this third instalment in the Grimspace series, Doubleblind marks a departure from the previous two books, which were frenetic in high octane action and scope. Sirantha Jax is asked by the Conglomerate to become a goodwill ambassador, to try and forge an alliance with the elusive and secretive bug-like Ithtorians. However, [...]
Review: Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
This review may contain spoilers.
The Alaskan wilderness is a harsh landscape in the best of conditions, but with a pack of rogue werewolves on the loose, it’s downright deadly. Elena Michaels, the Pack’s chief enforcer, knows all too well the havoc “mutts” can wreak. When word comes of a series of humans apparently killed by [...]
Review: Strange Brew – Week 4
Signatures of the Dead by Faith Hunter.
A rogue group of vampires are loose, killing and torturing people every night. Molly Trueblood, an earth witch, and her friend, Jane Yellowrock, need to find the rogue vampires before they strike again.
I enjoyed Signatures Of The Dead. It had a constant flow of action scenes that progressed naturally [...]
Strange Brew – Week 3
Sorry it’s a day late, things were very busy last night.
Carrying on with the Strange Brew anthology reviews, this week it will be: P.N. Elrod and Charlaine Harris.
Helcate’s Golden Eye by P.N. Elrod.
Set in Chicago, June 1937, P.I Investigators Jack Fleming and Charles Escott are hired to find and retrieve the Helcate’s Jewel, a beautiful [...]
ARC Review: On The Edge by Ilona Andrews
This review may contain minor spoilers
Ok, it’s well known that I’m a BIG fan of Ilona Andrews work. Heck, all of the Book Pushers are. It’s also well known that Ilona and Gordon can create worlds that you will have never seen before in a book. For those who have read the Kate Daniel series, [...]
Review: Strange Brew – Week 2
Carrying on with the weekly reviews from the short stories within the Strange Brew anthology, this week it will be: Rachel Caine and Karen Chance.
I would just like to give a big thank you to the wonderful Ellyll, who proof reads the reviews for any pesky spelling mistakes. Thank you m’dear.
Death Warmed Over by Rachel [...]
Review: Destined for an Early Grave by Jeaniene Frost
This review many contain some spoilers.
Destined for an Early Grave is the 4th instalment of the Night Huntress series. Here’s the blurb from the book:
Since half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her undead lover Bones met six years ago, they‘ve fought against the rogue undead, battled a vengeful Master vampire, and pledged their devotion with a [...]
Review: Strange Brew
Strange Brew is an anthology that features and is edited by P.N. Elrod. It also features other prominent authors such as:
Patricia Briggs
Jim Butcher
Rachel Caine
Karen Chance
P.N. Elrod
Charlaine Harris
Faith Hunter
Caitlin Kittredge
Each week I will do two reviews from two short stories in the anthology. They will feature in alphabetical order as above.
Seeing Eye by Patricia Briggs
Seeing Eye [...]
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