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4.0 Stars: The Mane Event
Nothing is better than hilarious shapeshifters caught in love. And no one writes it better than Shelly Laurenston. The Mane Event is a collection of two novellas and contains the first two stories in the Pride Series. These stories are a great introduction to the Pride world and set up the group of shifters and friends who you'll follow in each subsequent book. Christmas Pride Christmas Pride is the first novella and is the only one with a human protagonist. Desiree "Dez" MacDermot is a human cop. She's a badass, loudmouth, Bronx detective. [...]
4.5 Stars: Sweep in Peace
Disclaimer: The Sweep in Peace cover is not official nor was it provided by Ilona Andrews. The novella does not currently have a cover. Instead, the cover from Clean Sweep was modified for the new title solely for the purpose of this blog. Sweep in Peace is the second novella in the Innkeeper Chronicles by Ilona Andrews. The most amazing part of this series is that it's available for free online. You can read both books in the series by clicking here. You can also purchase Clean Sweep on Amazon. Ilona Andrews is [...]
4.0 Stars: Shards of Hope
The newest addition (released June 2, 2016) to the Psy/Changeling books by Nalini Singh, Shards of Hope, begins the new series arc and won't disappoint. It's an especially satisfying read for diehard fans who will love the glimpses into many favorite past characters. However, if you're new to Ms. Singh's series, I recommend starting at the beginning with Slave to Sensation. While Shards of Hope is a complete story in and of itself, there are so many returning characters and plotlines that you may find yourself lost or confused unnecessarily. After 14 [...]
5.0 Stars: Angel’s Blood
Nalini Singh is one of the premier authors of Paranormal Romance. Her Psy/Changeling series is on book 14 and is still going strong. In fact, her newest release Shards of Hope is available in stores today. While Angel's Blood is another of Ms. Singh's novels, it's a hybrid of Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance and belongs to a different series, the Guild Hunter novels. Angel's Blood is the first book in the series and an excellent start. Nalini Singh is an incredible world-builder. From the very first pages of the book she draws you [...]
4.0 Stars: Shadow Game by Christine Feehan
Let me start by saying that I enjoy Christine Feehan. I've read a majority of her Dark Carpathian novels and so I'm already very familiar with her writing style and the cadence of her love stories. Shadow Game is the first of Feehan's Ghostwalker series. Unlike the Carpathians', the Ghostwalkers is much more military focused and deals with men and woman who have been psychically and physically enhanced. Shadow Game opens with Captain Ryland Miller and Lily Whitney. Ryland is a prisoner with the rest of his military team after being enhanced by [...]
2.0 Stars: Blood Winter
Blood Winter is the fourth and final book in the Horngate Witches series by Diana Pharaoh Francis. Unfortunately, it feels like it was not meant to be the final book—too many things are left open-ended and unresolved. This is disappointing since as a reader you're left wanting more and wondering why you read the previous three books. This book once again follows Max and Alexander, but instead of moving forward with the progress from book three, you take three steps backward. By this point in the series, the Max and Alexander [...]
2.5 Stars: Shadow City
Shadow City is the third book in Diana Pharaoh Francis' Horngate Witches series. This book is a fairly large departure from the previous two books and takes you into a far more fantastical world than where we live. Unfortunately, Shadow City does not have the same feel or heart of the other books and marks the beginning of the end for the series. In this book, Max has accepted her agreement with Scooter and has left her world behind to help him out within the Shadow City. Meanwhile, Alexander is left behind at [...]
3.5 Stars: Crimson Wind
Crimson Wind is the second book in Diana Pharaoh Francis' Horngate Witches series. It's a good continuation with the same breathless action, enjoyable characters, and tense plot line. Book two might not be quite as strong as the opening, but it's an enjoyable followup that keeps the story moving and leaves you ready for book three. The book picks up right where Bitter Night left off. Max and Alexander are dealing with the fallout of the battle at Horngate and the dangerous plan of the Guardians. Giselle is only one of two [...]
3.5 Stars: Bitter Night
Bitter Night is the first book in the Horngate Witches series by Diana Pharaoh Francis. It was first released in 2009 and I recently decided it was time for a reread. Let me start by saying that I am not caught up with the series. I stopped reading it after book three but I've decided to give it a shot again. So although I'm a little late on these reviews, I'll go through the series in order. Bitter Night is a very good debut. Diana has created an interesting world that isn't so [...]
4 Stars: The Winter Long
Let me start by saying, I love October Daye. There's just something about her. She's constantly putting her life on the line, bleeding out, and getting into general mayhem thanks to her overly developed hero complex. October has to be the one to save everyone, whether she really even likes you or not. And she'll never let you down. Whenever you pick up an October Daye novel, you know that you can count on Seanan to place Toby in crazy, death-defying circumstances, and you can count on Toby to be Toby. [...]