Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts (Bride Quartet #2) Brilliance Audio/Piatkus Books (Sept 2009) Audiobook, 9hrs & 27mins Narrator: Angela Dawe Contemporary Romance Bed of Roses is book two in Nora Roberts’ Bride Quartet, following four best friends who run a wedding planning business. Book two is Emma’s story, the florist of the group. Emma’s a very different lead to Mac in the previous installment. She is light, fun, sexy and romantic and I found I liked her very much. She is my kind of girl, warm and kind-hearted. She…
Hi Guys! Hope you’re having a great weekend. Here’s the low down on what happened at BCC this week… CAROLYN’S ROUNDUP This week I managed to read three books. The first was Tangled by Emma Chase, which has quite mixed reviews on Goodreads, some hating it, some loving it. Although it’s not a 5 star read for me it does hit the 4 star mark. I couldn’t put it down. It was funny and sexy. However, it’s from the POV of the main character who’s a guy – not my…
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #5.4) by Ilona Andrews Self-Published (Dec 2011) | Ebook, 100 pages Urban Fantasy Magic Gifts is a great novella in the Kate Daniels series. It is included with Gunmetal Magic, the Andrea spin-off (which I really must read). I was however, sent it separately for review. It takes place after Magic Slays, the latest instalment, but before Gunmetal Magic. The story begins with Kate and Curran going out for a dinner date. But as ever for things with Kate and Curran things don’t quite go to plan….
River Road by Suzanne Johnson (Sentinels of New Orleans #2) Headline (Nov 2012) Paperback, 387 pages Urban Fantasy I read Royal Street, the first book in Johnson’s Sentinels of New Orleans series last year and joint reviewed it with Carolyn. I loved it, Carolyn not so much. It just goes to show how differences of opinions on books varies. River Road actually takes up five years after the events of Royal Street, which felt a little bit unsettling at first. On reflection, I think as the events took place during…
MAY’S BOOK CLUB PICK On The Edge by Ilona Andrews (The Edge #1) Ace Books (September 2009) Ebook, 340 pages Urban Fantasy I have wanted to read On The Edge for quite a while, quite simply because I love Andrews’ Kate Daniels series. I’m so pleased I wasn’t disappointed. There were many things I liked about the book, but one of the main things has to be the setting. The setting was great, it wasn’t quite fantasy, but I don’t know if I would call it urban fantasy either. It’s…
The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole (Immortals After Dark #0.5) Simon & Schuster (Aug 2011) Audiobook, 3hrs & 58 mins Paranormal Romance I’ve been thinking about starting Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark series for a while and after a couple of prompts from some book blogging friends, decided to buy one as an audiobook. I actually wasn’t quite sure what was the first book in the series and have since found out that The Warlord Wants Forever is not the first book, but a later written prequel novella. The…
Welcome to Monday Mashup where we talk about everything and anything we’ve come across around the internets. It could be an interesting article, a book trailer, a fun piece of news we feel you should know about, or maybe a stylish pair of shoes (if Laura has her way!) or something zombie-ish (if Carolyn has her way!). Basically, it’s a bit of a mashup! Enjoy… Hi everyone, it’s Laura with today’s Monday Mashup. Some exciting new book news previews and book art as well as rather unusual headquarters design Up…
Lady of Light and Shadows by C. L. Wilson (Tairen Soul #2) Audio Realms (Nov 2011) Audiobook, 12 hrs & 42 mins Fantasy Romance *Warning: Contains minor spoilers* Lady of Light and Shadows in the second book in C.L. Wilson’s Tairen Soul series and takes off pretty much where Lord of the Fading Lands left us. It follows the aftermath of the psychic assault on Ellie, and Ellie’s accidental amorous spell on the court (much to her embarrassment). Both of which have had larger implications than either she or Rain could…
‘Thoughtful Ramblings’ is where we discuss bookish topics. Ones that have us all hot and bothered and we need a good rant to air our grievances or topics that have us all thoughtful and we just need to have a bit of a ramble… Cliffhangers: Love Them or Hate Them? Cliffhangers. I think they might be a bit like marmite, in that you either love them or hate them. Or perhaps it’s more fair to say love to hate them. Me? I’m in the second camp, I am officially so…
Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas (Friday Harbour #3) Piatkus Books (August 2012) Paperbook, 336 pages Contemporary / Paranormal Romance Dream Lake is book number three in Lisa Kleypas’s contemporary romance series Friday Harbour. It follows three brothers who have all suffered from a neglectful upbringing, so much so that none of them have believed in happily ever afters. The last book had a paranormal twist, as does Dream Lake, this time in the shape of a ghost. The story centres around Alex the third brother of the family. Alex is…
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson #7) Hachette/Orbit Books (March 2013) Ebook, 368 pages Urban Fantasy Frost Burned is book number 7 in the Mercy Thompson series and this is one series that delightfully has not lost its spark over time. Over the last two books Briggs’ seems to have cleverly changed the setting or scenario so that the writing remains fresh and interesting. I should also add that it was most definitely better than River Marked, the last instalment. The storyline centres around the kidnapping of the whole…
May’s book club pick is On the Edge by Ilona Andrews, the first in the urban fantasy series The Edge. I’m a really big fan of Andrews’ Kate Daniels series and have wanted to give The Edge series a go, but haven’t quite got around to it. So I thought this was a great opportunity to read and discuss it with others. Rose Drayton lives on the Edge, between the world of the Broken (where people drive cars, shop at Wal-Mart, and magic is a fairy tale) and the Weird…
A Stitch In Time by Amanda James Choc Lit (April 2013) Paperback, 301 pages Time-Travel Romance It took me about 3 or 4 chapters to get into A Stitch In Time. I wasn’t even sure at first if I was going to like it. But, as soon as the story got going and got used to the author’s writing style, I was whisked away and the story became a complete page-turner. A Stitch In Time is a contemporary, time travel romance and I found the time travel concept refreshingly unique….
Welcome to Monday Mashup where we talk about everything and anything we’ve come across around the internets. It could be an interesting article, a book trailer, a fun piece of news we feel you should know about, or maybe a stylish pair of shoes (if Laura has her way!) or something zombie-ish (if Carolyn has her way!). Basically, it’s a bit of a mashup! Enjoy… Hi everyone, it’s Laura with today’s Monday Mashup. Anyone fancy starring in an erotic non fiction *gulp*? Amazon To Pilot TV Shows Online In a…
Hi Guys! Hope you’re having a great weekend. Here’s the low down on what happened at BCC this week… REVIEWS 4 Star Review – Seven Kinds of Hell by Dana Cameron (Urban Fantasy) 4 Star Review – Something From Tiffany’s by Melissa Hill (Contemp-Rom) 4 Star Review – Fragments by Dan Wells (Dystopian YA) 4 Star Review - The Season of Passage by Christopher Pike (Sci-Fi) 3.5 Star Review – Blood and Magick by James R. Tuck (Urban Fantasy) 3 Star Review – The Guardian of Bastet by Jacqueline M. Battisti (PNR) 3 Star Review -…
