CROSSING THE RUBICON by R.C. Richter PUBLISHER: CreateSpace RELEASE DATE: 13th September 2012 FORMAT: Ebook, 322 pages GENRE: Paranormal, Young Adult Every story has a beginning and an end. What lies between these two points is the journey. Crossing the Rubicon is the story of seven remarkable teens as they survive the unbelievable. What started out as a simple weekend trip exploring the Chungo caves, became a journey which took them back 275 years in time, had them cross multiple continents, and stretched them to their limits. Discover how they survived…
Witches of the East by Melissa de la Cruz (Beauchamp Family #1) Sphere (June 2011) Paperback, 288 pages Paranormal Romance Witches of the East by Melissa de la Cruz is a novel full of witchcraft, mystery and romance. Cruz follows up her Blue Bloods series with that of the Beauchamp witches, but a part of her seems unable to let the Blue Bloods go, with this series appearing to take part in the same universe with Blue Blood vampires mentioned as a side note in the novel. The book is set…
Dark Predator (Carpathian #22) by Christine Feehan | Piatkus Books (Sept 2011) Paperback, 372 pages | Paranormal Romance If you have read any of my reviews of Christine Feehan’s novels before, you will know that I tend to have quite a love/hate relationship with them. Unfortunately Dark Predator falls into the latter category. I disliked it so much, that after 22 books into the series, I may finally be done with the Carpathian series! Our hero of the story is Zacarius, who following on from Dark Peril I was really looking forward to learning…
The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi Orbit Books (May 2010) | Paperback, 505 pages Science Fiction | Dystopian I cannot tell you how excited I was to be reading and reviewing this book. It’s been on my wish list since it hit the shelves, it’s won awards, it’s had rave reviews and I was looking forward to delving into a rich and vivid world of ‘heart thudding action sequences, sordid sex and enough speculation for two lesser novels’. Which is one of the reasons I was so disappointed that I didn’t…
‘Audiobook Sunday‘ is a brand new feature by BCC reviewer, Laura, who will be listening to and then review an audiobook. This feature will be posted monthly. This month’s Audiobook Sunday is ‘Dangerous‘ by Diane Palmer Title: Dangerous Author: Diana Palmer Publisher: Brilliance Audio Audiobook Publication Date: May 2010 Audiobook: 9 hours & 8 mins Narrator: Phil Gigante Genre: Contemporary Romance Source: Own Copy REVIEW BY LAURA RATING: 1/10 – One of the worst books I have ever read SUMMARY Tall, lean and headstrong, FBI agent Kilraven lives by his…
The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove by Lauren Kate Corgi Childrens (Jan 2011) | Paperback, 248 Pages Romance | Mystery | Young Adult This is a modern retelling of Macbeth, with Natalie Hargrove obsessed with being crowned the next Palmetto Princess. She has always been popular, and works hard to maintain her position as ‘Queen Bee’ in school. Her handsome boyfriend, Mike is not very interested in becoming Palmetto Prince, but to Natalie he must, and she’ll take care of anyone who stands in his or her way. This sounded like a…
Sleeping with the Fishes (Fred the Mermaid #1) by MaryJanice Davidson | Piatkus (March 2007) Paperback, 268 pages | Paranormal Romance Oh boy. I’m sorry, I tried really hard to find something to like about this book, but I couldn’t. Before I began reading, I had no idea how the author was going to pull this book off. Until now my experience of mermaids in fiction has been limited to Hans Christian Andersen (the real Little Mermaid, not the Disney monstrosity with the singing fish!), and while I think the theme works well…
HE WHO SINGS LAST by Lisa Laird DiRosso PUBLISHER: Tate Publishing RELEASE DATE: 28 July 2009 FORMAT: Ebook GENRE: Crime/Thriller Just how far will one fan go to prove her loyalty? In her novel He Who Sings Last, Lisa Laird DiRosso expertly knits a blanket of obsession laced with suspicion and murder in a suspenseful crime novel centered on has-been celebrity Jimmy Covelli. He leads a quiet, post-fame existence until some ghosts from his past come back to haunt him after nineteen years, when an unsolved murder case is reopened…
