Reckoning by Jeaniene Frost (Night Huntress #0.5) Avon Books (Nov 2011) Ebook, 100 Pages Urban Fantasy Reckoning takes place before Halfway To The Grave, the first book in the Night Huntress series, before Bones and Cat have even met. It’s a novella set in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. The book sits firmly in the urban fantasy/horror genre, with Bones on the trail of two gruesome ghoul serial killers. The book focuses mainly on Bones, I enjoyed learning more about Bones before he met Cat. But at the same time it…
Wickedly Charming by Kristine Grayson (Fates #7) Sourcebooks Casablanca (March 2011) Paperback, 352 Pages Paranormal Romance This is an imaginative and fun take on a fairytale. Our two main characters are Charming, the Prince Charming of Cinderella fame. Who is now a beleaguered father of two, middle aged and bespectacled. Who has reinvented himself in the Greater World as a bookseller and renamed himself Dave. He is also the father of two girls who have been abandoned by their selfish mother and Charming’s ex Ella. Our heroine is Mellie, Snow White’s evil…
Shadow Bound by Erin Kellison (Shadow Series #1) Dorchester Publishing (July 2010) Paperback: 336 Pages Paranormal Romance Carolyn’s Original Review: July 2010 Original Rating: 3.5/5 Carolyn’s Take: Shadow Bound is a very promising debut. I think readers of urban fantasy, paranormal romance and suspense will enjoy this book and I definitely recommend it. Laura’s Take The story of Shadow Bound wasn’t really what I expected looking at the cover and reading the back slip. I expected it to be more of a traditional fantasy I guess. There were some things that really…
A Karma Girl Christmas by Jennifer Estep (Bigtime #3.5) Self-published (Sept 2011) Kindle Edition, 91 pages Sci-Fi Romance After reading and enjoying Karma Girl I was really looking forward to meeting Carmen (aka Karma Girl) again and her gorgeous superhero boyfriend Striker. Unfortunately, considering this is meant to be a paranormal romance, there really isn’t much romance. Striker hardly features at all, which was very disappointing, he’s such a hotty. Karma Girl, who is now one of Bigtime’s Fearless Five superheroes, has been asked to look after a bunch of presents…
Crushed Seraphim by Debra Anastasia (Seraphim #1) Omnific Publishing (May 2011) Paperback, 194 Pages Paranormal Romance Crushed Seraphim is quite an interesting and mixed read. Seraph Angel Emma is tossed from heaven by corrupt Angel Everett, and given the task of convincing half-breed vampire Jason that he in fact a good person, even though he drinks human blood. But, Jason’s redemption and belief in heaven is barely the tip of the iceberg. God is trapped in hell and Everett is about to take over heaven and only Emma is aware of…
BULLET (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #19) by Laurell K Hamilton PUBLISHER: Headline (UK) | Berkley (US) RELEASE DATE: 26th May 2010 FORMAT: Ebook, 356 Pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy The triumvirate created by master vampire Jean-Claude, necromancer Anita Blake, and werewolf Richard Zeeman has made Jean-Claude one of the most powerful vampires in the U.S. He’s consolidating power in himself and those loyal to him, doing in America what Belle Morte did in Europe when she was at her height of power. She almost owned Europe, and there was those who…
Ruthless Game by Christine Feehan (Ghostwalker #9) Piatkus Books (Dec 2010) Paperback, 400 Pages Paranormal Romance Ruthless Game is book nine in Christine Feehan’s Ghostwalker series. Ghostwalkers are men and women who have been genetically engineered to have their psychic powers enhanced. But the scientist, Witney, who headed up the experiments is cruel and ruthless. Forcing ghostwalkers into breeding programmes in order to create the ultimate soldier and ruthless pursuing them and experimenting on them, even those who have escaped, to see how they will behave and react. Rose spent years…
The Last Viking by Sandra Hill Harper Collins (1998) | Ebook, 384 Pages Time-Travel Romance Before I start on this review, I have to comment on the cover, (and I’m referring here to the cover above, which is the edition I own, although I’m not sure the more modern version is any better). Quite frankly, apologies to the artist, but it’s awful. And as a consequence I would have never bought this book as a physical copy, but this is where owning an ereader does at times make me change my reading…
666 CHARING CROSS ROAD by Paul Magrs PUBLISHER: Headline Review RELEASE DATE: Oct 2011 FORMAT: ARC, 390 pages GENRE: Quirky Urban Fantasy In a Manhattan gallery, a strange, undead woman who’s been lost for centuries, is found in a basement and becomes the centrepiece of Shelley’s new museum show. Nicknamed Bessie, the Scottish Bride, she is an overnight celebrity as Christmas approaches. From the dusty vaults beneath the famed bookshops in Charing Cross Road, Shelley’s bibliophile aunt Liza receives crumbling volumes by post, while her friend Jack prefers brand-new books and…
How To Marry A Millionaire Vampire (Love At Stake #1) by Kerrelyn Sparks HarperCollins (2011) | Audiobook: 11h 35m Narrator: Suzanne Cypress | Paranormal Romance How To Marry A Millionaire Vampire is quite a mixed book. On one hand there are some very funny scenes that had me chuckling away, even if at times it border-lined on the silly. It is also compromised of some fantastic characters. Aside from our two main characters, you have a security team made up of highlander (yes all in kilts), vampires. Gregori, Roman’s head…
Undead and Unappreciated (Undead #3) by MaryJanice Davidson Piatkus Books (April 2006) Paranormal Romance Undead and Unappreciated is a fun addition to the Undead series, although it’s a very short read, a lot happens. Betsy, the Queen of the Vampires, is a shoe loving, blood-obstaining vampire who drinks milk instead. However, because she’s queen nothing harms her, including crosses and even stakes. There is the Book of the Dead though, and after fighting with Eric Sinclair, she closes herself off in the library and reads for hours. But she ignores…
Retribution (Dark Hunter #20) by Sherrilyn Kenyon | Piatkus Books (Aug 2011) Hardback, 420 Pages | Paranormal Romance I have to say that while I did enjoy reading it, Retribution was probably not my favourite Dark-Hunter novel. I loved Jess, the gunslinger from the Wild West who was shot in the back on his wedding, and sold his soul in service to the goddess Artemis in exchange for his revenge. Particularly his super cool powers with guns. But I did not engage so much with Abigail. I felt for Abigail, but I struggled…
FLIP THIS ZOMBIE (Living with the Dead #2) by Jesse Petersen PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster (UK) | Orbit (US) RELEASE DATE: July 2011 (UK) | Jan 2011 (US) FORMAT: Paperback, 247 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy, Zombies The Zombie Apocalypse has been good to Sarah and David. Their marriage is better than ever. They communicate well, share responsibilities, and now, they’re starting a business. ZombieBusters – for all your zombie extermination needs. There are lots of zombies and that means lots of customers… Except one of them doesn’t want the zombies…
Grave Secret (Harper Connolly #4) by Charlaine Harris Whole Story Audiobooks (Dec 2010) | Audiobook: 9h 58m Narrator: Alyssa Bresnahan | Paranormal Mystery If you haven’t read of the Harper Connolly series before, it’s from the viewpoint of Harper a young woman who was struck by lightening in her teens and since then has been able to sense the dead. Not as in talk to the dead, but sense where they’re buried, how long they’ve been dead for and the cause of death. Since that fateful day she and her…
Title: Shift (Shade #2) Author: Jeri Smith-Ready Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books (UK) | Simon Pulse (US) Publication Date: June 2011 (UK) | May 2011 (US) Paperback: 367 pages Genre: Paranormal Young Adult Source: Review copy from publisherReviewed by: Laura RATING: 6/10 – Good GOODREADS: Aura’s life is anything but easy. Her boyfriend, Logan, died, and his slides between ghost and shade have left her reeling. Aura knows he needs her now more than ever. She loves Logan, but she can’t deny her connection with the totally supportive, totally…
