Passion Fish by Alison Oburia & Jessica McQuinn Omnific Publishing (2010) Ebook, 400 Pages Contemporary Romance Do you ever have a book that sits there for ages and you put off reading it? Passion Fish was one of those books for me. I think it’s because I’m quite fussy about my genres, for example I like romance books, but have recently gone off what I would class as ‘chick-lit’. And, from reading the back cover, this book seemed more chick-lit than romance. However, while it has a touch of chick-lit…
Legacy of Lies/Don’t Tell (Dark Secrets #1 & #2) by Elizabeth Chandler Simon & Schuster (Aug 2009) | Paperback, 431 pages Paranormal YA This novel actually combines two separate novels set in the same small town, Wisteria. They aren’t interlinked and can be read separately, though they do compliment each other, and if you like the one, I can almost guarantee you’ll like the other. So not to confuse things I’ll review each book separately and then do a combined verdict. The first story is called Legacy of Lies and is…
KITTY GOES TO WASHINGTON (Kitty Norville #2) by Carrie Vaughn PUBLISHER: Gollancz (UK) | Warner Books (US) RELEASE DATE: April 2008 (UK) | July 2006 (US) FORMAT: Paperback, 321 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy Celebrity werewolf and late-night radio host Kitty Norville prefers to be heard and not seen. So when she’s invited to testify at a Senate hearing on behalf of supernaturals, and her face gets plastered on national TV, she inherits a new set of friends, and enemies, including the vampire mistress of the city; an über-hot Brazilian were-jaguar;…
Cold Warriors (Infernal Game #1) by Rebecca Levene Abaddon Books (May 2010) | Paperback, 295 pages Zombie Horror Cold Warriors is essentially a zombie novel, but not one like I’ve ever read before. This is no cheap thrills, blood and gore novel, but a well thought out story in which it’s easy to see Levene has done her research, not only in the occult and supernatural, but in history and religion, too. It blends mythology, religion and the supernatural seamlessly, making it all the more real and disturbing because it’s set around…
Title: Futile Flame (Vampire Gene #2) Author: Sam Stone Publisher: The House Of Murky Depths Publication Date: June 2009 Paperback: 240 Pages Genre: Horror Source: Review Copy Reviewed by: Laura RATING: 7/10 – Very good, would definitely recommend GOODREADS: Gabriele and Lilly have been attacked by something that feels like an Über-vampire, but the texture to the evil is blacker than night and thick enough to choke on and leaves the nearly indestructible vampires physically ill. Gabriele must find his maker, Lucrezia Borgia, to learn more about the vampire race…
The Legend of Michael (Zodius 1) by Lisa Renee Jones | Paperback, 382 pages Sourcebooks Casablanca (May 2011) Paranormal Romance I have a weakness for a good paranormal romance novel. I like a strong handsome hero and a beautiful heroine who cuts him no slack. This novel has all that and more. Many paranormal romance authors are now trying to move away from the usual vampires and werewolves in the hopes of creating something different. Lisa Renee Jones has done that with The Legend of Michael. Michael is one of a group of…
Shadow Fall (Shadow Series #2) by Erin Kellison Dorchester Publishing (Aug 2010) Paperback, 322 Pages | Paranormal Romance Warning: contains spoilers When I picked up this book I actually expected it to pick up where the first book left off and resume with Adam and Talia’s story. But it doesn’t, the story actually picks up two years later from where the first ended and our hero this time is Custo, Adam’s best friend. For those that have read it, Custo died in the first book, tortured to death in order to save Adam…
No Mercy (Dark-Hunter #19) by Sherrilyn Kenyon Piatkus Books (Aug 2010) | Paperback, 320 Pages Paranormal Romance I have been a huge fan and followed Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark-Hunter series for years. While there have been a couple of miss books, most of them are fantastic. Nineteen books in and this series is still going strong, unlike some other long standing series I just don’t seem to get bored with it. Sherrilyn Kenyon has created a rich world of characters and supernatural beings, I love the way she has mixed in Greek mythology into…
Nylon Angel (Parrish Plessis #1) by Marianne de Pierres Orbit Books (UK, Jan 2004) Paperback, 330 pages Science Fiction In a world where the rich live behind the safety of a giant fortress wall and everyone else can go to hell, Parrish Plessis has learnt some useful survival tactics. Like don’t cross Jamon Hondo – unless you want to be dead by the morning. But heck, what’s a girl supposed to do when the one chance she may have of escaping from his grubby, stinking paws presents itself? Anyway, it’s hard…
Collision Course (8th Wing #1) by Zoe Archer Carina Press (April 2011) | Ebook, 199 Pages Sci-Fic Romance I would definitely describe this book as a romance with a science fiction setting rather than the other way around. But isn’t without its fare share of action. Mara Skiren makes a living as a Black Market scavenger, she’s also an ace pilot. When one of the 8th Wing’s pilots gets kidnapped, only a scavenger can get them in to save her. But Lara is a loner and hates having passengers on her ship….
Title: In the Dead of Winter: A Myrl Adler Norton Mystery Author: Abbey Pen Baker Publisher: The Irregular Special Press Publication Date: 2010 Paperback: 290 pages Genre: Mystery Source: Review Copy Guest Review by Sarah @FroggyTaylor RATING: 7/10 GOODREADS SUMMARY: Myrl Adler Norton was, by all accounts, one of the most remarkable women of the twentieth century. The daughter of the acclaimed opera singer Irene Adler, she was a respected professor of logic at Smith College as well as one of the most famous consulting detectives of all time. The…
Title: Devil’s Desire Author: Laurie McBain Publisher: Sourcebooks Publication Date: 2nd November 2010 (First published 1975) Paperback: 304 Pages Genre: Historical Romance Source: Review Copy Guest Review by Sarah @FroggyTaylor RATING: 7/10 GOODREADS SUMMARY: Women mean but one thing to Lord Alex Trevegne, whose jet black hair, golden gypsy eyes, and arrogant ways have earned him the name “Devil,” until circumstances-and passion-conspires to bind him to the beautiful Elysia. Fleeing the brutality of an aging and spiteful aunt, Elysia encounters Alex…
Day of the Dragon by Rebecca York Berkley (Dec 2010) | Paperback, 340 pages Paranormal Romance Guest Reviewer: Sarah Day of the Dragon is based around two main characters; Ramsey Gallagher a two thousand year old dragon shape shifter and Dr Madison Dartmoor, a beautiful archeologist who may hold the key to Ramsey’s illusive heritage. This is a paranormal romance novel and therefore some elements of the book are incredibly strange and unexplainable, such as Ramsey’s need for blood and the history of the Shifters. Even Madison cannot explain, in a…
Title: Darkness Becomes Her (Gods & Monsters #1) Author: Kelly Keaton Publisher: Simon & Schuster (UK & US) Publication Date: June 2011 (UK) | Feb 2011 (US) Paperback: 273 pages Genre: Fantasy Young Adult Source: Review Copy Reviewed by: Carolyn RATING: 7/10 – very good GOODREADS SUMMARY: Ari can’t help feeling lost and alone. With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can’t be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and…
Title: Claire de Lune Author: Christine Johnson Publisher: Simon & Schuster (UK) | Simon Pulse (US) Publication Date: August 2010 (UK) | May 2010 (US) Paperback: 336 Pages Genre: Fantasy Young Adult Source: Review Copy Guest Review by Jo RATING: 7/10 – Good, would probably recommend GOODREADS SUMMARY: Torn between two destinies? Claire is having the perfect sixteenth birthday. Her pool party is a big success, and gorgeous Matthew keeps chatting and flirting with her as if she’s the only girl there. But that night, she discovers something that takes…
