Tall, Dark and Divine by Jenna Bennett Entangled Publishing (July 2012) Ebook, 177 pages Paranormal Romance Tall, Dark and Divine manages to stand out from the ever crowded Paranormal Romance books out there by shunning the still popular vampire, werewolf and demon characters. Instead, Bennett reaps the world of God’s and Goddesses for her otherworldly occupants. Set in the present, it seems that the God’s and Goddesses of the numerous caches have either chosen or been forced to live among us mere mortals. Eros, or Ross as his chosen human…
Pretty When She Kills by Rhiannon Frater (Pretty When She Dies Series #2) Self-Published (Sept 2012) Kindle, 278 pages | Urban Fantasy Pretty When She Kills is the second book in the Pretty When She Dies series and it’s better than the first. Back in the dark bloody world with Amaliya and Cian, who after killing their maker The Summoner, should be able to expect a little peace. A vampire’s world is anything but peaceful, especially when Amaliya is also a necromancer and wanted by Santos, Cian’s closest rival who wants…
Dead Silent (A Dylan Scott Mystery #2) by Shirley Wells | Carina Press (Aug 2011) Ebook, 254 pages | Mystery Dead Silent by Shirley Wells is the follow-up to Presumed Dead, in which Dylan Scott finds himself called back to the Lancashire town of Dawson’s Clough – a place he never thought he’d see again. This time the private investigator has been called upon to solve another disappearance case, that of Samantha Hunt. Sam was a bright and bubbly young woman with her whole life ahead of her, until she failed to…
Fire (Graceling Realm #2) by Kristin Cashore Audiobook, 13h 16m | Narrator: Emma Powell Orion Publishing Group (April 2012) | YA Fantasy I am fast becoming a rather big fan of Kristin Cashore’s writing. You could be forgiven for thinking that book two in her Graceling Kingdom series would have the same world building we’ve already seen in Graceling. But, Cashore has cleverly crafted an additional rich and exotic world layered onto the clever landscape she has already depicted. I think it’s also fair to say if you really don’t need to have read…
The Shadowed Sun (Dreamblood #2) by N. K. Jemisin Orbit Books (June 2012) | Paperback, 528 pages | Fantasy Set ten years after the events of The Killing Moon, The Shadowed Sun returns us to the kingdom of Gujaareh, which is being ruled by the Kisuati. I found it difficult to get into the book at the outset as it felt like there were several narrative threads coming together, but the main focus is on Sharer-Apprentice of the Hetawa, Hanani. She is the first ever female apprentice in the Hetawa, choosing to follow…
Darius (Lonely Lords #1) by Grace Burrowes Sourcebooks Casablanca (April 2013) Paperback, 384 pages | Historical Romance Darius begins with the eponymous main character in a meeting with the husband of the heroine. A bit of an awkward situation, one might think. One would be right. This is a story that could have been rife with the forced misunderstandings and petty arguments that romance is often ridiculed for. Instead, it was the lovely, slowly unfolding story of two people who have been dealt the wrong hands in life and made the best…
Welcome to the Meet the Boys of the Black Dagger Brotherhood event here at Book Chick City. You will find reviews to each of the 11 books in the series throughout the month of March as well as a fantastic giveaway. So make sure you check back often, as this is an event not to be missed! You can also click the image above to see all the posts in the event so far. Lover At Last by J.R. Ward Piatkus Books (March 2013) Hardback, 590 pages Paranormal M/M Romance Warning:…
Leaving Poppy by Kate Cann Scholastic (Oct 2012) | Paperback, 364 pages YA Thriller | Horror Leaving Poppy by Kate Cann is one of those rare instances when a young adult novel doesn’t feel like other novels in its genre. It grabs you like a claw and won’t let go until you’ve devoured every page, and the plot takes you into the realm of thoughts which are often better left unsaid. It all begins with our heroine, Amber, who is desperate to escape the smothering clutches of her half-sister Poppy…
Seal of Destiny by Traci Douglass (The Seven Seals #1) Crimson Romance (Jan 2013) Ebook, 236 pages Paranormal Romance Seal of Destiny is the début novel and the first book in The Seven Seals series by Traci Douglass. The novel surrounds Mira Herald, 28 year old who is having the worst time when it comes to getting on in life. She is being haunted by horrifically vivid nightmares showcasing the devil and she can’t fathom why this is happening to her. Little does she know that she is the first in…
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine #1) by Ransom Riggs Quirk Books (2011) | Paperback, 348 pages | YA Fantasy Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs is a young adult supernatural horror story that cleverly incorporates the use of vintage photographs into its pages. The story begins with sixteen-year-old Jacob Portman and the stories his grandpa used to tell him as a child. These stories are fantastic fairytales about the orphanage he grew up in during the Second World War, featuring children with strange abilities, such as…
Welcome to the Meet the Boys of the Black Dagger Brotherhood event here at Book Chick City. You will find reviews to each of the 11 books in the series throughout the month of March, an interview with J. R. Ward and a fantastic giveaway. So make sure you check back often, as this is an event not to be missed! You can also click the image above to see all the posts in the event so far. Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #10) Piatkus Books (2012) Paperback,…
Welcome to the Meet the Boys of the Black Dagger Brotherhood event here at Book Chick City. You will find reviews to each of the 11 books in the series throughout the month of March, an interview with J. R. Ward and a fantastic giveaway. So make sure you check back often, as this is an event not to be missed! You can also click the image above to see all the posts in the event so far. Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #9) Piatkus Books (2011) Paperback,…
Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia (Monster Hunter International #1) | Baen Books (Aug 2009) Paperback, 726 pages | Urban Fantasy Owen Zastava Pitt is not your typical bean counter especially after he pushes his recently turned werewolf boss out the the window. Owen has made a big impression not just with the FBI but comes onto the radar of the MHI – Monster Hunter International who are an elite organisation, of well, monsters hunters. The MHI are a family run business of hunters that work towards ridding the world of all sorts of monsters….
Gilded (The St Croix Chronicles #1) by Karina Cooper Avon (Dec 2012) | Paperback, 384 pages Steampunk GEMMA: Having anxiously waited for Gilded, I can honestly say that it was well worth it. Cooper has once again expertly managed to weave a story that takes you down one path, only to pull the rug out from under you on the second last chapter. What is really clever is the fact that you are so wrapped up in the main plot of Cherry investigating the deaths of the numerous Professors as part…
Welcome to the Meet the Boys of the Black Dagger Brotherhood event here at Book Chick City. You will find reviews to each of the 11 books in the series throughout the month of March, an interview with J. R. Ward and a fantastic giveaway. So make sure you check back often, as this is an event not to be missed! You can also click the image above to see all the posts in the event so far. Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Brotherhood #6) Piatkus Books (June 2008)…
