RIVERS OF LONDON (Rivers of London Series #1) by Ben Aaronovitch PUBLISHER: Gollancz RELEASE DATE: 1st January 2011 FORMAT: Paperback, 391 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy Probationary Constable Peter Grant dreams of being a detective in London’s Metropolitan Police. Too bad his superior plans to assign him to the Case Progression Unit, where the biggest threat he’ll face is a paper cut. But Peter’s prospects change in the aftermath of a puzzling murder, when he gains exclusive information from an eyewitness who happens to be a ghost. Peter’s ability to speak with the…
Tremble (Part 1) by Tobsha Learner Piatkus Entice (July 2012) | Ebook, 399 pages Erotic Romance When Carolyn passed me this anthology, I didn’t know what to expect. It’s tagged as The Thinking Woman’s Erotica, so having abandoned Fifty Shades of Grey, I decided to give this a shot. I was going through a reading slump, where I had over endulged in all things paranormal and really needed a change. Somehow, the fates conspired against me, for this collection certainly has paranormal elements to each of the shorts. This is the first…
Where Demons Fear to Tread by Stephanie Chong (The Company of Angels #1) Mira (Aug 2011) Paperback, 358 pages Paranormal Romance Where Demons Fear to Tread by Stephanie Chong is a great paranormal romance that shows the conflicts between angels and demons, leaving the reader unsure as to whether good or evil will prevail. Our story begins with a typical night at the Devil’s Paradise nightclub, which is run by demon Julian Ascher. The club is awash with debauchery, full of drugs, prostitutes and a multitude of other sins. It…
ALL TOGETHER DEAD (Sookie Stackhouse #7) by Charlaine Harris PUBLISHER: Gollancz RELEASE DATE: 2009 PAPERBACK: 323 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse has her hands full dealing with every sort of undead and paranormal creature imaginable. And after being betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Sookie must not only deal with a new man in her life—the shapeshifter Quinn—but also contend with the long-planned vampire summit. The summit is a tense situation. The vampire queen of Louisiana is in a precarious position, her power base weakened by…
A ROGUE BY ANY OTHER NAME (The Rule of Scoundrels, #1) by Sarah MacLean PUBLISHER: Piatkus RELEASE DATE: 28th Feb 2012 FORMAT: Paperback, 386 pages GENRE: Historical Romance What a scoundrel wants, a scoundrel gets… A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from society with nothing but his title. Now a partner in London’s most exclusive gaming hell, the cold, ruthless Bourne will do whatever it takes to regain his inheritance—including marrying perfect, proper Lady Penelope Marbury. A broken engagement and years of disappointing courtships have left Penelope with…
Phoenix Rising (Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences #1) by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris | Eos Books (May 2012) Paperback, 402 pages | Steampunk The first novel of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, Phoenix Rising, starts with a bang, literally with a bang. We are quickly introduced to the Ministry’s Archivist, Wellington Thornhill Books Esquire, who has been kidnapped and about to be tortured by the evil organisation, the House of Esher. The House however, are thwarted in their attempt to extract information from Books by the feisty, dynamite loving, Kiwi and Ministry agent…
Samuri Game by Christine Feehan (Ghostwalkers #10) Piatkus Books (July 2012) Paperback, 389 pages Paranormal Romance Warning: may contain spoilers Stepping back into Christine Feehan’s Ghostwalker series was like putting on an old, comfy pair of slippers that you just found hiding under the bed. Sure they have a hole or two in them but you stick your feet in them and ahhh… heaven! I have missed reading about the men and women that have been turned into paranormals by the ever weirder Whitney and it was really good to get…
UNLOCKED by Courtney Milan PUBLISHER: Courtney Milan RELEASE DATE: May 2011 FORMAT: Ebook, 111 pages GENRE: Historical Romance A perpetual wallflower destined for spinsterhood, Lady Elaine Warren is resigned to her position in society. So when Evan Carlton, the powerful, popular Earl of Westfeld, singles her out upon his return to England, she knows what it means. Her former tormenter is up to his old tricks, and she’s his intended victim. This time, though, the earl is going to discover that wallflowers can fight back. Evan has come to regret his…
Blooded (Jessica McClain #0.5) by Amanda Carlson Orbit (April 2012) Kindle Novella, 66 pages Urban Fantasy Jessica McClain was born the only female in an all male race. The only problem is-she’s no wolf. Called a curse, a witch and the Daughter of Evil by the superstitious wolves, Jessica decides to fight for her freedom, at age nineteen, the only way she can-in the ring. When she’s brutally attacked right after her fight, is it enough to finally earn her freedom off Compound, or will she be forced to endure the…
THE IMMORTAL RULES (Blood of Eden #1) by Julie Kagawa PUBLISHER: Mira Ink (UK) | Harlequin Teen (US) RELEASE DATE: May 2012 (UK) | April 2012 (US) FORMAT: Kindle, 484 pages GENRE: Paranormal, Young Adult In a future world, Vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity. Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten. Some days, all that drives…
THE TIME OF MY LIFE by Cecelia Ahern PUBLISHER: Harper RELEASE DATE: May 2012 FORMAT: Paperback, 484 pages GENRE: Contemporary, Fantasy Dear Lucy Silchester, You have an appointment for Monday 27th July 2011. Yours sincerely, Life. Lucy Silchester has received an appointment card. Actually, she’s been invited along a few times to this appointment, but she keeps brushing the gold embossed envelope under the shag pile carpet. She’s taken her eye off the ball and has busied herself with work (a job she doesn’t love), helping out friends, fixing her…
Deadlock by Moira Rogers (Southern Arcana #3) Samhain Publishing (Dec 2011) Ebook, 264 pages Paranormal Romance Deadlock is the third book in Moira Rogers’ Southern Arcana series, our hero is Alec Thompson, we’ve met him in the previous books he is warlock and Jackson’s partner. For anyone new to the series, I personally think you would be better starting from the beginning and working your way through. But enjoy, this is a great paranormal series. It is one of those romances that manages to mix a fantastic love story with really gritty…
Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost (Night Prince #1) HarperCollins (June 2012) Paperback, 352 pages Paranormal Romance I’ve been excited about Once Burned since I read heard Jeaniene Frost was writing it about a year ago. Vlad is one of my favourite characters in the Night Huntress series. Yes that Vlad who became famous for impaling things, and he’s super hot too! I think I took extra pleasure from reading the book as I had read the Night Huntress books first, but it could easily be picked up as a standalone series….
BLACKBIRDS (Miriam Black #1) By Chuck Wendig PUBLISHER: Angry Robot RELEASE DATE: 3rd May 2012 FORMAT: Paperback, 358 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy Miriam Black knows when you will die. Still in her early twenties, she’s foreseen hundreds of car crashes, heart attacks, strokes, suicides, and slow deaths by cancer. But when Miriam hitches a ride with truck driver Louis Darling and shakes his hand, she sees that in thirty days Louis will be gruesomely murdered while he calls her name. Miriam has given up trying to save people; that only makes…
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Doubleday (July 2012) | Hardback, 368 pages YA Fantasy Seraphina by Rachel Hartman is a YA fantasy novel set in the mythical human kingdom of Goredd, where a peace treaty of forty years enables the human and dragon kingdoms to coexist without the need for war, with each race respecting the legislation. However, in typical fashion this peace is not as stable as it could be, and when a royal prince is murdered the dragons are instantly blamed by several groups. This mainly arises out of lack…
