DEAD UNTIL DARK (Sookie Stackhouse #1) by Charlaine Harris PUBLISHER: Gollancz RELEASE DATE: 2009 FORMAT: Paperback, 312 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy Sookie Stackhouse is a small time cocktail waitress in small town Louisiana. She’s quiet, keeps to herself, and doesn’t get out much – not because she’s not pretty – she’s a very cute bubbly blonde – or not interested in a social life. She really is… but Sookie’s got a bit of a disability. She can read minds. And that doesn’t make her too dateable. And then along comes…
WOLFSBANE & MISTLETOE (Anthology) CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS: Charlaine Harris, Toni L.P. Kelner, Donna Andrews, Simon R. Green, Dana Cameron, Kat Richardon, Alan Gordon, Carrie Vaughn, Dana Stabenow, Keri Arthur, Patricia Briggs, J.A. Konrath, Nancy Pickard, Karen Chance, Rob Thurman PUBLISHER: Gollancz (UK) | Ace (US) RELEASE DATE: Nov 2011 (UK) | Nov 2010 (US) FORMAT: Paperback, 405 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy The holidays can bring out the beast in anyone – particularly lycanthropes. Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner have harvested the scariest, funniest, saddest werewolf tales by an outstanding…
Winter Wishes (Anthology) by Vivi Andrews, Vivian Arend, Moira Rogers Carina Press (Nov 2010) Ebook, 283 pages Paranormal Romance Guest Reviewer: Christina Durner Tangled Tinsel is the tale of Kyle Branegan, a cat shifter who is trying to hide is involvement in the Cougar Corp, and Eloise Scott, a cat shifter who happens to be an undercover cop for the human police force. When Kyle thinks his tryst with Eloise will be a brief and steamy romp that will be over and done with as quickly as it happens, he…
Unholy Magic (Downside Ghosts #2) by Stacia Kane | Harper Voyager (July 2010) Ebook, 360 pages | Urban Fantasy Carolyn’s Original Review: June 2010 Original Rating: 5/5 Carolyn’s Take: City of Ghosts is full of witchy magic, action and romance, I literally couldn’t put this book down until I had read the very last word. I could go on and on about these books, they are just so brilliant! If you haven’t started this series, you MUST! Laura’s Take Book two in this great urban fantasy series and the writing…
BLOOD BOUND (Mercedes Thompson #2) by Patricia Briggs PUBLISHER: Orbit (UK) | Ace (US) RELEASE DATE: July 2008 (UK) | Jan 2007 (US) FORMAT: Paperback, 326 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy Under the rule of science, there are no witch burnings allowed, no water trials or public lynchings. In return, the average law-abiding, solid citizen has little to worry about from the things that go bump in the night. Sometimes I wish I was an average citizen… Mechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places – and in dark ones. And now…
Unholy Ghosts (Downside Ghosts #1) by Stacia Kane | Harper Voyager (May 2010) Ebook, 352 Pages | Urban Fantasy Carolyn’s Original Review: June 2010 Original Rating: 4.5/5 Carolyn’s Take: I think I have squealed enough about this book, so let’s just finish by saying that I cannot wait to read the rest of the series – I’ve heard it gets even better! Unholy Ghosts is a brilliant addition to the Urban Fantasy genre and I can’t recommend it enough! Laura’s Take I’ve read so many raving reviews about this series that I…
Destined Mate by Katie Reus Harlequin Nocturne Cravings (Oct 2011) Kindle, 59 pages | Paranormal Romance When Angela is turned into a vampire against her will, her only thought is to run. The love of her life hates vampires so instead of confronting him and seeing that hate in his eyes, she decides to leave everything she knows and head out on her own. But when her friend is kidnapped, Angela has to go back to the one place she never thought she’d go again. When alpha werewolf, Knox sets…
THE MONSTER’S CORNER CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS: David Liss, Jonathan Maberry, Lauren Groff, John Mcllveen, Kevin J. Anderson, Sharyn McCrumb, David Moody, Kelley Armstrong, Nate Kenyon, Dana Stabenow, Chelsea Cain, Tom Piccirilli, Sarah Pinborough, Heather Graham, Jeff Strand, Tananarive Due, Michael Marshall Smith, Gary A. Braunbeck, Simon R. Green. Edited by Christopher Golden PUBLISHER: Piatkus Books RELEASE DATE: Sept 2011 FORMAT: Paperback, 380 pages GENRE: Horror An all original anthology from some of todays hottest supernatural writers, featuring stories of monster’s from the monster’s point of view. In most stories we get the…
This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost (Night Huntress #5) HarperCollins (Feb 2011) Ebook, 358 Pages Urban Fantasy There is one thing that makes this series really work for me. That is Cat and Bones. As a couple they make me laugh out loud, grip the edge of my seat and sigh happily all in the same chapter. They really are one of my favourite supernatural couples. Their relationship is slightly more grown up in this book, now married they still have their issues, but Cat is working very hard…
FIRST GRAVE ON THE RIGHT (Charley Davidson #1) by Darynda Jones PUBLISHER: Piatkus (UK) | St Martin’s Press (US) RELEASE DATE: Nov 2011 (UK) | Feb 2011 (US) FORMAT: Paperback, 286 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy Private investigator Charlotte Davidson was born with three things: looks; a healthy respect for the male anatomy; and the rather odd job title of grim reaper. Since the age of five, she has been helping the departed solve the mysteries of their deaths so they can cross over. Thus, when three lawyers from the same…
Title: Dead, Undead, Or Somewhere In Between (Rhiannon’s Law #1) Author: J. A. Saare Publisher: Mundania Press Publication Date: February 2010 Paperback: 212 Pages Genre: Urban Fantasy Source: Own Copy Reviewed by Laura RATING: 8/10, leaning towards a 9/10 - brilliant, couldn’t put it down GOODREADS: One bad corpse can ruin your whole day. No one knows better than Rhiannon Murphy that one bad corpse can ruin your whole day. She left behind the flash and sass of Miami for the no-nonsense groove of New York City, eager for a clean…
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor Hodder (Sept 2011) | Hardback, 420 pages Paranormal Romance | Urban Fantasy CAROLYN: There has been quite a lot of buzz about Daughter of Smoke and Bone so I’ve really been looking forward to reading this one. The Otherworld Taylor has created, named Elsewhere, is mysterious and intriguing and the characters are imaginative and fun. The angels are frightening but beautiful and the Chimaera strange and complex, and Karou is a fabulous heroine. As I read through each chapter, Daughter of Smoke and Bone…
Relentless (Suspense Series #4) by Kaylea Cross Wild Rose Press (June 2010) | Ebook: 348 Pages Romantic Suspense Relentless is the second book in Kaylea Cross’s suspense series that I have read. Having picked up No Turning Back, book number three in the series, earlier in the year. Each of the books reference the different characters in the other and our two leads for Relentless are Rhys and Nev (Neveah), who were important characters in No Turning Back. But I still think you could pick this up as a stand-alone novel in…
Eternal Rider (Lords of Deliverance #1) by Larissa Ione | Piatkus Books (April 2011) Paperback, 404 pages | Paranormal Romance I absolutely loved this book! I haven’t read anything by Larissa Ione before but have read many raving reviews, so I was really excited to read it and it didn’t disappoint. The characterisation is just brilliant and I loved them all, even the secondary characters. But the main characters, Cara and Ares (War) are just amazing and I fell in love with both of them. Ares is ‘War’ and one of the…
Title: Fated Author: S. G. Browne Publisher: Piatkus (UK) | Penguin (US) Publication Date: Sept 2011 (UK) | Nov 2010 (US) Paperback: 312 pages Genre: Urban Fantasy Source: Review copy from publisher Reviewed by: Carolyn RATING: 8/10 – brilliant, couldn’t put it down! SUMMARY: Over the past few thousand years, Fabio has come to hate his job. As Fate, he’s in charge of assigning the fortunes and misfortunes that befall most of the human race—the 83% who keep screwing things up. And with the steady rise in population since the…
