Blood by Moonlight (Anthology) by Jocelynn Drake, Terri Garey & Caris Roane Avon Impulse (Oct 2012) Ebook, 224 pages Paranormal Romance | Urban Fantasy Needing something quick and easy to read during my commutes to work, I decided to read this anthology which has been sitting on my kindle since late last year. So did this collection make the journeys more pleasurable or did they make me want to jump out of the car? OF MONSTERS AND MEN by Jocelynn Drake This was an enjoyable little romp in a series…
A BOOK OF HORRORS Edited by Stephen Jones PUBLISHER: Jo Fletcher Books RELEASE DATE: 29th September 2011 FORMAT: Hardback, 427 pages GENRE: Horror Many of us grew up on The Pan Book of Horror Stories and its later incarnations, Dark Voices and Dark Terrors (The Gollancz Book of Horror), which won the World Fantasy Award, the Horror Critics’ Guild Award and the British Fantasy Award, but for a decade or more there has been no non-themed anthology of original horror fiction published in the mainstream. Now that horror has returned to…
Hot & Haunted (Anthology) by Saranna DeWylde, Lauren Hawkeye & Megan Hart Avon Red (Oct 2012) Ebook, 100 pages Paranormal Romance Ok, so this isn’t a scary anthology, but it does contain lots of scary zombies, werewolves and a creepy love scene, so it still fits in with our All Hallows Eve month, right? ;D NOTHING ELSE MATTERS by Megan Hart I’ve heard so much about this author and have many of her novels on my kindle, but I just haven’t got around to reading them yet. When I received Hot & Haunted…
Tremble (Part 3) by Tobsha Learner Piatkus Entice (July 2012) | Ebook, 399 pages Erotic Romance This is the final part of my review on the collection of short stories in Tremble and I have to say that on the whole the collection has ended on a rather high note. There was only one story that I didn’t really like. Read on to find out which one it was. CUSTODIAN For me this was another highlight to the collection. It had a very similar theme to The Picture of Dorian Gray, where…
Tremble (Part 2) by Tobsha Learner Piatkus Entice (July 2012) | Ebook, 399 pages Erotic Romance So after a pretty positive start (see Part 1′s Review here), it’s now on to the next three in a collection of nine. Its a pretty mixed bag and out of the three there was only one really stand out story. Read on to see why… VIRGIN I had really high hopes for this story, for it was all about the loss and regaining of faith. The Nun in question is a young woman named Clarrissa….
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…
Wild & Steamy (Anthology) by Carolyn Crane, Jill Myles, Meljean Brook Self-Published (Aug 2011) Kindle Edition, 119 pages Paranormal & Steampunk Romance KITTEN-TIGER & THE MONK by Carolyn Crane Reviewer: Gemma Reading shorts in an anthology can be a hit or a miss at times. You either have the short stories, which are part of a series that read like they are deleted scenes and you really need to be up-to-date with that series to have a Scooby on what is going on. Or you have the other short stories, that although they…
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…
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…
Title: Trio of Sorcery (Short Story Collection) Author: Mercedes Lackey Publisher: Tor Books Publication Date: November 2010 Hardcover: 352 pages Genre: Urban Fantasy Source: Review Copy Reviewed by: Jo RATING: 6/10 – Good, would probably recommend GOODREADS SUMMARY: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mercedes Lackey presents three exciting short urban fantasy novels featuring three resourceful heroines and three different takes on the modern world and on magics both modern and ancient. REVIEW: Containing three novellas, two of which feature established characters of Lackey’s. Arcanum 101 – Featuring…
Title: Zombie – An Anthology of the Undead Authors: John Connolly, David Liss, Stephen R. Bissette, Tim Lebbon, Kelley Armstrong, Holly Newstein, Brian Keene, Jonathan Maberry, M. B. Holmer, Derek Nikitas, Mike Carey, Max Brooks, Aimee Bender, Rick Hautala, Tad Williams, James A. Moore, Joe R. Lansdale, David Wellington, Joe Hill. Edited by Christopher Golden. Publisher: Piatkus PublicationsDate 18 March 2010 Paperback: 500 pages Genre: Horror Tags: Zombies OverallRating: 9/10 CoverSummary: The hungry dead have risen. They shamble down the street. They hide in backyards, car parks, shopping centres….
Title: Zombie – An Anthology of the Undead Author: Brian Keene (among others). Edited by Christopher Golden Publisher: Piatkus PublicationsDate 18 March 2010 Paperback: 500 pages Genre: Horror Tags: Zombies The Wind Cries Mary by Brian Keene Short Summary: A man watches daily as his zombie wife shuffles back each night to their family home. Review: I’ve read a few novels by this author: The Rising, City of the Dead and Dead Sea, all of which I enjoyed. Sadly, I didn’t enjoy The Wind Cries Mary as much as…
Title: Zombie – An Anthology of the Undead Author: Kelley Armstrong among others. Edited by Christopher Golden Publisher: Piatkus Publications Date 18 March 2010 Paperback: 500 pages Genre: Horror Tags: Zombies Life Sentence by Kelley Armstrong Short Summary: A very wealthy man from a long line of sorcerers is diagnosed with cancer. He spends his last months searching for a cure in the supernatural world. He sends his very faithful assistant to find scientists researching and experimenting with zombie science and necromancy. Once he finds one, he waits as the…
Title: Zombie – An Anthology of the Undead Author: Tim Lebbon among others. Edited by Christopher Golden Publisher: Piatkus Publications Date 18 March 2010 Paperback: 500 pages Genre: Horror Tags: Zombies In The Dust by Tim Lebbon Short Summary: Three people inside an enclosed town collecting the dead before they turn into zombies and handing the bodies over to the authorities for scientific research in hope of a cure. The town is sealed off from the rest of the world and Toby, Bindy and Jamie are prisoners inside. Review: In…
