Pros: Humor, long odds, intricate relationships Cons: … Rating: 4 out of 5 Ilona Andrews’s Sweep In Peace (Innkeeper Chronicles) (Volume 2) tells the story of Gertrude Hunt (a sentient inn, apparently) and her keeper, Dina. Gertrude only has one…
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Review: “Sweep in Peace,” Ilona Andrews
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: aliens, humor, Ilona Andrews, Innkeeper Chronicles, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, SF, urban fantasy, vampires, werewolves
Review: “Blood Cell,” Shaun Tennant
Pros: Interesting venue and location for this sort of plot Cons: It didn’t come together for me Rating: 2 out of 5 In Shaun Tennant’s Blood Cell, a man named Josh Farewell is so good at escaping from jail that…
Review: “Clean Sweep,” Ilona Andrews
Pros: Creative and fascinating Cons: … Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Ilona Andrews’s Clean Sweep, the first book in a new series, reminds me superficially of Tanya Huff’s Keeper series. Dina runs a bed and breakfast that caters to unusual…
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Review: “The Book of Life,” Deborah Harkness
Pros: Better than volume 2! Cons: Diana is a complete Mary Sue Rating: 3 out of 5 Review book provided by publisher The Book of Life Is book three in Deborah Harkness’s “All Souls Trilogy”. I wasn’t very fond…
Review: “Written in Red,” Anne Bishop
Pros: Wonderful characters, plot, pacing… Cons: … Rating: 5 out of 5 Anne Bishop’s Written in Red is the first book in her series “The Others”. The terra indigene include such creatures as werewolves, vampires, and some far more frightening…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: Anne Bishop, horror, paranormal, shapeshifters, The Others, urban fantasy, vampires, werewolves
Non-Review: “Lucinda, Dangerously,” Sunny
Review book provided by Penguin Group There are a number of unread review books that I’m now working my way through; I fell horribly behind due to some health problems. Combine that with publishers’ tendency to send books from…
Review: “Grave Peril,” Jim Butcher
Pros: Great ups and downs! Cons: Thought I’d missed an installment or two… Rating: 4.5 out of 5 The ghosts of Chicago are up in arms, and Harry and his friend Michael can barely keep up. Harry tries to help…
Posted in Reviews Tagged with: Dresden Files, faeries, Harry Dresden, Jim Butcher, magic, paranormal, urban fantasy, vampires, wizards
Review: “Archangel’s Legion,” Nalini Singh
Pros: Sexy, tense, fun Cons: … Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Guild hunter Elena Deveraux and the archangel Raphael must discover the source of the wave of death before it engulfs their city and their people, leaving New York a…
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Review: “Storm Front,” Jim Butcher
Pros: Wild, weird, and fun Cons: Mildly confusing at times Rating: 4 out of 5 One advantage of the fact that I’m accepting fewer review books right now is that I’m finally getting around to reading certain books that I…
Review: “Blood Trail,” Tanya Huff
Pros: Engaging, interesting, and tense Cons: … Rating: 4 out of 5 Vampire Henry Fitzroy has a favor to ask of Vicki Nelson–Vicki is an ex-cop and current PI, and he knows a few werewolves who could use her help.…