By superwench83, on August 23rd, 2010
Shadow Bound by Erin Kellison Dorchester Publishing
Mass Market Paperback – 7.99
Imagine if your father was what the world fears most. Imagine if your father was Death.
Talia O’Brien doesn’t have to imagine in Erin Kellison’s Shadow Bound. Hunted by inhuman monsters all her life with no knowledge of why, regarded strangely [...]
By Tia Nevitt, on August 3rd, 2010
Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal Tor Books
Hardcover, provided by Tor books (along with an advance ARC copy) — thank you!
While this will mostly be a positive review, I had one major problem with Shades of Milk and Honey that threatened to destroy my enjoyment of it altogether. [...]
By Tia Nevitt, on July 12th, 2010
Captive Spirit by Liz Fichera Carina Press eBook – $4.49
Historical Fiction
DISCLAIMER: My own novella is going to be published by this publisher. I purchased my own copy.
(And aside – This was my nook inaugural read!)
Aiyana is having a hard time dealing with her impending womanhood. She has to do [...]
By Tia Nevitt, on July 2nd, 2010
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord Small Beer Press Trade Paperback – $16
I have often said that I love novels that can take me to a different time, or a different place, or both. Redemption in Indigo does that and more–it takes me to a different culture. These are the best of [...]
By superwench83, on June 1st, 2010
The Alchemy of Murder by Carol McCleary Forge Books Hardcover – 24.99 (discounts available)
Reviewed by Superwench83.
The Alchemy of Murder by Carol McCleary is one of those high-concept ideas that made me say, “Okay, I have got to read this.” It teams the first woman reporter Nellie Bly of the New York [...]
By debblake, on May 27th, 2010
EMBERS by Laura Bickle Juno Books – $7.99
Genre: Urban Fantasy Review by Deborah Blake
Anya Kalinczyk is an arson investigator with the Detroit Fire Department. She is also a Lantern, a type of psychic medium so rare that as far as she knows, she is the only one. When not at her day [...]
By debblake, on May 4th, 2010
Black Blade Blues by J. A. Pitts Tor Books Trade Paperback – 15.99
Reviewed by Deborah Blake.
One of the things I enjoy as a reader is coming across a book that is completely different from anything I have read before; whether it is plot, characterization, or worldbuilding. Debut author J. A. Pitts [...]
By Raven, on April 15th, 2010
Three Days to Dead Kelly Meding (website) Dell Mass market paperback, $7.99
Reviewed by Raven
A murdered woman wakes up in the morgue, in a stranger’s body, with three days to figure out who killed her and why. After those three days are up, she’ll be dead for good. With that plot, I [...]
By Tia Nevitt, on April 12th, 2010
Angelology: A Novel by Danielle Trussoni (Author Website, Novel Website – great fun to page thru!) Viking – Hardcover – $27.95 (heavily discounted at Amazon and elsewhere) Genre: Supernatural Suspense
This is my first foray into the realm of supernatural or religious suspense. Angelology was a fascinating look at the possible fate of [...]
By Raven, on March 15th, 2010
Soulless By Gail Carriger (website) Orbit Mass market paperback, $7.99
Reviewed by Raven
Soulless was a fun novel. Mix Victorian England with vampires and werewolves and a coy sense of humor, and this book is the result. I think I can safely recommend it for fans of urban fantasy and Jane Austen (I [...]
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