Murder Takes Time by Giacomo Giammatteo Genre: Adult Mystery/Suspense Publisher: Inferno Publishing Company Release Date: April 16 2012 Pages: 362 pages (digital version) I don’t read a lot of police procedural/murder/thriller books, not because I don’t enjoy them, but because I just don’t have time, and I prefer to focus on my favorite genres. But […]
Title: Guardians of Stone (A Relic Seekers Novel, Book 1) by Anita Clenney Genre: Adult Paranormal Romance Publisher: Montlake Romance Release Date: December 4 2012 Pages: 311 Full of adventure, romance and a bit of the supernatural, Guardians of Stone is a fun and exciting story about a race to find a hidden relic, with […]
How Beauty Met the Beast by Jax Garren Genre: Adult Paranormal Romance Publisher: Carina Press Release Date: November 19 2012 Pages: 104 It’s been a long time since I’ve actually sat down and read a novella, but for a busy book reviewer it was a nice change of pace. How Beauty Met the Beast is […]
Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone Genre: Adult Urban Fantasy Publisher: Tor Release Date: October 2 2012 Pages: 336 Max Gladstone is the kind of writer who assumes his readers are intelligent. Three Parts Dead might scare some readers off, as it jumps into the amazing world that Gladstone has created with very little explanation, […]
The Dead of Winter by Lee Collins Genre: Western/Paranormal/Horror Publisher: Angry Robot Release Date: October 30 2012 Pages: 384 Set in the old west of Colorado just after the end of the civil war, this gritty supernatural tale is high on my list of favorite books this year. Filled with colorful characters, authentic dialog and […]
Passion Blue by Victoria Strauss Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Publisher: Amazon Children’s Publishing Release date: November 6 2012 Pages: 346 I was entranced by this imaginative story set in Renaissance Italy that follows a young girl as she seeks her heart’s desire. Not only does this book focus on the fascinating subject of Renaissance […]
The story of Ten may seem familiar, but the characters, setting and modern twist will not. I breezed through this edge-of-your seat read in a day, although I have to admit when I got to the last 20 pages and it was dark outside, I decided to finish it in the morning. Yes, it was […]
Ghost Planet by Sharon Lynn Fisher. Genre: Adult Science Fiction Romance Publisher: Tor Science Fiction Release date: October 30 2012 Pages: 352 Ghost Planet starts off with a fascinating concept: every person who lives on the planet of Ardagh 1 has an alien attached to them, and the alien is identical to someone in their […]
Get ready to be surprised. This book may not be what you are expecting. It wasn’t at all what I thought it was going to be, and yes, I was pleasantly surprised. First of all, it’s not a young adult book. I’ve seen it all over the blogosphere on YA blogs, but the truth is […]
It’s not hard to imagine Buffy the Vampire Slayer while reading this inventive vampire tale. The girl on the cover even sort of looks like Buffy. But Emma, the vampire slayer in Violet Midnight, has skills that would put Buffy to shame. Known as a Hunter, Emma has been hunting and killing “Vamps” (as she […]