Authors · Book Review · TJ Klune

Book Review – Why We Fight: At First Sight, Book 4

Author: TJ Klune Book Name: Why We Fight Series: At First Sight Order: #4 Genre: Romance/LGBTQIA Rating:  Excellent/Favorite   Blurb: Do you believe in love at first sight? Corey Ellis sure doesn’t. Oh, everyone around him seems to have found their happy ending, but he’s far too busy to worry about such things. He’ll have… Continue reading Book Review – Why We Fight: At First Sight, Book 4

Anne Bishop · Authors · Book Review

Book Review – Pillars of the World: Tir Alainn, Book 1 (Reread)

Author: Anne Bishop Book Name: Pillars of the World Series: Tir Alainn Order: #1 Genre: Fantasy Rating:  Excellent/Favorite   Blurb: Myth and magic combine in a superb dark fantasy of a world in danger of being destroyed by those who deny themselves and their heritage, and let evil loose in the world. In Sylvalan, a… Continue reading Book Review – Pillars of the World: Tir Alainn, Book 1 (Reread)

Anne Bishop · Book Review

Wild Country: The World of the Others, Book 2

Author: Anne Bishop Book Name: Wild Country Series: The World of the Others Order: #2 Genre: Fantasy Rating:  Excellent/Favorite   Blurb: There are ghost towns in the world—places where the humans were annihilated in retaliation for the slaughter of the shape-shifting Others. One of those places is Bennett, a town at the northern end of… Continue reading Wild Country: The World of the Others, Book 2

Book Review · Faith Hunter

Circle of the Moon: Soulwood, Book 4

Author:  Faith Hunter Book Name: Circle of the moon Series: Soulwood Order: #4 Genre: Fantasy Rating:  Excellent/Favorite   Blurb: Nell can draw magic from the land around her, and lately she's been using it to help the Psy-Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes. Joining the team at PsyLED has allowed her to learn more… Continue reading Circle of the Moon: Soulwood, Book 4

Authors · Book Review · Michelle Sagara West

Firstborn: The House War, Book 7

Author: Michelle West (Sagara) Book Name: Firstborn Series: The House War Order: #7 (Triple Series Order #15) Genre: Fantasy Rating: Excellent/Favorite Blurb: Jewel ATerafin has never wanted to be a power. What she truly wants, she built in the streets of the poorer holdings. To protect what she built, to protect what she values above… Continue reading Firstborn: The House War, Book 7

Angela Marsons · Book Review

Dying Truth: D.I. Kim Stone, Book 8

Author: Angela Marsons Book Name: Dying Truth Series: D. I. Kim Stone Order: #8 Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating:  Excellent     Blurb: How far would you go to protect your darkest secrets? When teenager Sadie Winter jumps from the roof of her school, her death is ruled as suicide – a final devastating act from a… Continue reading Dying Truth: D.I. Kim Stone, Book 8

Book Review · Faith Hunter

Dark Queen: Jane Yellowrock, Book 12

Author:  Faith Hunter Book Name: Dark Queen Series: Jane Yellowrock Order: #12 Genre: Fantasy Rating:  Excellent/Favorite     Blurb: As Enforcer to the vampire Master of the City of New Orleans, Jane Yellowrock stakes her reputation and her life on keeping her territory safe. But Leo has been issued a blood challenge by the emperor… Continue reading Dark Queen: Jane Yellowrock, Book 12

Author Commentary · Book Review · Series Notes · TJ Klune

TJ Klune: Author/Series Review; Bear, Otter, and the Kid

I am kind of kicking my own butt over how long it took me to actually pick this series up and read it. I'll say straight up that my reasons for not doing so look pretty stupid at this point, but they seemed valid at the time. The first time I saw this, I had… Continue reading TJ Klune: Author/Series Review; Bear, Otter, and the Kid

Anne Bishop · Book Review · Series Notes

Lake Silence: The World of the Others, Book 1

Author: Anne Bishop Book Name: Lake Silence Series: The World of the Others Order: #1 Genre: Fantasy Rating:  Excellent/Favorite     Blurb: Human laws do not apply in the territory controlled by the Others--vampires, shape-shifters, and even deadlier paranormal beings. And this is a fact that humans should never, ever forget.... After her divorce, Vicki… Continue reading Lake Silence: The World of the Others, Book 1

Alessandra Torre · Book Review

The Ghostwriter: Alessandra Torre

Author: Alessandra Torre Book Name: The Ghostwriter Series: * Order: * Genre: Literature, Suspense, Family Rating:  Excellent        Blurb: Four years ago, I lied. I stood in front of the police, my friends, and family, and made up a story, my best one yet. And all of them believed me. I wasn't surprised.… Continue reading The Ghostwriter: Alessandra Torre

Angela Marsons · Book Review

Broken Bones: D.I. Kim Stone, Book 7

Author: Angela Marsons Book Name: Broken Bones Series: D. I. Kim Stone Order: #7 Genre: Suspense/Mystery Rating:  Excellent   Blurb: The murder of a young prostitute and a baby found abandoned on the same winter night signals the start of a disturbing investigation for Detective Kim Stone – one which brings her face to face with… Continue reading Broken Bones: D.I. Kim Stone, Book 7

Book Review · Robert Dugoni

In The Clearing: Tracy Crosswhite, Book 3

Author: Robert Dugoni Book Name: In The Clearing Series: Tracy Crosswhite Order: 3 Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Crime Rating:  Excellent       Blurb: Detective Tracy Crosswhite has a skill, and a soft spot, for tackling unsolved crimes. Having lost her own sister to murder at a young age, Tracy has dedicated her career to bringing… Continue reading In The Clearing: Tracy Crosswhite, Book 3

Book Review · Robert Dugoni

Her Final Breath: Tracy Crosswhite, Book 2

Author: Robert Dugoni Book Name: Her Final Breath Series: Tracy Crosswhite Order: 2 Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Crime Rating:  Excellent       Blurb: Homicide detective Tracy Crosswhite has returned to the police force after the sensational retrial of her sister’s killer. Still scarred from that ordeal, Tracy is pulled into an investigation that threatens to… Continue reading Her Final Breath: Tracy Crosswhite, Book 2

Book Review · Robert Dugoni

My Sister’s Grave: Tracy Crosswhite, Book 1

Author: Robert Dugoni Book Name: My Sister's Grave Series: Tracy Crosswhite Order: 1 Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Crime Rating:  Excellent       Blurb: Tracy Crosswhite has spent twenty years questioning the facts surrounding her sister Sarah’s disappearance and the murder trial that followed. She doesn’t believe that Edmund House—a convicted rapist and the man condemned… Continue reading My Sister’s Grave: Tracy Crosswhite, Book 1

Book Review · Eliza Maxwell

The Grave Tender: Eliza Maxwell

Author: Eliza Maxwell Book Name: The Grave Tender Series: * Order: * Genre: Literature, Suspense, Family Rating:  Excellent       Blurb: Endless questions from a shadow-filled East Texas childhood haunt Hadley Dixon. People said her mother, Winnie, was never quite right, but with one single, irreparable act, life as Hadley knew it was shattered.… Continue reading The Grave Tender: Eliza Maxwell

Book Review · Seanan McGuire

The Brightest Fell: October Daye, Book 11

Author: Seanan McGuire Book Name: The Brightest Fell Series: October Daye Order: #11 Genre: Romance/Fantasy Rating:  Excellent       Blurb: Things are slow, and October “Toby” Daye couldn’t be happier about that. The elf-shot cure has been approved, Arden Windermere is settling into her position as Queen in the Mists, and Toby doesn’t have… Continue reading The Brightest Fell: October Daye, Book 11

Book Review · Sinéad Moriarty

Never Let You Go: Sinéad Moriarty

Author: Sinéad Moriarty Book Name: Never Let You Go* Series: * Order: * Genre: Literature, Family Rating:  Excellent       Blurb: Still reeling from her marriage breakdown, Kate’s world falls apart when her twelve-year-old daughter Jessica is diagnosed with cancer. As her family struggle with the devastating news, Kate’s resilience is put to the… Continue reading Never Let You Go: Sinéad Moriarty

Book Review · Kelley Armstrong

Rituals: Cainsville, Book 5

Author: Kelley Armstrong Book Name: Rituals Series: Cainsville Order: #5 Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal/Romance Rating:  Favorite       Blurb: When Olivia Taylor-Jones found out she was not actually the adopted child of a privileged Chicago family but of a notorious pair of convicted serial killers, her life exploded. Running from the fall-out, she found a refuge… Continue reading Rituals: Cainsville, Book 5

Book Review · Patricia Briggs · Series Notes

Fire Touched: Mercy Thompson, Book 9

Author: Patricia Briggs Book Name: Fire Touched Series: Mercy Thompson Order: #5 Genre: Fantasy Rating:  Excellent Blurb:  Tensions between the fae and humans are coming to a head. And when coyote shapeshifter Mercy and her Alpha werewolf mate, Adam, are called upon to stop a rampaging troll, they find themselves with something that could be used… Continue reading Fire Touched: Mercy Thompson, Book 9

Anne Bishop · Book Review

Marked In Flesh: The Others, Book 4

Author: Anne Bishop Book Name: Marked In Flesh Series: The Others Order: #4 Genre: Fantasy Rating:  Favorite Blurb:  For centuries, the Others and humans have lived side by side in uneasy peace. But when humankind oversteps its bounds, the Others will have to decide how much humanity they're willing to tolerate—both within themselves and within… Continue reading Marked In Flesh: The Others, Book 4