“Christian Notte’s story, the sixteenth book in the Argeneau series is set on an island paradise called St. Lucia. After a bad relationship and an even worse divorce, Carolyn decides to go on a long overdue and much needed vacation with the ‘girls’.” –from lynsaysands.net For those of you a little behind on the series, [...]
Filed under: Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series on August 31st, 2012 | Comments Off
I really don’t see how I can get into a review of this book without dropping some major spoilers so consider this your warning. The previous book ends with the death of the entire royal family, minus Prince Gar. The kingdom’s master magician Durm causes their deaths while possessed by a piece of the spirit [...]
Filed under: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series on February 9th, 2012 | 2 Comments »
It’s been a while since I read this book, and I didn’t review it at the time because after I finished this I went straight into the sequel – and after reading the sequel I was ranting like a lunatic because with the two books combined I hated the way the story ended. However, now [...]
Filed under: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series on January 31st, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Heartless is the fourth book of the Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger. In the previous books, we’ve discovered that Alexia Maccon (previously Tarabotti) is a preternatural. This means that, like her father before her, Alexia has no soul. Knowing this, Alexia has done her best to develop sound ethics and cultivate good manners. She [...]
Filed under: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series on September 16th, 2011 | Comments Off
I am not a fan of much in the world in Sci-Fi. I mean, I love the original Star Wars trilogy – episodes 4,5, and 6 – and Firefly is surely one of the quickest ways to my heart, but when it comes down to a choice between reading a science fiction novel and watching [...]
Filed under: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series on September 14th, 2011 | 5 Comments »
So, manga is a new set of material for me. I can’t decide if it qualifies as “books” or not, but hey since they come in bound covers and I find them in bookstores, let’s say yes to that question, eh? My newest “oh-if-I-only-had-more-money” obsession is the Fruits Basket series, which is a fairly long-running [...]
Filed under: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series on July 7th, 2011 | Comments Off
Mercy’s friend, and former boss, Zee is a good friend. He sold her the mechanic shop that she currently owns and runs, partly because they’re friends and partly because after being outed as fae he knew his life might be upended. When someone starts murdering fae, and nobody can seem to find the culprit, Zee [...]
Filed under: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series on June 14th, 2011 | Comments Off
Suzanne Collin’s “The Hunger Games” came out of left field three years ago to capture the imagination of those looking for the next “Twilight” series.
Sure, there’s a love triangle; sure, there’s a quiet, silent guy, and a more forward adventurous one, both in love with the same girl.
But this isn’t Forks. And the girl’s not Bella.
Filed under: Children's, Media, Recently Published, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Teen/Young Adult on June 12th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In this, the second book of the Mercy Thompson series, Mercy finds herself repaying a favor to her friend Stefan. Since I can’t think of a better way to introduce the situation, I’ll post an excerpt from the first chapter from the Patricia Briggs website: Like most people who own their own businesses, I work [...]
Filed under: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series on June 5th, 2011 | Comments Off
Moon Called is the first book of the Mercy (or Mercedes) Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. It was recommended to me by a friend who likes to read urban fantasy and, since I’d been eyeing the series in bookstores for a while, I decided to take the plunge and buy book one while browsing in [...]
Filed under: Sci-Fi/Fantasy on May 31st, 2011 | 1 Comment »