I have been thinking about how to branch out from reviewing mostly romance during the last couple of months. As I wrote my review for Alien Taste by Wen Spencer, I realised that I have a lot of fantasy and science fiction books that I love ( or loved once upon a time). I am […]
The Particulars: Paranormal Romance, Samhain Publishing, available as e-book. The Source: ARC from the author The Grade: A The Blurb: Life in isolation is the safest place for Chase Johnson, a crossbreed who doesn’t know which form he’ll assume next-cougar or wolf. Once a year, his unelected position as spokesman for the Yukon outcasts forces […]
The Particulars: Urban Fantasy, Carina Press, available as e-book The Source: Net Galley The Grade: B The Blurb: I stopped believing in monsters long ago. But I knew I wasn’t imagining things when I found one in my kitchen baking muffins. I’d seen him before: lurking in my closet, scaring the crap out of my […]
The Particulars: Urban Fantasy, Kickstarter, not available for sale (yet). The Source: Kickstarter ARC The Grade: A+ The Blurb: Recently widowed after nearly fifty years of marriage, Gary Muldoon had given up on adventure. Then shaman Joanne Walker climbed into the back seat of his cab, and since then, Gary has trifled with gods, met […]
The particulars: Contemporary Romance, MacMillan, available in print and as e-book The Source: Purchased at Kobo The Grade: A The blurb: Lucy Marinn is a glass artist living in mystical, beautiful, Friday Harbor, Washington. She is stunned and blindsided by the most bitter kind of betrayal: her fiance Kevin has left her. His new lover […]
The particulars: Historical Paranormal Romance, Sourcebooks, available as e-book and in print The Source: Discover a new love The Grade: D+ The blurb: Sir Terence Blackwell is a lion shapeshifter who is determined to find the magical relic that killed his brother. When he sniffs out the taint of magic on Lady Felicity Seymour, a […]
The Particulars: Paranormal Romance, Samhain, available as e-bookThe Source: Purchased at Books on boardThe Grade: A The Blurb: Jared’s not sure how his quiet morning coffee near the harbour ended with him on a cruise ship impersonating one of his pack mates. Well, it might have something to do with a woman, but who can […]
Life in isolation is the safest place for Chase Johnson, a crossbreed who doesn’t know which form he’ll assume next—cougar or wolf. Once a year, his unelected position as spokesman for the Yukon outcasts forces him to visit civilization. This time he runs across someone unexpected. She’s not his mate, but she pushes all […]
The Particulars: Urban Fantasy, Angry Robot, available as print and e-book. The source: purchased at Robot Trading Company The Grade: DThe blurb: Zinzi has a Sloth on her back, a dirty 419 scam habit and a talent for finding lost things. But when a little old lady turns up dead and the cops confiscate her last […]
The Particulars: Urban Fantasy, Berkley, available in print and as e-book The Source: The bookshelf The Grade: B The Blurb: We’re the D’Artigo sisters: Half-human, half-Faerie, we’re savvy—and sexy—operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. But our mixed-blood heritage short-circuits our talents at all the wrong times. My sister Delilah shapeshifts into a tabby cat whenever […]