Naamah’s Kissby Jacqueline Carey656pp (Hardcover)My Rating: 8/10Amazon Rating: 3.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.1/5Goodreads Rating: 4.12/5 Naamah’s Kiss is the first book in Jacqueline Carey’s latest trilogy set in the world of Terre d’Ange, although it takes place a few generations after the first two trilogies in Kushiel’s Legacy. The second book, Naamah’s Curse, was just released last month, and the author is still working on Naamah’s Blessing which does not yet have a release date according to the June update on her […]

Feed by Mira Grant 608pp (Paperback) My Rating: 7/10 Amazon Rating: 4.5/5 LibraryThing Rating: 4.29/5 Goodreads Rating: 4.24/5 Feed is the first book in the Newsflesh trilogy about the aftermath of the zombie apocalypse and will be followed by Deadline and Blackout. The series is by Mira Grant, another name for urban fantasy author Seanan McGuire. Normally I do not go near zombie stories, being very squeamish about blood, gore and descriptions of eating brains. However, I made an exception […]

Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews 384pp (Paperback) My Rating: 9/10 Amazon Rating: 5/5 LibraryThing Rating: 4.53/5 Goodreads Rating: 4.6/5 Magic Bleeds is the newest installment in the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews, a married couple who write together. It is the fourth book following Magic Bites, Magic Burns and Magic Strikes, which are best read in that order. There is also a related novella with a different main protagonist, Magic Mourns, in the anthology Must Love Hellhounds. Note: There […]

Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews 320pp (Paperback) My Rating: 9/10 Amazon Rating: 5/5 LibraryThing Rating: 4.35/5 Goodreads Rating: 4.49/5   Magic Strikes is the third book in the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews, the pseudonym for a husband and wife who write novels together. Currently, there are four books out of a contracted seven available. The books in this urban fantasy series are in order as follows: Magic Bites, Magic Burns, Magic Strikes and Magic Bleeds. There is also […]

Poison Studyby Maria V. Snyder416pp (Trade Paperback)My Rating: 7.5/10Amazon Rating: 4.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.18/5Goodreads Rating: 4.21/5 Poison Study is the first book in the Study trilogy by Maria V. Snyder and is followed by Magic Study and Fire Study, respectively. The first two books in this series have been released both as fantasy and young adult titles. When Yelena is escorted from prison by a couple of guards, she knows she is most likely about to be executed for murdering General […]

Servant of a Dark Godby John Brown448pp (Hardcover)My Rating: 6.5/10Amazon Rating: 4/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.17/5Goodreads Rating: 3.57/5 Servant of a Dark God is the beginning of an epic fantasy trilogy by John Brown. The second book in the Dark Gods series, Curse of a Dark God, will be released in January 2011. Dark God’s Glory, the final novel, will be available in 2012. Talen has a big problem – he can’t find his work pants, the only pair of pants he […]