Rest in Pieces by Lucinda Dark is the first book in the Barbie: the Vampire Hunter series and just because of the obvious name similarity to Buffy the Vampire Slayer I had some really high hopes for this book. Unfortunately, it missed the mark for me, but we’ll touch on why later. Barbie was recently […]
A girl with a bit of magic to her and friends made along the trail on the way to California during the gold rush set up a homestead and start to pan for gold. There is plenty of danger in the untamed lands of California and Leah’s uncle has some other plans for the […]
He stole a kiss at a masquerade ball, she stole his heart without leaving a hint to who she was. Now it is years later and he is determined to find her; she is determined to evade him even though she has a huge crush on him. In To Catch and Earl, the second book […]
The Audiobook Challenge is hosted by Hot Listens and Caffeinated Reviewer for the 8th year of audiobook fun. 2020 is my first time participating in the challenge. So far so good. We are half way through the challenge and with 59 audiobooks currently listened to, I’m on track to meet my goal of 100 […]
The Caller concludes the Shadowfell series, a YA fantasy in a world that a small force of humans and fae must join together to defeat the evil ruler. Juliet Marillier is one of my favorite contemporary authors to write fairytale like stories but I must confess I do like her adult fantasy much more than […]
“That’s what stories are for, Brin realized. They are magic that aid people in times like this. They provide hope, a light to see by when all others are snuffed out”. As most endings to series, Age of Empyre left me with bittersweet feelings. The final book in the Legends of the First Empire series […]
I definitely like the concept of the Lost Lords of London series, where sons of the gentry were stolen away and presumed dead so others could inherit. In the Dark with the Duke is the second book of the series and follows another boy brought up in the underbelly of London only to find out […]
Let me just start by saying Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman…you dirty bastards! How could you end the story right there??? How??? It is so cliffy, it is like ending on that time when Jean Luc Picard became borg or the viewers saw Buffy the Vampire slayers tombstone or like 8 different times on LOST. […]
Alpha Night was everything I’ve come to expect from Nalini Singh in her series set in a world with Humans, Changelings and Pys (Humans tapped into a mental web plain). The Psy-Changeling Trinity series is side step from the main Psy-Changeling series, meaning it is a good entry point for new readers who didn’t want […]
Even though this series is sorta going in a new direction, I was so happy to be in this world again. The Queen’s Bargain is a solid entry point if you want to jump into the series and not read all the prior books. Witch lived her life and is now dead, but she isn’t […]