This is a new feature I developed where each month we will look at our favorite – the best – series in a genre. The genre here, by my definition, is series in a dystopian world. This definition allows for a variety of genres with romance, science fiction types and fantasy types. BUT I am […]
I feel like every great series has that book where the s**t hits the fan and it feels like nothing can go right for the hero. Burned is that book in the Alex Verus series. In sum, Alex gets his burn notice from the Council of Mages in an emergency session led by […]
I am a big fan of the recent works of Kristan Higgins. These books contemporary romance but they also might be classified as the dreaded women’s fiction (everyone could benefit from this type of book). The reason I say this is because they tackle more realistic social topics than just focusing on the romance. I […]
The Raven’s Mark series is dark and gritty. The main character is Ryhalt and he is a soldier in a long-term war. At the beginning of the third book, Crowfall, he has isolated himself out in the Misery, which is sort of a wasteland partially caused by the war. It was a bit of a […]
This is a new feature I developed where each month we will look at our favorite – the best – series in a genre. The genre here, by my definition, is series where a main character(s) is a firefighter. There are many and these are the ones which came to mind. I tended to prefer […]
From the moment Faith Hunter’s Jane Yellowrock series debuted with Skinwalker in July 2009, fans were captivated by the story of shapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock, who fights vampires, demons, and everything between in the city of New Orleans. For a decade, this unforgettable heroine has enthralled readers and critics alike—the New York Times bestselling series is celebrating its 10th anniversary […]
Alex starts to make some decisions to protect himself and his friends. Luna urges him to try to work with Caldera to become a Keeper. So he tries it. It may or may not make him safer. There are people who want to kill him in the Keepers, in the Council and in the […]
Elizabeth Hunter does an amazing job with defining her characters and the world. The descriptions are so lush; I feel as though I am there. Hooked is the second book set in the small town of Medlin in California, the 7th and Main . Tayla and Jeremy are great characters with their own unique personalities […]
This is a new feature I developed where each month we will look at our favorite – the best – series in a genre. Narrators have a big impact on how great these series are. In this post, I will be highlighting new-to-me audiobook series I have discovered in 2019. These are series I prefer(red) […]
Hidden is the fifth book in the Alex Verus Series. So far this series has been getting better and better with each installment and while I did enjoy Hidden quite a bit it wasn’t my favorite book of the series so far, Chosen still holds that space but it is another really good story […]