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Review: Master and Apprentice by Sonya Bateman
Master and Apprentice (Gavyn Donatti #2) by Sonya Bateman Publisher: Simon and Schuster (Pocket Books) Urban Fantasy Gavyn Donatti series 5/5 Synopsis A DEADLY CULT. AN UNBREAKABLE CURSE. THE RULES ARE SIMPLE: LEARN TO KILL . . . OR DIE. Luck has never been on Gavyn Donatti’s side. Anyone else with magic abilities inherited from a distant genie relative would have it made, but not Donatti, descendant of a cranky, … Continue reading
Review: Shadowspell (Faeriewalker #2) by Jenna Black
Shadowspell (Faeriewalker #2) by Jenna Black Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (Jan. 2011) YA 4/5 Synopsis: On top of spending most of her time in a bunkerlike safe house and having her dates hijacked by a formidable Fae bodyguard, Faeriewalker Dana Hathaway is in for some more bad news: the Erlking and his pack of murderous minions known as the Wild Hunt have descended upon Avalon. With his homicidal appetite and … Continue reading
Review: Pack of Lies by Laura Ann Gilman
Pack of Lies by Laura Ann Gilman (Paranormal Scene Investigations 2)Publisher: Luna (Harlequin-Jan. 2011)Review copy courtesy of netGalley My name is Bonita Torres, and eight months ago I was an unemployed college graduate without a plan. Now I’m an investigator with the Private Unaffiliated Paranormal Investigations team of New York. Pretty awesome, right? The Cosa Nostradamus, the magical community, isn’t quick to give up its secrets, though. Not even to … Continue reading
Interview and Giveaway with Jenna Black!
Joining me today is the talented Jenna Black, author of the Morgan Kingsley series, the YA Faeriewalker series, and the upcoming Dark Descendent! Please welcome her to the blog! Jenna has also generously offered a copy of Shadowspell to one lucky winner! **Giveaway Details** Giveaway is open to US/Canada. Must be at least 13 to enter. Giveaway ends 3/30. Giveaway is now CLOSED. Thanks to everyone that entered! My Bookish Ways: … Continue reading
ARC Review: Nightspell by Leah Cypess
Nightspell by Leah Cypess Publisher: Greenwillow Books Release Date: May 2011 Review copy courtesy of Book It Forward Tours Here be ghosts, the maps said, and that was all. In this haunted kingdom, ghosts linger—not just in the deepest forests or the darkest caverns, but alongside the living, as part of a twisted palace court that revels all night and sleeps through the daylight hours. Darri’s sister was trapped in … Continue reading
ARC Review: Enclave by Ann Aguirre
Enclave by Ann Aguirre Publisher: Feiwel and Friends (Macmillan) Release Date: April 12, 2011 Review copy generously provided by Macmillan 4/5 New York City has been decimated by war and plague, and most of civilization has migrated to underground enclaves, where life expectancy is no more than the early 20′s. When Deuce turns 15, she takes on her role as a Huntress, and is paired with Fade, a teenage Hunter … Continue reading
Joe Ledger Gear Is Here!
Calling all Joe Ledger fans! It’s no secret that I am a HUGE fan of Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger Series (Patient Zero, The Dragon Factory, and the upcoming King of Plagues), so I’m happy to announce that Joe Ledger gear is here! They’ve got hoodies, sweatshirts, mugs, you name it, all sporting the DMS (Department of Military Sciences logo). Won’t you geek out with me and grab some gear? While … Continue reading
Suspense Sunday #11
Every Sunday I feature a title from an often overlooked genre: Suspense!These are books I’ve read and highly recommend to anyone that loves agood mystery or crime story, sometimes with a little humor thrown in! Today’s feature title is: Plum Island (John Corey Series #1) by Nelson DeMille From Publishers Weekly: Tom and Judy Gordon were bright, young, attractive scientists whom everyone seemed to like. So who would murder them-and … Continue reading
Review:Gideon’s Sword by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
Gideon’s Sword by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (Feb. 2011) Review galley courtesy of NetGalley Introducing Gideon Crew: trickster, prodigy, master thief At twelve, Gideon Crew witnessed his father, a world-class mathematician, accused of treason and gunned down. At twenty-four, summoned to his dying mother’s bedside, Gideon learned the truth: His father was framed and deliberately slaughtered. With her last breath, she begged her son to … Continue reading
ARC Review: The Midnight Palace by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Midnight Palace by Carlos Ruiz Zafon Publisher: Little, Brown, Young Readers Release Date: May 2011 Review copy courtesy of Book It Forward Tours In the heart of Calcutta lurks a dark mystery…. Set in Calcutta in the 1930s, The Midnight Palace begins on a dark night when an English lieutenant fights to save newborn twins Ben and Sheere from an unthinkable threat. Despite monsoon-force rains and terrible danger lurking … Continue reading