Guest Dare: Across the Nightingale Floor
First it was Kmont with Summer of Night. Then, Kate with The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes. Now, it’s The Happily Ever After’s Christine turn to…read a straight Dark Fantasy novel. We dared her to read….. Title: Across the Nightingale Floor – The Tales of the Otori book 1 (out of 5) Author: Lian Hearn Genre: [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Book Discussion: Breaking Dawn – Part II
THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS. As I said in my review of Breaking Dawn – Part I ,I’m doing something a little different here–due to the nature of Breaking Dawn and the issues I had with it, I’m putting up a two part review. Part I is SPOILER FREE, whereas Part II (this post) will be [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 26 so far )Book Review: Breaking Dawn – Part I
Title: Breaking Dawn Author: Stephanie Meyer Genre: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: Fourth book in the Twilight Saga Why did I read this book: I am a fan of the series, having read and been increasingly impressed with each of Ms. Meyer’s subsequent books. Summary: (from StephenieMeyer.com)Twilight tempted the imagination. New Moon [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Book Review: A Curse Dark as Gold
Title: A Curse Dark as Gold Author: Elizabeth C. Bunce Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Stand alone or series: Stand alone novel Why did I read this book: This one caught my eye when I was browsing through amazon; then when I saw it up on Angie‘s GoodReads, I decided to pick it up for a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 15 so far )Gaiman Week – Book of the Month: American Gods
Title: American Gods Author: Neil Gaiman Genre: Dark Fantasy, horror Summary: (from amazon.com)Released from prison, Shadow finds his world turned upside down. His wife has been killed; a mysterious stranger offers him a job. But Mr. Wednesday, who knows more about Shadow than is possible, warns that a storm is coming — a battle for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Book Review: The Scent of Shadows
Title: The Scent of Shadows (Sign of the Zodiac, Book 1) Author: Vicki Pettersson Genre: Urban Fantasy Stand alone or series: First novel in the Sign of the Zodiac series (currently 2 books) Summary: (From amazon.com)When she was sixteen, Joanna Archer was brutally assaulted and left to die in the Nevada desert. By rights, she [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 7 so far )Book Review: The Gunslinger Born
Title: The Gunslinger Born (The Dark Tower Graphic Novel) Author: Stephen King, Peter David, Robin Furth, and Jae Lee Review Number: 25 Genre: Graphic Novel, Horror, Dark Fantasy Stand alone or series: Graphic Novel adaptation of the 7 book Dark Tower Series; collection of the first arc of the Dark Tower of a planned multi-arc [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Book Review: Every Which Way but Dead
Title: Every Which Way but Dead Author: Kim Harrison Review Number: 21 Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Fiction Stand alone or series: Third book in The Hollows (Rachel Morgan) series Summary: (From amazon.com)Some days, you just can’t win. Witch and former bounty hunter Rachel Morgan’s managed to escape her corrupt company, survive living with a vampire, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Book Review: If Angels Burn
Title: If Angels Burn: A Novel of the Darkyn Author: Lynn Viehl Review Number: 15 Genre: Paranormal Romance, Dark Fantasy Stand alone or series: First book in the Darkyn series Summary: (From amazon.com)Alexandra Keller is Chicago’s most brilliant reconstructive surgeon. Michael Cyprien is New Orleans’ most reclusive millionaire-and in desperate need of Dr. Keller’s skills. [...]
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