Kismet's Kiss (The Women Of Kismet Book #1) by Cate Rowan Fantasy August 24, 2010 E-Book Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It will be the greatest agony I can bear. But the alternative is something I can’t bear at all.” In the desert realm of Kad, a deadly epidemic has struck the palace of Sultan Kuramos. As the Royal family lies sick and close to death, only a magical healer from an enemy land may have the skill to save his household. When Continue Reading
Review: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Clockwork Angel (Infernal Devices-Book 1) by Cassandra Clare Young Adult Fantasy August 31, 2010 Hardcover, 496 Pages Simon and Schuster Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It’s all right to love someone who doesn’t love you back, as long as they’re worth you loving them. As long as they deserve it.” When Tessa Grey arrives in London in search of her brother Nate she is greeted by a pair of sisters who claim to have been sent to her by her brother as escorts. Tessa soon realizes Continue Reading
ARC Review – Strange Fortune by Josh Lanyon
Valentine Strange, late of his Majesty’s 21st Benhali Lancers, needs money. Happily, the wealthy Holy Orders of Harappu are desperate to retrieve the diadem of the Goddess Purya from an ancient temple deep in the mountainous jungle—an area Strange knows well from his days quelling rebellions. The pay is too good and the job seems too easy for Strange to refuse. But when Master Aleister Grimshaw, a dangerous witch from a traitorous lineage, joins the expedition, Strange begins to suspect that Continue Reading
ARC Review: Ruling Eden – Michelle Picard
What if a modern woman suddenly learns she is heir to the throne of a magical realm hidden in our world and is the most powerful magical being on the planet? Growing up an orphan, Rachel always assumed she’d be going it alone, until the night before her twenty-fifth birthday when she was thrust into the realm of Eden’s Court.Her new job description? Unite seven contentious magical races in order to prevent the destruction of earth. But learning to rule is easier than facing her attraction to Continue Reading
ARC Review: Queen of Song and Souls – C.L. Wilson
Queen of Song and Souls - C.L. Wilson (Book 4 in Tairen Soul series)FantasyOctober 27th, 2009496 pages, paperbackDorchesterThe Tairen Soul series by C.L. Wilson is one of my favorites. It is a great blend of romance and action, with vibrant characters and a really, really evil villain. The second book of the series, Lady of Light and Shadows is one of my all time favorite books. I remember reading it and having to put it down because I became too emtionally involved in it - only to pick it right Continue Reading