Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot (Heather Wells #4) Chick-Lit July 10, 2012 William Morrow Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: I’ve come to the conclusion that, aside from Nazis, the Taliban, and possibly the honey badger, there is no one on the planet more merciless than a teenage girl once she’s decided she dislikes you. Heather Wells was a teenage pop star – playing malls and opening for the biggest boy band around starring her then boyfriend Jordan. That is, until Continue Reading
Review: Rescue Me by Rachel Gibson
Rescue Me (Lovett, TX #3) by Rachel Gibson Contemporary Romance May 29, 2012 HarperCollins Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Hooyah.“ Sadie Hollowell grew up in the small town of Lovett, TX with an inattentive father and a town full of busy bodies. Raised in the shadow of her beauty queen mother, Sadie had enough and hightailed it out of town as soon as it was legally possible. Now living in Arizona, Sadie comes back home for her younger cousin’s wedding. She runs into our hero, Continue Reading
Review: Until I Die by Amy Plum
Until I Die (Revenants #2) By Amy Plum YA Paranormal Romance May 8, 2012 HarperCollins Publishing Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I closed my eyes and wished nothing would ever change. That time would stop and we could stay like this forever.“ Until I Die is the second book in Ms. Plum’s luscious mythological world of revenants. Romantic and intriguing, this YA continues to capture the youthful voice of her characters without miring it down with over affected emo prose and the Continue Reading
Review: Bound to Me by Jocelynn Drake
Bound To Me (Dark Days Prequel) by Jocelynn Drake Paranormal Romance Novella April 10, 2012 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “You are bound to me. Not because I am your maker. Not because I have the power to control you. You are bound to me by love. Time will pass and we will drift apart, as all our kind does, but we will forever have our hearts bound to each other by deep love and respect.” Mira, the heroine of Jocelynn Drake's New York Times bestselling Dark Days series, has been Continue Reading
Review: Under a Vampire Moon by Lynsay Sands
Under A Vampire Moon by Lynsay Sands (Argeneau #16) Paranormal Romance April 24, 2012 Reviewed by Helyce Carolyn Connor is on vacation with her good friend Beth at a resort their friend Genie works at, to celebrate her impending divorce. Unfortunately, the beautiful island of St. Lucia is filled with honeymooners; the couples and their obvious love for each other just a reminder of what Carolyn has lost. On top of that, Beth has some sort of stomach bug that is keeping her in their Continue Reading
Review: A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison
A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison (The Hollows #10) Urban Fantasy February 21, 2012 Harper Voyager Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “My mother isn't crazy. She simply has a harder time than most reconciling her reality with everyone else's reality.” Rachel has survived shunning, capture, and an elf curse. She gave her all in Pale Demon and now embraces her demon heritage. Somewhat. A Perfect Blood picks up right after Rachel is brought back from the ever after by Trent and now Continue Reading
Review: The Rocky Road to Romance by Janet Evanovich
The Rocky Road to Romance By Janet Evanovich Contemporary Romance Originally Published 1991, Reissue 11/29/11 Harper Collins Reviewed by May Elsie pulled a .45 magnum long-barrel out of her pocketbook and leveled it at Steve’s zipper. “I’d shoot him in the privates. Some people aim for the heart, some people like to gut-shoot a man, but I always aim for the privates. Word gets around when you shoot off a man’s privates. People get to be real careful of you.” Steve owns a radio Continue Reading
Review: The Hollows Insider by Kim Harrison
The Hollows Insider by Kim Harrison Urban Fantasy Hardback October 25, 2011 Harper Voyager Reviewed by Tori In the Hollows, the supernatural Inderlanders rule, and humanity must abide by their conventions, or else. To survive among vampires, witches, Weres, gargoyles, trolls, fairies, and banshees—to say nothing of demons—humanity needs a guide. And now, written by Kim Harrison herself, here is an insider’s look at the supernatural world of the Hollows, from an overarching new Continue Reading
Review: A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare
A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare (Spindle Cove #1) August 30, 2011 Historical Romance Paperback HarperCollins Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: “You invaded my dreams at least a half-dozen times last night. When I’m awake you keep traipsing through my thoughts. Sometimes you’re barely clothed. What excuse can you make for that?” She stammered to form a response, her tongue tripping against her teeth. “I… I would never traipse.” Tessa Dare has a new trilogy, Continue Reading
Review: Illusions by Aprilynne Pike
Illusions (Wings #3) by Aprilynne Pike Paranormal YA May 3, 2011 Hardcover HarperCollins Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I closed my eyes....and imagined she was you.” In Illusions, Laurel is back in high school, being a normal teen, with her human boyfriend David. She made a choice between David and Tamani and has every intention of sticking to it. That is until Tamani shows up at her school as a foreign exchange student. He is a sentry and he has sworn to protect Laurel for Continue Reading