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Review: Downfall by Rob Thurman

August 13, 2014 by Tori Leave a Comment

Downfall (Cal Leandros, #9) by Rob Thurman Urban Fantasy Paperback, 352 pages August 5, 2014 ROC Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Please. The devil wished he had half my style and a fourth of my schemes.” Cal and Nikos Leandros are back and this time they face their greatest enemy...themselves. Cal’s monstrous heritage is slowly gaining a foothold, trying to obliterate Cal’s humanity. On top of that, Cal is being pursued by a murderous doppelganger, a psychotic ex, and a band of Continue Reading

Review: Kicking It Anthology and Giveaway

December 5, 2013 by Tori 15 Comments

Kicking It by Faith Hunter, Kalayna Price, Rachel Caine, Chloe Neill, Rob Thurman Urban Fantasy/Anthology December 3, 2013 Roc Trade Reviewed by Tori Featuring stories by FAITH HUNTER * KALAYNA PRICE * RACHEL CAINE * CHLOE NEILL * ROB THURMAN * SHANNON K. BUTCHER * LUCIENNE DIVER * CHRIS MARIE GREEN * CHRISTINA HENRY New York Times bestselling author Rachel Caine has modern-day potions witches Holly and Andrew facing off against a firebrand politician who wears literally killer boots Continue Reading

Review: Slashback by Rob Thurman

March 7, 2013 by Tori 2 Comments

Slashback (Cal Leandros #8) by Rob Thurman Urban Fantasy Paperback March 5, 2013 Roc Reviewed By Tori  Favorite Quote: “He touched my little brother-I stopped his heart. Seemed fair to me.“ Revenge is the name of the game when the past merges with the present. Supernatural crime fighting duo, Cal and Niko Leandros, have to use their deadly skills and talents to defeat an enemy from their past. As children, they came very close to falling victim to a serial killer. Though they defeated Continue Reading

Review: Doubletake by Rob Thurman

March 19, 2012 by Tori 13 Comments

Doubletake (Cal Leandros #7) by Rob Thurman Urban Fantasy March 6, 2012 Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “-vengeance has nothing to do with the Lord. Cain was wrong. I am my brother's keeper.“ Caliban (Cal) Leandros knows that family is everything, apparent by his unwavering loyalty to his older brother Nikos. In Blackout, Cal had to surrender his humanity among other things in order to retrieve his memories back after a venomous spider bite him. Niko stood by his side the whole Continue Reading

Review: Basilisk by Rob Thurman

September 1, 2011 by Tori 5 Comments

Basilisk (Chimera#2) by Rob Thurman Urban Fantasy Paperback August 2, 2011 Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It was five months later that I finally admitted defeat, finishing what I'd started more than half a year ago, and was at my laptop, hacking into Lolcats, crashing the site, and removing any mention of it from the Net. It was evil and had to go." Basilisk picks up 3 years after Chimera ended. Lukas-now called Michael or Misha depending on his mood- and Stefan Continue Reading

March Recommendations!

March 31, 2011 by Mandi 4 Comments

These are the books Tori and Mandi have read in the past 30 days that gave us a book-gasm and made us say ooh la la! Tori’s Recs: Stay by Deb Carletti YA April 5, 2011 Book Info. Review to come soon Amazon, Goodreads Blackout by Rob Thurman March 1, 2011 Urban Fantasy Book Info. Review Amazon, Goodreads Shalador’s Lady by Anne Bishop March 1, 2011 Fantasy Book info. Review Amazon, Goodreads   Trail Of The Continue Reading

Review: Blackout by Rob Thurman

March 18, 2011 by Tori 7 Comments

Blackout (Cal Leandros # 6) by Rob Thurman Urban Fantasy March 1, 2011 Paperback Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Leandros...Niko, you might want to take a closer look at that picture and buy a cattle prod for when I’m all the way back because that guy is not happy and that guy is not right.” When Caliban (Cal) Leandros wakes up on a beach surrounded by dead monsters he knows a killer has been here. That doesn’t bother him. The fact he could be the killer doesn’t bother him. Continue Reading

Review: The Grimrose Path by Rob Thurman

September 28, 2010 by Tori 8 Comments

The Grimrose Path (A Trickster Novel #2) by Rob Thurman Urban Fantasy September 7, 2010 Paperback, 352 Pages Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Oranges and honey. It’s not only on you but part of you. I could lay you down in an orange grove Trixa and cover you in honey.” “Then you would eat me and not in a way women usually care for.” Trixa Iktomi is a trickster; a semi divine shape shifter being who is several thousand years old. Youthful in appearance and dangerous in Continue Reading

Review: Chimera by Rob Thurman

June 9, 2010 by Tori 11 Comments

Chimera by Rob Thurman June 1, 2010 Sci-Fi Paperback 352 Pages RocReviewed by ToriFavorite Quote: "What? Your family. That doesn't mean your obligated by law to love each other."What's not to love? He's my brother."From Rob Thurman comes a thrilling Sci Fi thriller that questions humanity and the lengths those will go to alter it. Ten years ago Stefan Korsak's little brother was kidnapped. No one knows who or what took him, but Stefan has never forgotten him. As a rising figure in Continue Reading

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