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Review: Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter

December 7, 2017 by Tori Leave a Comment

Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter Series: Soulwood, #3 Urban Fantasy December 5, 2017 Ace/Roc Favorite Quote: Here there was no fear or grief. No worry or pain. Here I would stay. Reviewed by Tori Picking up not long after book two, Curse of the Land, Flame in the Dark opens to Nell arriving at a crime scene where a senator has been attacked at a fundraising party and the whole situation has a strong supernatural feel to it. Especially when the prominent guest list comes to light. Continue Reading

Review: Curse On the Land by Faith Hunter

November 3, 2016 by Tori 2 Comments

Curse On the Land by Faith Hunter Series: Soulwood, #2 Urban Fantasy November 1, 2016 ROC Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Hell’s road was an easy road to tread.” Faith Hunter takes us back to Tennessee and her newest heroine, Nell Ingram, in the second installment of her epic and fascinating urban fantasy series, Soulwood. A spinoff of her best-selling Jane Yellowrock series, Soulwood deals with a new heroine and the psyLED agency run by the well established and often despised Continue Reading

Review: Blood of the Earth by Faith Hunter

August 8, 2016 by Tori 3 Comments

Blood of the Earth by Faith Hunter Series: Soulwood, #1 Urban Fantasy August 2, 2016 ROC Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I am not a witch. I am something far more dangerous.” When Nell Ingram met skinwalker Jane Yellowrock, she was almost alone in the world, exiled by both choice and fear from the cult she was raised in, defending herself with the magic she drew from her deep connection to the forest that surrounds her. Now, Jane has referred Nell to PsyLED, a Homeland Security Continue Reading

Review: Shadow Rites by Faith Hunter

April 6, 2016 by Tori Leave a Comment

Shadow Rites by Faith Hunter Series: Jane Yellowrock, #10 Urban Fantasy April 5, 2016 Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Run. Hide. Jane is stupid. Jane Yellowrock and her security team is busy preparing for a Witches Conclave being held in New Orleans when she is attacked in her home by a pair of unknown witches. The investigation into the attack results in the solving of a decades-old mystery. A long thought dead master vampire is found chained to the bottom of a pit; insane and Continue Reading

Review: Blood In Her Veins by Faith Hunter

February 17, 2016 by Tori Leave a Comment

Blood In Her Veins by Faith Hunter Nineteen Stories from the World of Jane Yellowrock Urban Fantasy Roc February 2, 2016 Reviewed by Tori In this must-have collection of stories, experience nineteen thrilling adventures from the world of vampire-hunter Jane Yellowrock, including many fan favorites and two all-new novellas. Read about the first time Jane put the pedal to the metal in “The Early Years,” and the last thing a werewolf will ever see as Jane delivers justice in “Beneath a Bloody Continue Reading

Review: Dark Ascension by M.L. Brennan

August 13, 2015 by Tori Leave a Comment

Dark Ascension by M.L. Brennan Series: Generation V, #4 Urban Fantasy August 4, 2015 ROC Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: I’d never exactly wanted a reputation-I’d spent most of my life trying to fade into the background of almost every situation I as in-but apparently, despite my best efforts, secured one for myself. Fortitude Scott-Holy Shit, We’re Glad You’re Not Your Sister. Humor and horror go hand in hand as our favorite slacker, vegan, socially conscious, almost vampire is Continue Reading

Review: Dark Heir by Faith Hunter

April 17, 2015 by Tori 4 Comments

Dark Heir by Faith Hunter Series: Jane Yellowrock, #9 Urban Fantasy April 7, 2015 ROC Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “It’s always blood with you people.” “To Mithrans. You are my people now.” The European vampire witch council has always been a deadly threat to Jane and her boss, Leo Pellister, Head Vampire of the Southern Region, but when one of their strongest is let loose on New Orleans, the threat becomes a reality. Now Jane is tasked with bringing them in, alive, or risk an Continue Reading

Review: Vision In Silver by Anne Bishop

March 3, 2015 by Tori 8 Comments

Vision in Silver (The Others, #3) by Anne Bishop Urban Fantasy March 3, 2015 ROC Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: What do you want us to do? Write a Dimwit’s Guide to Blood Prophets? Simon, Meg, and the collaborated efforts of the Others and sympathetic humans have broken the chains of benevolent ownership over the Cassandra Sangue, not realizing the potential harm in releasing the fragile seers into an unknown and frightening world. Meg tries to help her fellow seers adapt though Continue Reading

Review: Tainted Blood by M.L. Brennan

November 10, 2014 by Tori 10 Comments

Tainted Blood (Generation V, #3) by M.L. Brennen Urban Fantasy Paperback November 4, 2014 ROC Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Life is always easier when your opponents are idiots.” Fortitude Scott, a twenty something vampire, is attempting to handle his transition from human to full vampire with as much grace as possible but it’s hard when he’s unsure exactly what’s happening and his family isn’t exactly racing to help him. His need to hang on to his humanity defines his life but Continue Reading

Review: Broken Soul by Faith Hunter

October 21, 2014 by Tori 2 Comments

Broken Soul (Jane Yellowrock, #8) by Faith Hunter Urban Fantasy Paperback, 336 pages October 7, 2014 Roc Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Stupid men. Trouble is coming to New Orleans in the form of the European Mithran Delegate. Jane’s employer, head master vampire of the southern region, Leo Pellister, has asked her to upgrade his security and oversee the rebuilding of his home, offering to pay the exuberant price she names. The European vampires want Leo’s territory and he knows Continue Reading

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