The House at Watch Hill by Karen Marie MoningThe Watch Hill Trilogy #1Urban Fantasy RomanceOctober 1, 2024- William Morrow Review by Angela As soon as I found out this author was releasing a new series, I added it to my TBR list. Karen Marie Moning is an author I've loved, from her old school romances to her more urban fantasy like Fever series. And while I kind of quit the Fever series as it evolved from a MacKayla to a Dani storyline (the last book I read in the series was Iced), Continue Reading
Review: Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews
Sanctuary by Ilona AndrewsWorld of Kate Daniels #15.5Urban FantasyJuly 30, 2024- Self PublishedARC Review by Angela As a fangirl of this author duo, I usually avidly follow any serials posted on their blog, and then read it again as soon as the full, edited version hits Amazon. This being 2024, I had a lot of stuff going on with my life, and a ridiculous review schedule, so I decided to wait until it hit Amazon and read it in full. I was lucky to get an ARC copy of the novella, with Continue Reading
Retro Review: Black Widow by Jennifer Estep
Review originally posted in November 2014 on Fiction Vixen by Angela. Black Widow by Jennifer EstepElemental Assassin #12Urban FantasyNovember 25, 2014- Pocket Books I didn’t think this series could get any better. I didn’t think Jennifer Estep could still surprise me or throw me for a loop or make me love Gin Blanco any more than I already did, but boy was I wrong. Black Widow is the 12th book in the Elemental Assassin series and it blew my mind. In the best way possible. The last Continue Reading
Review: Winter Lost (Mercy Thompson #14) by Patricia Briggs
Winter Lost by Patricia BriggsMercy Thompson #14Urban FantasyJune 18, 2024- by AceARC Review by Angela The fourteenth book in the Mercy Thompson series starts out in familiar territory- with Mercy home with the pack and working in her garage. When her brother suddenly shows up, unable to communicate and seemingly under some kind of curse, Mercy and Adam must travel to Montana to not only save Gary, but maybe the world. Despite this series being fourteen books in, the Continue Reading
Retro Review: Thunder Road by Sierra Dean
Review originally posted in July of 2016 on Fiction Vixen by Angela. Thunder Road by Sierra DeanRain Chaser #3Urban FantasyJuly 26, 2016- Self Published Just when I needed a new UF series to love Sierra Dean releases her newest, Thunder Road. Tallulah Corentine is a Rain Chaser, marked at birth with Seth, the god of storm’s symbol and given over to him and his temple at a young age by her parents. In the ensuing twenty years, she has done whatever Seth has asked, no matter the danger Continue Reading
Review: Fair Market Value by Hailey Edwards
Fair Market Value by Hailey EdwardsThe Body Shop #1Urban Fantasy04/18/2024- Self-PublishedARC Review by Angela Hailey Edwards is an auto-buy for me in the Urban Fantasy genre. This world she's created that started with the Beginner's Guide to Necromancy series is top-notch. The Body Shop is the newest series in this interconnected world and introduces Mary Frances Talbot, Frankie to her friends, who is a Necromancer, living with her siblings and running a garage. She also leases out Continue Reading
Retro Review: Broken Blade by J.C. Daniels
Review originally posted in January of 2014 for Fiction Vixen by Angela. Broken Blade by J.C. DanielsColbana Files #3Urban FantasyJanuary 15, 2014- Self Published To say that I have been anticipating the third book in the Colbana Files would be a huge understatement. The ending of the second book, Night Blade, left me gasping for air, clutching my Kindle, desperate to find out how Kit recovers from her captivity and torture and how she will continue in her relationship with Damon. Continue Reading
Review: From the Grave by Kresley Cole
From the Grave by Kresley ColeYA Urban FantasyApril 18, 2023Valkyrie Press Review by Jen I need to set this up for you. From the Grave by Kresley Cole is the final book in the Arcana Chronicles series. It’s book seven. This series was, for YEARS, my all-time favorite YA read. I was the BIGGEST FAN EVER. Every book had a major cliffhanger and I waited anxiously for the next one to drop. Book six had an especially huge ending and I was dying for book seven. I love the author and Continue Reading
Review: Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews
Magic Claims by Ilona AndrewsKate Daniels: The Wilmington Years #2Urban FantasyJune 13, 2023- NYLAARC Review by Angela You never really know how much you will miss certain characters and worlds until a series ends, and you're not sure if you'll ever see them again. Which makes these last two books in the spin-off to the Kate Daniels series so special. The first book, Magic Tides, gave readers a sense of what Kate, Curran, and Conlan were up to after leaving Atlanta and settling down Continue Reading
Review: Heart Stings by Jennifer Estep
Heart Stings by Jennifer EstepElemental Assassins #19.5Urban FantasyMay 9, 2023- Self PublishedARC Review by Angela I have to say that I was worried that we had said goodbye to this world after the last book in the series, but I'm happy that the author has decided to release novellas featuring secondary characters. And I like this very, very much. Heart Stings allows readers to catch up with Lorelei Parker and Hugh Tucker, both prominent figures in the Elemental Assassin series. Continue Reading