The Geomancer by Clay and Susan Griffith Series: A Gareth and Adele Novel (Vampire Empire) Urban/ Steampunk Fantasy/Romance November 3, 2015 Pyr Reviewed by Tori The uneasy stalemate between vampires and humans is over. Adele and Gareth are bringing order to a free Britain, but bloody murders in London raise the specter that Adele's geomancy is failing and the vampires might return. A new power could tilt the balance back to the vampire clans. A deranged human called the Continue Reading
Review: Liam Takes Manhattan by Thea Harrison
Liam Takes Manhattan by Thea Harrison Series: Elder Races, #9.5 Urban Fantasy December 22, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: Liam Cuelebre is experiencing some growing pains. The events of the past few weeks has taken a tole on him and he finds himself drifting along aimlessly as he struggles to understand exactly what happened and his place in the world. Pia and Dragos are at a loss on how to cheer up their son so they decide on a gift that Liam has wanted Continue Reading
Review: Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews
Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews (Grey Wolf Book 1) Series: Kate Daniels, #8.5 Urban Fantasy December 2015 Self Published Early ARC Review by Tori Favorite Quote: “Shut up. If I decide to ask for your opinion, I’ll say, ‘Hey dickhead,’ so you don't get confused.” Derek Gaunt has no family and few friends. Scarred, solitary, he is the lone wolf who separated from his pack. When those close to him are murdered, he’ll stop at nothing to hunt their killer through magic-drenched Continue Reading
Review: Sweep In Peace by Ilona Andrews
Sweep In Peace by Ilona Andrews Series: Innkeeper Chronicles, #2 Urban Fantasy November 13, 2015 Self Published Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Watch me as I end your universe.” Dina DeMille is not your typical innkeeper. Part of an intergalactic bed and breakfast coalition, she caters to guests whose special needs require that extra special touch. When she is approached to host a peace summit between three of the galaxy’s most dangerous species, she knows she is going to regret Continue Reading
Review: Dark Heart of Magic by Jennifer Estep
Dark Heart of Magic by Jennifer Estep Trilogy Series: Black Blade, #2 Urban Fantasy/YA October 27, 2015 Kensington Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “There’s a war coming [...] I hope you choose the right side.” Lila Merryweather, thief extraordinaire, has accepted her place in the Sinclair family as the family scion’s bodyguard but still plans on taking revenge on Victor Draconi when the time is right. He has to pay for his role in her mother and father’s deaths. Though she has Continue Reading
Review: Autumn Thorns by Yasmine Galenorn
Autumn Thorns by Yasmine Galenorn Series: Whisper Hollow, #1 Paranormal Romance October 27, 2015 Jove Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “Everyone’s just a little bit mad.” Welcome to the town of Whisper Hollow. If you're here, then you were meant to be. Nobody stays in Whisper Hollow unless the town wants them to. My name is Kerris Fellwater. I left home fifteen years ago. Now I’m being called back. My grandmother, the town’s spirit shaman, has passed away and as her heir it is my Continue Reading
Review: Owl and the City of Angels by Kristi Charish
Owl and the City of Angels by Kristi Charish Series: The Adventures of Owl, #2 Urban Fantasy October 5, 2015 Pocket Star Reviewed By Tori Favorite Quote: “Why can’t you-for once-admit you might be partially responsible?” Alix Hilboux aka Owl, a disgraced archaeology student turned thief, is back and once again running headlong into places where angels fear to tread. Only this time, she is doing it at the bidding of her boss, Mr. Kurosawa, a very dangerous red dragon who desires rare Continue Reading
Review: Archangel’s Enigma by Nalini Singh
Archangel’s Enigma by Nalini Singh Series: Guild Hunter, #8 Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Releases: September 1, 2015 Berkley Joint review by Tori And Sheena Naasir is the most feral of the powerful group of vampires and angels known as the Seven, his loyalty pledged to the Archangel Raphael. When rumors surface of a plot to murder the former Archangel of Persia, now lost in the Sleep of the Ancients, Naasir is dispatched to find him. For only he possesses the tracking skills Continue Reading
Review: Dark Ascension by M.L. Brennan
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: The Veil by Chloe Neill
The Veil by Chloe Neill Series: Devil’s Isle, #1 Urban Fantasy August 4, 2015 NAL Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “There are monsters in both worlds...and friends of neither.” Seven years ago, the Veil that separates humanity from what lies beyond was torn apart, and New Orleans was engulfed in a supernatural war. Now, those with paranormal powers have been confined in a walled community that humans call the District. Those who live there call it Devil's Isle. Claire Donnelly Continue Reading