Premonitions by Jamie Schultz Released: July 1, 2014 Urban Fantasy Roc Reviewed by May Favorite Quote: “I don’t even know what a severed rhino dick is supposed to look like.” “Like a severed elephant dick, only smaller,” Tommy put in. This is the story of a group of friends that work together stealing artifacts- or whatever else a client wants. Each of them has their own talents (some of those more unusual than others) including Anna and Karyn who are the leads in this tale. When Continue Reading
Review: Scorched by Erica Hayes
Scorched by Erica Hayes Urban Fantasy Harper Collins Publishing May 22, 2014 Reviewed by May My name is Verity Fortune. I’m thirty-one years old. I’m not a bad person. Locked in a mental hospital, tortured, and determined to hang on to her sanity Verity has finally found her chance to escape. What she doesn’t realize is her life as a super hero might not be quite the same as it was since she was captured and tortured. Things are different and the only person she can trust just might Continue Reading
Review and Giveaway: Banishing The Dark by Jenn Bennett
Banishing The Dark (Arcadia Bell, #4) by Jenn Bennett Urban Fantasy Paperback, 384 pages May 27, 2014 Pocket Reviewed by Tori Banishing the Dark, fourth and final book in Jenn Bennett’s Arcadia Bell series, is the showdown we have all been waiting for. Arcadia (Cady) Bell, renegade mage and bar owner, is the Moonchild and has been in hiding ever since her parents tried to sacrifice her. At the end of book three, Binding the Shadows, readers were left with Cady almost fatally beaten and Continue Reading
Review: Against The Dawn by Amanda Bonilla
Against The Dawn (Shaede Assassin #4) by Amanda Bonilla Urban Fantasy E Book, 271 pages May 20, 2014 NYLA Reviewed by Tori **Slight spoilers from books two and three** In Crave The Darkness (book three) Darian pays a harsh price for her actions in Blood Before Sunrise (book 2) when her Jinn lover and boss, Tyler, walks away from their relationship after repeated warnings he cannot take her lack of self-preservation anymore. The blows keep coming as Darian has to deal with Continue Reading
Review: Beyond the Veil by Pippa DaCosta
Beyond the Veil by Pippa DaCosta (The Veil Series #1) Released: February 10, 2014 Urban Fantasy Self Published Reviewed by May Charlie Henderson is living a lie. Her real name is Muse and her attempt at a normal life is about to go up in smoke. When a half-demon assassin walks into her life, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake, Muse must return to the one man she hoped never to see again and ask for help. The Prince of Greed isn’t known for his charity. The price is high, but Continue Reading
Review: Absolution by Angela Louise McGurk
Absolution by Angela Louise McGurk Urban Fantasy E book, 358 pages Self Published December 7, 2013 Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “I just want to get through every fucking day, as well as I can, until I finally die like everyone I care about did.” Eve Blackthorn’s world has always been filled with vampires. Saved by a vampire as a teenager, Eve had no way of knowing the impact he would have on her future. She eventually falls in love with him and they marry, much to the dismay of Continue Reading
Review: The Innocent by Shiloh Walker
The Innocent (F.B.I. Psychics, #4.5) by Shiloh Walker Paranormal Romance/Romance Suspense E book, 158 pages March 11, 2014 Samhain Publishing Favorite Quote: “The Force runs strong in my family.” Reviewed by Tori Jay Roberts indulged in a year long intense online affair with Linc Dawson until Linc sends her a tense email, breaking up with her. Jay is confused and heads to Hell, Georgia to find out why Linc broke things off with her. What she discovers is that Linc hasn’t been Continue Reading
Review: Night Broken by Patricia Briggs
Night Broken (Mercy Thompson #8) Released: March 11, 2014 Urban Fantasy Ace Reviewed by Mandi I truly love this series but it hasn't been perfect for me. I think the characters and the world are pretty great, but sometimes I'm just darn bored and that kind of happened in this book. Maybe bored isn't the right word but I felt like this book was a filler for two reasons - Adam's ex-wife and the villain. They both seemed to have no purpose unless I'm missing something big and if I am Continue Reading
Review: Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop
Murder of Crows (The Others, #2) by Anne Bishop Urban Fantasy/Dark March 4, 2014 Roc Hardcover Reviewed by Tori Favorite Quote: “That would be the first thing on her feedback list: don't make people-shaped cookies." A large group of crows is often referred to as a murder of crow. Tightly knit and family orientated, when of their own is killed, they not only remember the perpetrator...they will not rest until justice is served. Meg Corbyn, a Cassandra Sangue, gained the Continue Reading
Joint Review: Killer Frost by Jennifer Estep
Killer Frost (Mythos Academy, #6) by Jennifer Estep YA/Urban Fantasy Trade Book-Arc February 25, 2014 Kensington Joint Reviewed by May and Tori I’ve battled the Reapers of Chaos before–and survived. But this time I have a Bad, Bad Feeling it’s going to be a fight to the death … most likely mine. Yeah, I’ve got my psychometry magic, my talking sword, Vic–and even the most dangerous Spartan on campus at my side, in Logan freaking Quinn, but I’m no match for Loki, the evil Norse god of Continue Reading