Mini Monday Reviews (The Help, Blood Coven Vampires & Down These Strange Streets)

October 24, 2011 in Monday Mini Reviews, Young Adult Reviews

The Help – Kathryn Stockett

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After seeing all the hype surrounding the movie, I knew I had to check out the book. I really enjoyed it, until I got to the ending. Way too abrupt on the ending. Not impressed! I hate when you have a certain momentum going and bam…the end. Boo Hiss. It was all sorts of lead up to the conclusion and no “real” conclusion.

 

Blood Coven Vampires – Mari Mancusi

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I was actually pretty impressed with this series. I got books 1-2 in a volume and bought the rest. I went through them like water. A cute YA series and not the typical vampire story. I’ll for sure continue reading this series, it’s snarky & witty & damnit Mari Mancusi has awesome taste in music. As a total side note, I looked at the authors picture and had to giggle…it was taken by my boss! Small world!

 

Down These Strange Streets – Edited by George R.R. Martin

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I’m not really a fan of anthologies, I like to invest my time in a character that is going to continue on instead of a quick blip on my radar.  I have to say, GRRM’s intro on what Urban Fantasy is, was the best introduction to an anthology I have ever read. It really set up the stories perfectly. My favorite of the collection, The Bleeding Shadow by Joe R. Lansdale. That story alone is worth the buy and I am not a huge fan.

 

April 2011 New Releases

March 30, 2011 in New Releases 2011

A big thanks to Qqwill for the help with this list when I was down for the count!

Date Title Author
1-Apr Dark Descendant Jenna Black
1-Apr The Return of Black Douglas Elaine Coffman
1-Apr Garbage Man Joseph D’Lacey
1-Apr Jack Flint and the Redthorn Sword Joe Donnelly
1-Apr The Undertakers: Rise of the Corpses Ty Drago
1-Apr Crystal Bones C. Aubrey Hall
1-Apr The Absence Bill Hussey
1-Apr Eternal Rider Larissa Ione
1-Apr Sleeping Beauty: Vampire Slayer Maureen McGowan
1-Apr Cinderella: Ninja Warrior Maureen McGowan
1-Apr Savannah Grey Cliff McNish
1-Apr Ashes of the Earth Eliot Pattison
1-Apr Time of Trial Michael Pryor
1-Apr Demons Are a Girl’s Best Friend Linda Wisdom
4-Apr The Calling Lindsey Renee Backen
4-Apr The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group Catherine Jinks
4-Apr Rage Jackie Morse Kessler
5-Apr Hidden Embers Tessa Adams
5-Apr Shady Lady Ann Aguirre
5-Apr Flandry’s Legacy Poul Anderson
5-Apr Dark Enchantment Anya Bast
5-Apr Flip Martyn Bedford
5-Apr Red Glove Holly Black
5-Apr Vampire Dragon Annette Blair
5-Apr Deadly Dreams Kylie Brant
5-Apr City of Fallen Angels Cassandra Clare
5-Apr Mesmerized Lauren Dane
5-Apr A Hard Day’s Fright Casey Daniels
5-Apr Teeth: Vampire Tales Ellen Datlow (ed.)
5-Apr Terri Windling (ed.)
5-Apr Starfire Kate Douglas
5-Apr Deadworld J.N. Duncan
5-Apr Plague Michael Grant
5-Apr Among Thieves Douglas Hulick
5-Apr Element Zero James Knapp
5-Apr Red Mortal Deidre Knight
5-Apr Alien in the Family Gini Koch
5-Apr Navarro’s Promise Lora Leigh
5-Apr Huntress Malinda Lo
5-Apr Flesh Eaters Joe McKinney
5-Apr Magic on the Hunt Devon Monk
5-Apr Haunting Desire Erin Quinn
5-Apr Worlds of Fantasy: The Best of Fantasy Magazine Cat Rambo (ed.) Sean Wallace (ed.)
5-Apr The Demon and the Succubus Cassie Ryan
5-Apr WWW: Wonder Robert J. Sawyer
5-Apr Faerie Winter Janni Lee Simner
5-Apr Vowed in Shadows Jessa Slade
5-Apr Mona Lisa Eclipsing Sunny
5-Apr Blood Sin Marie Treanor
5-Apr The Time-Traveling Fashionista Bianca Turetsky
5-Apr Eternal Kiss Laura Wright
8-Apr Shadow of Death Karen Dales
8-Apr Wings of Light Laura Bingham
12-Apr Enclave Ann Aguirre
12-Apr The Gathering Kelley Armstrong
12-Apr The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide Stephenie Meyer
12-Apr The Unremembered Peter Orullian
12-Apr Shadow Chaser Alexey Pehov
12-Apr All the Lives He Led Frederick Pohl
12-Apr My Unfair Godmother Janette Rallison
12-Apr After the Golden Age Carrie Vaughn
14-Apr Life on Mars: Tales from the New Frontier Jonathan Strahan (ed.)
16-Apr More Sci-Fi from the Rock Steve Lake (ed.)
19-Apr Mercy Burns Keri Arthur
19-Apr The Goddess Test Aimee Carter
19-Apr Defiance Lili St. Crow
19-Apr The Vampire Dimitri Colleen Gleason
19-Apr Eona Alison Goodman
19-Apr Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Seth Grahame-Smith
19-Apr The Last Warrior Susan Grant
19-Apr Skeleton Crew Cameron Haley
19-Apr The Beholder Connie Hall
19-Apr Forever Vampire Michele Hauf
19-Apr The Coven’s Daughter Lucy Jago
19-Apr Ghost Stalker Jenna Kernan
19-Apr Quicksilver Amanda Quick
19-Apr The River of Shadows Robert V. S. Redick
19-Apr Bewere the Night Ekaterina Sedia (ed.)
19-Apr Twilight Prophecy Maggie Shayne
19-Apr The Restorer Amanda Stevens
25-Apr Human Tales Jennifer Brozek (ed.)
25-Apr Born of Shadows Sherrilyn Kenyon
25-Apr Mechanique Genevieve Valentine
26-Apr Hush Cherry Adair
26-Apr The Great Night: A Novel Chris Adrian
26-Apr Gods & Monsters Lyn Benedict
26-Apr Future Imperfect K. Ryer Breese
26-Apr Abandon Meg Cabot
26-Apr The Legions of Fire David Drake
26-Apr Tangled Threads Jennifer Estep
26-Apr Savage Nature Christine Feehan
26-Apr Uncertain Allies Mark Del Franco
26-Apr Demon Hunting in Dixie Lexi George
26-Apr Ascension Sable Grace
26-Apr Untamed Highlander Donna Grant
26-Apr The Hidden Goddess M.K. Hobson
26-Apr The Cold Kiss of Death Suzanne McLeod
26-Apr Heaven’s Needle Liane Merciel
26-Apr Bound by Darkness Alexis Morgan
26-Apr Burning Skies Caris Roane
26-Apr As You Wish Gabi Stevens
26-Apr Camera Obscura Lavie Tidhar
26-Apr Black Magic Woman Christine Warren
26-Apr The Noise Revealed Ian Whates
26-Apr Retribution Falls Chris Wooding
28-Apr The President’s Vampire Christopher Farnsworth
28-Apr Ocean of Blood Darren Shan
30-Apr Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 2 William K. Schager (ed.)

Skin Trade by Laurell K Hamilton

June 4, 2009 in Reviews

When a vampire serial killer sends Anita Blake a grisly souvenir from Las Vegas, she has to warn Sin City as local authorities what dealing with. Only its worse than she thought. Ten officers and one executioner have been slain paranormal style. Anita heads to Vegas, where shes joined by three other federal marshals, including the ruthless Edward. It’s a good thing he always has her back, because when she gets close to the bodies, Anita senses a tiger too strongly to ignore it. The weretigers are very powerful in Las Vegas, which means the odds of her rubbing someone important the wrong way just got a lot higher. Read the rest of this entry →

Upcoming 2009 Book Releases

April 18, 2009 in Books & Reviews

My friend Jac  Star is obsessed with spreadsheets, color coded of course. When she sent me her wishlist spreadsheet, I laughed at her. Then I got excited. You see, when you add books to your wishlist on Chapter’s, it’s not in any semblance of order. I have to click each individual book to see when the release date is. No order with books makes Pixie freaky. Alas, I stayed up until 1am and did my own wishlist. It’s so pretty and no Jac..it is not color coordinated….well maybe just a little. Read the rest of this entry →