Road Kill (2010) Rob Thurman
I love this series.
I’d specifically not wondered where baby revenants came from when we’d gotten out of the Jeep. And here I was finding out anyway. Ain’t that life? Life and pained eyeballs I suddenly didn’t want anymore.
Love it.
Yes, Cal is an asshole. But considering that he’s half monster, and reviled [...] Read more »
The Undead Kama Sutra (2008) Mario Acevedo
Felix Gomez is again on the case–or rather cases as his luck would have it. First a dying alien asks Felix to find his killer, then orders come down from the Araneum too looking into a plane crash. Meanwhile, he’d come to Florida on his own to investigate a [...] Read more »
The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity (2010) Mike Carey, Peter Gross
After the disappearance of his father, Tom Taylor has been surviving by going to convention and doing book signings for the series he father named after him. Because Walter Taylor disappeared–and there is no proof of his death–Tommy cannot touch any of the [...] Read more »
Madame Xanadu Vol 2: Exodus Noir (2010) Matt Wagner, Michael Wm. Kaluta
Disenchanted gave us Madame Xanadu’s past–how her powers were curtailed by Merlin. Exodus Noir gives us a different look into her past through two time lines, one in 1493 during the Spanish Inquisition, the second in the 1940s, as she looks into the horrible [...] Read more »
Spider’s Bite (2010) Jennifer Estep
Gin is an assassin called the Spider. She makes a good living, and her handler wants her to retire, but she’s not sure she’s ready–after all, she’s still young, what would she do? All of her family is dead, and the only people she’s close to are her handler (who is [...] Read more »
Fables Vol 13: The Great Fables Crossover
This was apparently my week to be disappointed in my reading choices.
I love Fables. I really do. I’ve avidly awaited every volume, especially as the War with the Adversary came to a head.
However, I never much cared for the Jack spin-off, and actually gave up on it, as [...] Read more »
Dingo (2008) Charles de Lint
This is another of Charles de Lint’s young adult stories–the characters are teenagers, though the setting is of course the secret magical world just beyond the sight of most of us.
Unfortunately, unlike most of his books, I found Dingo disappointing. Interestingly, I found myself surprised to discover the main character was [...] Read more »
The House of Mystery: The Space Between (2010) Matthew Sturges, Luca Rossi, Jose Marzan Jr
I’d somehow managed to forget that Fig’s father had shown up at the end of the last episode. Needless to say, he’s causing trouble for Fig, at a time when the house is having enough troubles of its own.
There are [...] Read more »
Unperfect Souls (2010) Mark del Franco
Finished this book several hours ago, but I still don’t know how I feel about it.
Connor Grey is still fighting with the darkness in his head, and still persona non grata at Guild Headquarters. Unfortunately for him, the world won’t leave him alone, and he remains involved in Guild and [...] Read more »
Dragon Wytch (2008) Yasmine Galenorn
I don’t much like Camille.
I don’t like fashion.
And I really don’t like characters who think, talk and obsess about sex constantly.
Which is pretty much all Camille does. When she’s not having sex, she’s talking about having sex or thinking about having sex. Plus, she’s so fabulous she has three different men [...] Read more »
Bone Crossed (2009) Patricia Briggs
Mercy is still struggling after the events of Iron Kissed, the previous book. Excluding the stitches, she is better physically, however, mentally and emotionally, she has a long way to go. Into this whirls a friend from college, Amber, who wants Mercy to come investigate the ghost who is haunting her [...] Read more »
The Mermaid’s Madness (2009) Jim C. Hines
I thoroughly enjoyed The Stepsister Scheme, and so was looking forward to reading The Mermaid’s Madness. Snow (Snow White) and Talia (Sleeping Beauty) are again helping Danielle (Cinderella), this time to deal with a mermaid who has gone mad (hence the title). The mermaid in question is of Hans [...] Read more »
Blood Cross (2010) Faith Hunter
Skinwalker is the first Jane Yellowrock book, and Blood Cross takes place immediately after the events in that book. Jane is still in New Orleans hunting the rogue maker vampire. Leo is still enraged at Jane over the death of his son, and Molly and her children are staying with Jane [...] Read more »
Darkling (2008) Yasmine Galenorn
Darkling picks up where Changeling ended, the situation in Fae is becoming more dire and the situation on Earth isn’t much better.
This portion of the story is told from the point of view of Mennoly, the youngest of the three sisters, and a vampire. This is also the darkest of the [...] Read more »
Kitty’s House of Horrors (2010) Carrie Vaughn
A TV producer shows up at the studio to ask Kitty to join a reality TV show starring the supernatural. Although she is wary of the idea, discovering that her friend is already signed up convinces Kitty to go ahead–after all, what could it hurt?
I find one of the [...] Read more »
Changeling (2007) Yasmine Galenorn
When I read Witchling, the first book of the Sisters of the Moon series, I wasn’t impressed. I really liked the story, but the main character was obsessed with fashion and sex, and those are not my favorite themes.
But the second book in the series was written from the point of view [...] Read more »
Just Another Judgement Day (2009) Simon R. Green
It’s been awhile since I read a Nightside book, since they switched to publishing in hardback first. But after lots of anticipation, Just Another Judgment Day arrived.
John Taylor is still a bit at loose ends after the Lilith War. He is no longer being hunted by his enemies, [...] Read more »
Phoenix Guards (1991) Steven Brust
Not feeling up to starting anything new (and hoping for a big pile of Christmas books) I decided to reread Steven Brust’s Phoenix Guards
I love that book. Read more »
To Reign in Hell (1984) Steven Brust
I have a lot of books. Having a lot of books means that I feel guilty about unread books, when I go back and re-read an old favorite. But sometimes, you just need the comfort of reaching for a loved author or book.
As far as the book, you can [...] Read more »
Little (Grrl) Lost (2007) Charles de Lint
I’m a huge fan of Charles de Lint, and own most of his book. But when I get a new book of his, I’ll put off reading it for awhile, for some unknown reason. Then later I’ll come upon the book and remember I had it, snatch it up, [...] Read more »
Vampire Sunrise (2009) Carole Nelson Douglas
Things pick up immediately where the last book left off. Ric is still unconscious after almost being killed, Delilah continues to be wracked with guilt over kissing Snow, and Lilith–Delilah’s twin or perhaps Doppelganger–remains a mystery.
On of the things I’ve enjoyed about this series is that it doesn’t take itself [...] Read more »
X-23: Innocence Lost (2006) Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, Billy Tan, Jon Sibal
I came across X-23 in NYX: Wannabe, and discovered that she had her own story arc. Since I liked the NYX stories so much, I decided to check out Innocence Lost.
I have to say, this was surprisingly good. I’ve browsed different superhero comics before, [...] Read more »
Dark Road Rising (2009) P.N. Elrod
Jack Flemming is in trouble. He’s put his best friend and partner in the hospital, and the mobsters from New York won’t leave him alone. Even worse, one of the mobsters is actually a vampire, and in a strange twist of fate, Jack is ordered to keep tabs on him [...] Read more »
The Better Part of Darkness (2009) Kelly Gay
The world changed after the Revelation, when creatures from other worlds stepped out in public. As things settled out, the Atlanta police force developed joint teams of human police–with powers if possible–and off-world partners. In Charlie Madigan’s case, her partner is the siren, Hank, and they’re trying to [...] Read more »
Never After (2009) Laurell K. Hamilton, Yasmine Galenorn, Marjorie M. Liu, Sharon Shinn
The only reason I have this book a second glance after seeing Laurell K. Hamilton’s name was because I’ve read books by Yasmine Galenorn, Marjorie M. Liu, and Sharon Shinn and loved what I read. So I grabbed the book, despite my misgivings.
I [...] Read more »
