Hellboy Vol 4: The Right Hand of Doom (2000) Mike Mignola
Have I mentioned that I am really enjoying the Hellboy books? I am. They’re a lot of fun.
Like The Chained Coffin and Others, The Right Hand of Doom is also a collection of short stories centered on Hellboy.
The first story in the [...]

Hellboy Vol 3: The Chained Coffin and Others (1998) Mike Mignola
Unlike the previous two volumes, which were along the lines of novellas, The Chained Coffin and Others is a collection of Hellboy short stories. As I’m a big fan of short stories, I really enjoyed this collection.
And as a fan of folktales and folk lore, [...]

Infernal (2005) F. Paul Wilson
The next book (9th?) in the Repairman Jack series, Infernal again contains little but misery for Jack. A visit from Jack’s father turned terribly wrong turns into the visit from hell from Jack’s brother Tom.
It’s actually impossible to say anything more than that, without giving away the main parts of [...]

Hellboy Vol 2: Wake the Devil (1997) Mike Mignola
In the second volume of Hellboy stories, it is believed that someone is trying to bring the vampire Vladimir Giurescu back to life and health, so Hellboy and several others from the BPRD are sent to Romania to find out what is really going on.
Needless to say, [...]

Cry Wolf (2008) Patricia Briggs
I really like Patricia Briggs writing, so when I saw she had a new book coming, I ordered it without knowing anything about it.
CryWolf is set in the same world as her Mercy series, and many of the characters carry over, although Mercy does not make an appearance. Which is a [...]

Hellboy Vol 1: Seed of Destruction (1994) Mike Mignola and John Byrne
After starting my comic reading life with Sandman, it’s been hit and miss for me since then. I love Ex Machina and Fables. But didn’t care for Preacher or Lucifer or Constantine. Michael reads and likes almost anything he picks up, but it’s been [...]

Iron Hunt (2008) Marjorie Liu
I picked this up partially because the story looked interesting and partially because I loved the cover. Plus I read several recommendations and thought I’d like it. And I did like it, but there is one major drawback.
It’s one of those books that doesn’t really end. Yes, there is a conclusion [...]

Crisscross (2004) F. Paul Wilson
Jack is still in the Repairman business, despite the fact that Gia doesn’t like the way she never knows if he’ll return safely from his fix-it jobs. And with Gia’s pregnancy (Despite the fact this is a multi-book pregnancy, Gia is only at 20 weeks. She might be pregnant for years [...]

House of Cards (2008) C.E. Murphy
Book two in the Negotiator series, House of Cards, continues the story of Margrit Knight, who has stumbled upon the existence of the Old Races: gargoyles, djinn, dragons, selkie, and vampires remain hidden in the world, although their numbers are diminished.
I enjoyed this book as much as I did Heart [...]

Heart of Stone (2007) C.E. Murphy
I inadvertently picked up the second book in this series, so being me, I had to go back and find the first book in the series, and by then I’d gotten sucked into the Repairman Jack series and the Commissario Guido Brunetti mysteries, and pretty much forgot about this [...]

City of Bones (2007) Cassandra Clare
I picked this up based on a review I read (I’m embarrassed to say I can’t remember where it was, just one of the book sites I peruse), and decided to check it out.
Then I got the book and it languished on the shelf for several months. First because it’s [...]

Dog Days (2007) John Levitt
The only thing that made me pick up Dog Days was the blurb by Rob Thurman. As I love her writing, I decided to take a chance on Dog Days, especially since I was taking advantage of Amazons 4-for-3 deal. So looking for something light and picked it up and was [...]

Bad Magic (2004) Stephan Zielinski
I had Bad Magic on my wish list for a long time, and finally I got it for Christmas from my brother. I put off reading it, because it’s hardback, and I just don’t find hardback books comfortable to read. But being home with the flu seemed like a good time [...]

The Man with the Golden Torc (2007) Simon R. Green
Eddie Drood is a field agent for a family that knows more secrets than anyone else, and has magical and mechanical powers that would make mages and mad scientists drool in envy. Unfortunately for Eddie (known on the streets as Shamus Bond) there’s trouble in [...]

Blood Engines (2007) T.A. Pratt
Nathan raved about Blood Engines a couple months ago, so I decided to move it higher in the list, based on his recommendation.
Marla Mason is guardian of Felport, but is off the ranch in San Francisco, searching for a Cornerstone–a magical artifact that will give her the power to fight [...]

Witchling (2006) Yasmine Galenorn
This book came up as recommended for me several times, and the story looked interesting, but something kept me from reading it.
That something ended up being indifference.
Which is really to bad, because this book had some definite strengths. The world in which the characters lived is an interesting one. The Fae have [...]

The Nymphos of Rocky Flats (2006) Mario Acevedo
Michael was actually the one to pick this up, and was also the first to read it. When he finished it, he said it was funny, and that he thought I would like it.
Well, it is funny. And I did like it. But I didn’t love it.
Felix Gomez [...]

Gateways (2003) F. Paul Wilson
In this seventh Repairman Jack novel, Jack receives a call from his brother, saying their father is in the hospital in Florida, and Jack needs to go down to take care of their father.
While there, Jack must discover not only what placed his father in the hospital, but why. And he [...]

The Haunted Air (2002) F. Paul Wilson
The sixth Repairman Jack novel, Haunted Air takes place a year after the events of The Tomb. Jack is still in turmoil after the events of Hosts as he attempts to deal with Kate’s death.
Like the previous books, Jack is still learning more about The Otherness, and still unhappy [...]

Hell To Pay (2006) Simon R. Green
Now I’m back to waiting for the next Nightside book to come out in paperback.
I hate waiting.

Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth (2006) Simon R. Green
John Taylor finally deals with his mother. The story arc is over!

Paths Not Taken (2005) Simon R. Green
This is the one that ends badly. Off to read Sharper than a Serpent’s Tooth.

Hex and the City (2005) Simon R Green
Humph. I’d nearly forgotten that this is where the books change and now it’s all a mad rush to deal with John’s mother and the possible destruction of Nightside.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go get the next book.

Nightingale’s Lament (2004) Simon R. Green
I’m still working my way back through the Nightside books, and enjoying them the second time as much as I did the first time.

Agents of Light and Darkness (2003) Simon R Green
Just reread Agents of Light and Darkness. Just as good as I remembered.

Something from the Nightside (2002) Simon R Green
Decided that re-reading the Nightside was what just what I was in the mood for, so I re-read Something from the Nightside and enjoyed it even more the second time than I did the first, as I got to see that all the passing comments that became important [...]

Daemon Eyes (2007) Camille Bacon-Smith
This book is a compilation of Eye of the Daemon (1996) and Eye of the Empress (1998)
I have been, quite literally, carrying this book around for months. I believe I started it when the leaves were just changing color. I had it in my bag for any times I might be [...]

The Becoming (2004) Jeanne C. Stein
Anna Strong is a bounty hunter. She and her partner David are trying to bring in a bail jumper when he attacks them both, and his attack on Anna turns her into a vampire. (This isn’t a secret. This story is about how she becomes a vampire.)
So. Another vampire [...]

Dancing with Werewolves (2007) Carole Nelson Douglas
I picked this book up, then let it languish on the shelf for awhile. Primarily because something about the cover bugged me, although I can’t put my finger on exactly what it is. But I decided to pick it up, and was in for a surprise. This book was [...]

Magic Burns (2008) Ilona Andrews
The sequel to Magic Bites, Magic Burns continues the story of Kate Daniels, magic user, fighter, and no longer mercenary, but instead member of the Order, a group that helps keep the peace in a dangerous and uncertain world.
While taking a case as a mercenary, Kate stumbles upon a [...]