New Releases: 2/5-2/11

Tues Feb 7

Almost Everything (Vampire Princess of St. Paul, #3)by Tate Hallaway

Alpha Instinct (Moon Shifter, #1) by Katie Reus

Apocalypse to Go (Nola O'Grady, #3) by Katharine Kerr

Blood and Bullets (Deacon Chalk, #1) by James R. Tuck

Born Wicked (The Cahill Witch Chronicles, #1) by Jessica Spotswood

Eternal Captive (Mark of the Vampire, #3) by Laura Wright

King of Darkness (Chronicles of Yavn, #1) by Elisabeth Staab

Midnight Enchantment (Dark Magick, #4) by Anya Bast

Shaded Vision (Otherworld /Sisters of the Moon, #11) by Yasmine Galenorn

Something About Witches (Arcane Shot, #1) by Joey W. Hill

 Tooth and Nail by Jennifer Safrey

Unbroken (Outcast Season, #4) by Rachel Caine

Underwater Love by MaryJanice Davidson

When We Were Executioners (Dogsland Trilogy, #2) by J.M. McDermott

Wed Feb 8

Pure (Pure, #1) by Julianna Baggott

The Wood Queen (The Iron Witch, #2) by Karen Mahoney

Happy Reading!!

Promotional Post & Giveaway: Unbroken by Rachel Caine

**Available February 7 from Roc**

Unbroken
Author: Rachel Caine
Release Date: February 7, 2012
Publisher: Roc
Outcast Book #4
ISBN:  0451464427
ISBN13: 9780451464422
Genre: Urban Fantasy

For millennia, Cassiel was a powerful Djinn-until she was exiled to live among mortals. Now the threat of an apocalypse looms, and Cassiel is in danger of losing everything she has come to hold dear... 

As the world begins to fall apart around her, Cassiel finds herself fighting those she once called her own-the Djinn. With Weather Warden Luis Rocha and the rescued child Ibby by her side, Cassiel struggles to find a way to protect those that are in her charge and come to terms with the leadership role she never asked for. 

Cassiel is opposed by a powerful Djinn bent on raising an army of kidnapped Warden children to bring about nothing less than the end of the world. It will take everything Cassiel has to stop the Djinn from starting a war that will wipe all of humanity from the face of the earth. She knows that this might not be a battle she can survive, but protecting those she loves is worth any cost...

Week in Review 1/29-2/4

Books Ive Bought/received

*Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones- Purchased at Barnes and Noble

Books I read
 
The Selection by Kiera Cass  
Initiation by Imagon Rose 
Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones 
Wrong Side of Dead by Kelly Meding


Reviews posted

Blood and Bullets by James R Tuck
The Wood Queen by Karen Mahoney
Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones
To Walk the Night by E.S. Moore

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* New Releases for the week. Was there anything you were looking forward to reading?

*A promotional post and giveaway went up on Monday for Burned by J.F. Lewis

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*If you see something on my books Ive read list that you are dying to know about let me know I'm back logged on reviews and can move it up on the list if I know people are wanting one.

* I love comments so if you see something you like (or not) please comment away and let me know.

Review: To Walk the Night by E.S. Moore

To Walk the Night
Author:E.S Moore
Release Date: January 3, 2012
Publisher: Kensington
Kat Redding Book #1
ISBN:   0758268726
ISBN13: 9780758268723
Genre: Urban Fantasy

Even a vampire has to face her inner demons…

Kat Redding is the very thing she hunts: a vampire, thirsting for blood, capable of killing any creature unlucky enough to get in her path. The difference is, Kat kills her own kind in order to protect human Purebloods. She’s good at what she does. Good enough to earn the nickname Lady Death—and the enmity of every bloodthirsty being around. But now a vampire Count is intent on merging his House with a werewolf cult to create a force of terrifying power.

Kat can’t allow that to happen. Even if it means taking on a den of weres and a vampire more ruthless than any she’s encountered before. She has the weapons, the skill, and a few allies. But that may not be enough to eliminate the Count before her own dark nature rises to the surface—and costs her whatever is left of her humanity…

I enjoyed Kat. I liked her Attitude. I like that even though she was turned she still fights to keep humans safe from the Vampires and Weres. I like her loyalty to her friend and roommate. I also really loved the image of her that was depicted on the cover of the book, It completely matched how I would picture her in my mind.

There were a few slow parts in TO WALK THE NIGHT but the overall flow was nice. There is no romance which I didn't like nor dislike. I would like to see how she would handle something like that in the future but I enjoyed getting to know Kat without that. There was tons of action throughout the book and the world that Moore built was intriguing. I think any Urban Fantasy lover will enjoy TO WALK THE NIGHT.

I gave it 3.5/5 stars 

Review: Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones

Third Grave Dead Ahead
Author: Darynda Jones
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Publisher: St. Martins Press
Charley Davidson Book #3
ISBN:   1250001544
ISBN13: 9781250001542
Genre: Urban Fantasy

Charley Davidson—grim reaper extraordinaire, private investigator . . . meh—is practicing her profession under the influence, caffeine and copious amounts of it, due to an extreme desire to induce insomnia. Every time she closes her eyes, Reyes Farrow, the part-human, part-supermodel son of Satan, is there. Only thing is, he’s a tad peeved. She did bind him for all eternity, so it’s hard blame him. But 13 days without a wink is bound to bring out the crazy in a girl. So, when a man hires her to find his wife, Charley accepts the job with one goal in mind: Put the man behind bars, and not the wet kind. She can sense the guilt waft off him and vows to find the woman’s body and prove he’s a murderer.

In the meantime, Reyes is back in prison and none too happy about it . . . so Charley thinks, until she is carjacked by the dark-haired rake, who swears the very man he went to prison for killing is not only alive, but close by. And he wants Charley to find him.

While a visit to her old friend Rocket sheds no light on Reyes’s situation, Charley finds out the man’s wife is still alive and time is running out. Finding her before she dies would be a miracle, but she has to try. Together with the help of a fashion-impaired receptionist named Cookie, Charley sets out to bring the bad guys to justice. She just hopes Reyes is not one of them. And that she’s not hallucinating from her self-induced bout with insomnia.

 I can not get enough of Charley Davidson and her crew. By the end of the book, I laughed, I cried, I laughed until I cried, and I can not think of one thing I don't like about this series. MY GOODNESS the emotions that Darynda is able to bring forth are fantastic. It has quickly become a must have on my book shelf.


Charley is beyond hilarious. She could be in the most dire situation and still make a smart ass comment about something. Charley and Reyes' chemistry has always been off the wall but we see an unflattering side of Reyes in book 3. They have so much to work through but I hope that they are able to come back together after the events that happen in THIRD GRAVE DEAD AHEAD. I absolutely enjoy every single character in this series.  Garrett has quickly climbed up the ladder on my faves list. He is a pain in the ass but I cant imagine him not being a part of Charley's life and their bickering helps keep me doubly entertained. We got a lot of information revealed to us and Charley had a rougher time then in previous installments this go round. By the end of the book she is feeling betrayed, depressed and all around pissed off at the male species.  I cant begin to guess what will come next for Charley but you can bet I will be the first in the pre-order line to find out. 

I cant imagine anyone not loving this series. If you have not started it yet I must say you are missing out on when of the best series out there.


I gave it 5/5 stars

Early Review: The Wood Queen by Karen Mahoney

The Wood Queen
Author: Karen Mahoney
Release Date: February 8, 2012
Publisher: Flux
The Iron Witch Book #2
ISBN:   0738726621
ISBN13: 9780738726625
Genre: Young Adult
Review Copy Source: Publisher

Donna Underwood is facing an alchemist tribunal for stealing the elixir of life when her ailing mother takes a turn for the worse.
Donna seeks an audience with Aliette, the Wood Queen, who offers a deal: if Donna can use her powers to open the door to Faerie and send the wood elves home, Aliette will free her mother from the elven curse that shattered her mind.
Along with friends Navin and the half-fey Xan, Donna struggles to unlock the secrets of her iron tattoos in time to save her mother's life. But she discovers that some secrets might be better left untold . . .

THE WOOD QUEEN starts up right where THE IRON WITCH left off. Donna is now on trial for for stealing the elixir of life. The Wood Queen comes to Donna with a request for help and dangles her mother and her worsened condition over her head to get her to help. And if that isn't enough, her Iron Tattoos are starting to act a bit weird. Donna learns a lot in book 2. She finds out quite a bit about her powers, learns about secret plots to use her in horrible ways, and secrets that have been hidden from her. Things she thought she knew were false and people she thought were on her side disappoint her.

Donna continues to be an interesting character. I love her iron tattoos and it was great to find out more about them and how they both saved her as well as hinder her now in some ways. I like that she doesn't meekly follow along when she knows she doesn't agree with things people are doing. Navin has had a hard time dealing with all that happened in book 1 to him and the secrets that were kept from him but he is still whole heartedly Donna's best friend and is there for her every step of the events in THE WOOD QUEEN. I really hope he continues to be in on the next adventure, I couldn't imagine him not being there. Xan, uggh I just cant figure him out. I really liked him and what he brought to THE IRON WITCH but so many things about him are up in the air. When you think you know everything about him something else pops up to make you go hmmm. The ending kinda left their relationship (Donna and Xan) up in the air and I'm hoping we finally get to know him in book 3 if he is still involved. There were a few new characters introduced that I'm sure we will see more of in the future. Robert Lee who I think is a great new ally and the Demon King that I cant imagine will bring anything but trouble.

THE WOOD QUEEN brought us plenty of action, mystery, and suspense. The pace is smooth and the plot full of twists and turns. I couldn't imagine not reading what comes next for Donna. I recommend that new readers to the series start with book 1.

I gave it 4/5 stars

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