Week in Review: 8/5-8/11

Books Ive Bought/received

* Shadows before the Sun by Kelly Gay- Publisher

* Haunted by Jeanne C. Stein- Publisher

* A Trace of Moonlight by Allison Pang- ARC- Publisher

* The Vampire Hunter's Daughter- Bewitching Book Tours

* Tab Bennett and the Inbetween by Jes Young-eArc-Netgalley

* Fair Game by Taylor Keating-eARC- Publisher

Books I Read

Flight by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Ironskin by Tina Connolly
Haunted by Jeanne Stein
The Vampire Hunter's Daughter: The Complete Collection by Jennifer Malone Wright
Tab Bennett and the Inbetween by Jes Young
A Trace of Moonlight by Allison Pang

Reviews Posted

Demon Hunting in the Deep South by Lexi George
Precinct 13 by Tate Hallaway
Two Weeks Notice by Rachel Caine

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

* Monday Carrie Vaughn stopped in for an interview. Her newest Kitty Norville book KITTY STEALS THE SHOW is up for grabs.

* Tuesday L.J. Kentowski was here for an interview for her Guardian of Fate tour.

* Friday I put up a giveaway for Seawitch by Kat Richardson.


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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: Two Weeks Notice by Rachel Caine

Two Weeks Notice
Author: Rachel Caine
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Publisher:ROC
Revivalist Book #2
ISBN:   0451464621
ISBN13: 9780451464620
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Review Copy Source: Publisher

After dying and being revived with the experimental drug Returne, Bryn Davis is theoretically free to live her unlife—with regular doses to keep her going. But Bryn knows that the government has every intention of keeping a tight lid on Pharmadene’s life-altering discovery, no matter the cost.

And when some of the members of a support group for Returne addicts suddenly disappear, Bryn begins to wonder if the government is methodically removing a threat to their security, or if some unknown enemy has decided to run the zombies into the ground…

TWO WEEKS NOTICE was just as good if not better then WORKING STIFF. Bryn seems to be settling into her new life as best as she can. Bryn has her friends working to keep her non dependent on the government to stay alive but not all the Returne addicts are that lucky and now they are disappearing. The government contacts Bryn to help them once again and she has no choice but to go with it.

Most people don't have to dodge assassin at every turn but Bryn isn't your normal everyday gal. She has been through a lot and continues to get knocked down but she keeps getting up. I didn't think Bryn and Patrick were that much alike in the beginning of book 1 but they really do complement each other and I like seeing them together and watching their relationship progress. Joe is awesome, He is hilarious, loyal and always there to lend a hand.  I really enjoy most of the characters in the Revivalist series, some a lot more then others but they all bring something extra to the table. There was a lot going on in TWO WEEKS NOTICE and a lot is revealed. Everything seems to be stepped up a notch. Emotions are high and situations are intense. Plenty of action and suspense.


The ending? WOW I was on the edge of my seat screaming at the characters and wondering how the heck I didn't see that coming. The newest situation that Bryn finds herself in at the end is definitely another game changer that I'm not going to miss reading about it in book 3.
I gave it 5/5 stars

Giveaway: Seawitch by Kat Richardson

**Available now from ROC**

Seawitch
Author: Kat Richardson
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Publisher: Roc
Greywalker Book #7
ISBN:   0451464559
ISBN13: 9780451464552
Genre: Young Adult

Harper Blaine was your average small-time PI until she died—for two minutes. Now Harper is a Greywalker, treading the thin line between the living world and the paranormal realm. And she’s discovering that her new abilities are landing her all sorts of “strange” cases. A quarter century ago, the Seawitch cruised away from her dock and disappeared with everyone on board. Now, the boat has mysteriously returned to her old berth in Seattle and the insurance company has hired Harper to find out what happened. But Harper is not the only one investigating. Seattle Police Detective Rey Solis is a good cop, albeit one who isn’t comfortable with the creepy cases that always seem to end up in Harper’s lap. As they explore the abandoned vessel, Harper and Solis discover a cabin containing symbols drawn in human blood, revealing the ghost ship’s grave history. As Solis focuses on the possible murder of a passenger’s wife, Harper’s investigation leads her to a powerful being who may be responsible for the disappearance of the Seawitch’s passengers and crew. And while their searches lead Harper and Solis in different directions, they will need to put aside their differences to solve a deadly mystery twenty-five years in the making…

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Review: Precinct 13 by Tate Hallaway

Precinct 13
Author: Tate Hallaway
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Publisher: Berkley Trade
ISBN:   0425247791
ISBN13: 9780425247792
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Review Copy Source: Publisher

Recent college grad Alex Conner is thrilled to have landed a job as the Hughes County coroner/medical examiner in Pierre, South Dakota. But when her first day on the job ends with a missing corpse, Alex starts to wonder if she would have been better off collecting unemployment...

When the cops made some cryptic comments about being careful with the body they brought in, Alex just thought the boys in blue were messing with her. That is, until something freaky happens that no amount of med school could have prepared her for. By the time Alex gets herself together, the body has disappeared and the other residents of the morgue start talking her ear off.

After working up the courage to report the missing body, Alex is transferred to the mysterious Precinct 13 where she discovers that her new co-workers—including a cute technomage named Jack—are paranormals just like her. Now, Alex is being encouraged to use her ability to speak to the dead to solve crimes. And despite being in the middle of nowhere, Hughes County sure does have a lot of paranormal activity…

Alex is nominated to be the Hughes County Coroner on a dare. She hasn't had a crazy life so far so when her very first day on the job a corpse gets up and walks away she isn't quite sure how crazy she actually is.

Alex had a great personality and was fun to read about. There was a lot of times where Alex mentioned her past or a past event but they were only hinted at or slightly mentioned and it would have been nice to know the details of stuff that affected her so much. I felt like I missed a book or short story or something along those lines a lot during the book. I really liked Precinct 13 and the way they operated. There was a lot of mystery involved in the plot while Alex and Precinct 13 were investigating and I never felt like I knew who the bad guy was or had a grasp on the the exact situation they were in which is always nice.  The romance between Alex and Valentine was just ehhh. There wasn't much in the way of explanation about him or his and Alex's past. Alex hints about him then all of a sudden he jumps in and is there. He remains mysterious for most of the book with only a  little revealed about him, some big things are revealed but again it felt like I missed something.

It pains me to say this but I really wanted to love PRECINCT 13 and I only liked it. There is some decent groundwork for a series and I did like Alex and her coworkers so I will probably read a second book if one comes out, but I would probably borrow it from the library.

I gave it 3/5 stars

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Review: Demon Hunting in the Deep South by Lexi George

Demon Hunting in the Deep South
Author: Lexi George
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Publisher: Kensington
Demon Hunting Book #2
ISBN:   0758263112
ISBN13: 9780758263117
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Review Copy Source: Netgalley

The warrior and the wallflower . . .

Shy, self-conscious Evie Douglass tries to stay under the radar, especially when her nemesis Meredith Peterson, aka The Death Starr, is anywhere around. Meredith and her bitch posse of skinny girlfriends have tormented Evie since the seventh grade, calling her names like The Whale and Thunder Thighs.

Evie tries to stay invisible, but that’s not an easy thing for a plus-sized gal to do in a small town like Hannah, Alabama. She finds it doubly hard to avoid Meredith’s wrath once she takes a job at the lumber mill. You see, Meredith’s husband is Evie’s new boss. Translation: more torture time for The Death Starr.
Evie thinks things couldn’t get much worse until the morning she finds Meredith’s bloody body sprawled across her desk. Typical Meredith, she gets herself dead mere days after a very public scene in which Meredith accuses Evie of having an affair with her husband. Worse, the murder weapon is found in Evie’s car.

Suddenly, Evie is the Number One suspect in a sensational murder case. But she’s got bigger problems. Hannah is infested with demons—soul sucking, body snatching creatures of evil—and, for some reason, they want Evie. The only thing standing between Evie and death or possible possession is a hunky blond demon slayer named Ansgar.

Ansgar is a Dalvahni warrior, a supernaturally gorgeous race whose sole purpose is to hunt down and capture rogue demons.

Evie could almost swear that Ansgar is interested in more than demons. He seems interested in her. Ridiculous, of course, because he’s sex on two legs and she’s…

Well, she’s Whaley Douglass.

To add to Evie’s troubles, Meredith doesn’t even have the decency to stay dead. She shows back up as a ghost and she’s more of a beyotch than ever. Meredith has deathnesia—she can’t remember who killed her—leaving Evie to solve the mystery herself, or go to jail for a murder she didn’t commit.

I seem to be doing this a lot lately but I read DEMON HUNTING IN THE DEEP SOUTH before realizing it was the second book of the Demon Hunting series. Honestly I had no clue, there were some instances where characters refereed to some stuff that might have happened in a previous installment but I was never lost and felt the the story as a stand alone was good. 

Evie has amnesia when it comes to her past with Ansgar but you quickly realize that they were made for each other and are better people together. There was some lost relationship building due to it being book 2 but If I had read book 1 I wouldn't have felt like that so I wont deduct stars for that purpose alone. I enjoyed the secondary characters, it was my first time meeting them of course but I had no trouble feeling like I got to know them. I really enjoyed Brand, Ansgar's brother and Addy, Evie's best friend and might go back and read DEMON HUNTING IN DIXIE just to read their story. There was a nice bit of Demon fighting action towards the end but most of the book was investigating and trying to figure out how to prove that Evie didn't kill her bosses wife. I enjoyed watching Evie come out of her shell as the story progressed and there was a great amount of humor thrown in around every corner.

DEMON HUNTING IN THE DEEP SOUTH was a fun, easy read. Lexi did hint at what might be coming in future books. I think I have a good idea who the book might a involve and I would continue the series.

I gave it 3.5 stars