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Sword Point by M. Snyder

19 January 2010 Jackie 0

Continuing with The Eternal Kiss anthology, edited by Trisha Telep, I just finished the third story, Sword Point by Maria Snyder.  I’m a huge fan of Snyder’s Study series, so I was eagerly awaiting to read her vampire story for this collection. I have to say, Sword Point is an […]

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Shelter Island by M. de la Cruz

8 January 2010 Jackie 8

Continuing with The Eternal Kiss anthology, edited by Trisha Telep, I just finished the second story.  Shelter Island by Melissa de la Cruz wasn’t bad, but I’ll be honest, it wasn’t that exciting either.  Even though I just read it, it’s really not that memorable. Shelter Island is about a […]

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Falling to Ash by K. Mahoney

2 January 2010 Jackie 10

I’m jumping on the bandwagon and starting to do little ‘reviewettes’ (as I’ve seen them called) on short stories found in anthologies. I’ll still review an entire anthology at one time, but only the ones with four or five stories. For those with bigger collections, I think this will be […]

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Deadtown by N. Holzner

28 December 2009 Jackie 6

When I first saw the cover for Nancy Holzner’s Deadtown, I was intrigued. I saw this great cover with lots of promise, and I have to say, it definitely delivered. They call it Deadtown: the city’s quarantined section for its inhuman and undead residents. Most humans stay far from its […]

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The Better Part of Darkness by K. Gay

5 December 2009 Jackie 2

I’ve had a copy of Kelly Gay’s debut novel, The Better Part of Darkness for a bit now, but have you ever gotten into a mood where you know it won’t help with a certain novel. I very much went through a straight romance-wanting stage and I knew my frame […]

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Bound to Shadows by K. Arthur

24 November 2009 Jackie 4

Have you read the Riley Jenson series by Keri Arthur yet? If you haven’t, you’re really missing out because the latest installment, Bound to Shadows, is freaking fabulous. Part vampire, part werewolf, Riley Jenson knows what can happen when vamps don’t play well with others. But she’s never seen anything […]

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Three Days to Dead by K. Meding

11 November 2009 Jackie 3

The first novel in Kelly Meding’s new Dreg City series, Three Days to Dead, is a fabulous read and a great addition to the urban fantasy genre. She’s young, deadly, and hunted—with only three days to solve her own murder… When Evangeline Stone wakes up naked and bruised on a […]

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Bitter Night by DP Francis

9 November 2009 Jackie 4

I’ve been hearing a lot about Diana Pharaoh Francis’ Bitter Night, the first book in her new Horngate Witches series, and at first I wasn’t sure what to think about it. Now that I have had my hands on a copy, oh yeah, I cannot wait until the second novel comes out.

I think what stands out the most for me is the fact that this isn’t another urban fantasy about vampires or shapeshifters, but something else with witch thrown in. Witches are the powerhouses here, but they surround themselves with Shadowblades and Sunspears who can be just as powerful in their own right.

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Speak of the Devil by J. Black

22 October 2009 Jackie 2

The fourth book in the Morgan Kingsley series by Jenna Black, Speak of the Devil, is a fabulous addition to this series. For a kick-ass exorcist, it’s all about staying alive . . . Morgan Kingsley, America’s most successful exorcist, is paying the price for an exorcism gone wrong. The […]

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Friday Night Bites by C. Neill

11 October 2009 Jackie 4

I just finished Friday Night Bites, the second Chicagoland Vampires novel by Chloe Neill and I was instantly sucked into it. Ten months after vampires revealed their existence to the mortals of Chicago, they’re enjoying a celebrity status usually reserved for the Hollywood elite. But should people learn about the […]