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Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge Paul Krueger Published: June 7, 2016 (Quirk Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 2.5 stars Bailey Chen’s motto has always been “Under promise, over deliver.” But it’s hard to do that when you’re a recent college graduate reduced to repeatedly calling a... 
Allegiance of Honor (Psy-Changeling #15) Nalini Singh Published: June 14, 2016 (Berkley) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review is spoiler free, it does reference events in previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1,... 
Alpha Ever After (Midnight Liaisons #5) Jessica Sims Published: May 17, 2016 (Jessica Sims) Purchase: Amazon Review source: Purchased Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 3 stars Note: while this review will be spoiler free, it may make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Beauty Dates the Beast. Readers first met Savannah and Connor in... 
Eidolon (Wraith Kings #2) Grace Draven Published: April 18, 2016 (Grace Draven) Purchase: Amazon Review source: Purchased Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it does reference previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Radiance. In her unending quest for more power, the Shadow Queen of Haradis unseals... 
Dissension (Echo Hunter 367 #1) Stacey Berg Published: March 15, 2016 (Harper Voyager Impulse) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Four hundred years ago, civilization as we know it ended, and the only thing propping up what’s left of humanity is the Church. Those left in the city... 
The Rook (Checquy Files #1) Daniel O’Malley Published: Jan. 11, 2012 (Little, Brown and Company) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: library Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 4 stars One evening, Myfanwy (that’s Miff-un-ee to you, and yes, she knows she’s pronouncing it wrong) finds herself in the middle of a park, drenched to the bone, with no memory of who she is. When she goes... 
The Cold Between (Central Corps #1) Elizabeth Bonesteel Published: March 8, 2016 (Harper Voyager) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5 stars): 4 stars Decades ago, the Central Corps ship Phoenix exploded near an innocuous wormhole, killing everyone on board. Fast-forward to the present, and... 
Midnight Marked (Chicagoland Vampires #12) Chloe Neill Published: March 1, 2016 (NAL) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will make reference to previous books. If you haven’t seen started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book... 
Grave Visions (Alex Craft #4) Kalayna Price Published: Feb. 2, 2016 (Roc) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 4 stars It’s been a few years since we’ve taken a trip through Nekros City, but Alex Craft is finally back—and she’s got a brand new baffling case. A deadly drug is popping up on the... 
Of Flame and Promise (Weird Girls #6) Cecy Robson Published: Jan. 12, 2016 (Loveswept) Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Note: While this review is spoiler free, it does reference events in the previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Sealed with a... 
