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Etched in Bone (The Others #5) Anne Bishop Published: March 7, 2017 (Roc) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Written in Red.... 
Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper #1) Kerri Maniscalco Published: Sept. 20, 2016 (Jimmy Patterson) Purchased: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in Exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 2.5 stars Audrey Rose Wadsworth is not your average young Victorian lady. While she may enjoy beautiful clothes and balls, her real passion lies... 
Winter of the Gods (Olympus Bound #2) Jordanna Max Brodsky Published: Feb. 14, 2017 (Orbit) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will make references to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1,... 
Breath of Fire (The Kingmaker Chronicles #2) Amanda Bouchet Published: Jan. 3, 2017 (Sourcebooks Casablanca) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will make reference to the previous book. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out... 
Blood Vow (BDB Legacy #2) J.R. Ward Published: Dec. 6, 2016 (Ballantine Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will make reference to previous books in both this series and the Black Dagger Brotherhood novels. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1,... 
Burning Bright (The Extraordinaries #1) Melissa McShane Published: Aug. 15, 2016 (Curiosity Quills) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars In this alternative Georgian society, titles and money are still the building blocks of the ton, but there is another: Talents. Hereditary supernatural... 
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) Sarah J. Maas Published: Sept. 6, 2016 (Bloomsbury) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Throne of Glass. The last we saw of Aelin she was... 
Gemina (Illuminae Files #2) Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Published: Oct. 25, 2016 (Knopf) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will make reference to the previous book. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book... 
The first 13 days of our October Instagram challenge have flown by! From #MostOwnedAuthor to #CoverLove to #VBCMadeMeDoIt, you, wonderful scrumptious VBC readers you, have been bringing your A game. Seriously, it has been such a blast to see all your pics and even more fun getting to know you! Here are some examples of what the VBC team and you clever lot have been up to: Top Left to Bottom Right:... 
VBC’s first ever photo challenge! Here at Vampire Book Club we love hearing about the books you love, whether it’s in the comments, on Facebook or Twitter. But now we want to see them too! That’s right, this October we’re going to be hosting the #VBCOctoberChallenge over on Instagram! What better month to start than the most vampire-y (or witchy or were-y… you get the picture) of them all! Never done an... 
