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Release-Day Review: A Promise of Fire by Amanda Bouchet (Kingmaker #1)

A Promise of Fire (The Kingmaker Chronicles #1) Amanda Bouchet Published: Aug. 2, 2016 (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): 5 stars Mix together all the things I love about high fantasy and paranormal romance, add in a sarcastic, reluctant heroine, a band of warriors on a...

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Review: Imprudence by Gail Carriger (Custard Protocol #2)

Imprudence (The Custard Protocol #2) Gail Carriger Published: July 19, 2016 (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 may make references to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of...

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Review: All Fixed Up by Linda Grimes (Ciel Halligan #4)

All Fixed Up (Ciel Halligan #4) Linda Grimes Published: May 24, 2016 (Tor) 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 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, there may be references to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, In a Fix. This...

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Review: The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling #1) Erika Johansen Published: July 8, 2014 (Harper) Purchased: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Smuggled as a child out of the capital after the invasion of Tearling by the neighboring kingdom of Mortmesne, and the death of her mother Queen Elyssa, Kelsea has been bought up in hiding. All...

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Review: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2)

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) Sarah J. Maas Published: May 3, 2016 (Bloomsbury USA Children’s) 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 (sort of, see below), it will make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of...

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Review: The Big Fix by Linda Grimes (In a Fix #3)

The Big Fix (In a Fix/Ciel Halligan #3) Linda Grimes Published: May 12, 2015 (Tor) 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 may make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, In a...

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Review: Avenger’s Heat by Katie Reus (Moon Shifter #4)

Avenger’s Heat (Moon Shifter #4) Katie Reus Published: Feb. 4, 2014 (Signet) 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 may make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Alpha Instinct. Pregnant shifters are being kidnapped in New...

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Roundtable Review: Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop (The Others #4)

Marked in Flesh (The Others #4) Anne Bishop Published: March 8, 2016 (Penguin/Roc) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copies provided by publisher in exchange for honest reviews Average 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 started this series yet (and you really should!), check out VBC’s review of...

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Review: Staked by Kevin Hearne (Iron Druid #8)

Staked (Iron Druid Chronicles #8) Kevin Hearne Published: Jan. 26, 2016 (Del Rey) 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 may make reference to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1, Hounded....

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Review: The Hanged Man by P.N. Elrod (Her Majesty’s Psychic Service #1)

The Hanged Man (Her Majesty’s Psychic Service #1) P.N. Elrod Published: May 19, 2015 (Tor Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for a honest review Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4 stars In an alternative Victorian London, Queen Victoria never married Prince Albert. Instead, whilst wandering the country in disguise, she was rescued by and then...