Amber

Review: Wicked Enchantment by Anya Bast (Dark Magick #1)

Wicked Enchantment (Dark Magick #1) Anya Bast Published: Jan. 5,2010 (Berkley) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Amber Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Incubi are known for their sexual prowess, and being only half incubus hasn’t hindered Gabriel one bit. Any woman in the Seelie court would jump at the chance to spend time with him. Any woman except Aislinn, who is still dealing with her...

Candace

Early Review: Hunter by Jacquelyn Frank writing as JAX

Hunter Jacquelyn Frank writing as JAX Published: May 2, 2013 (Kensington Digital) Purchase at: Amazon Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 2.5 stars Jacquelyn Frank won me over many, many books ago with her Nightwalker series.  With this new series, I expected the same appeal. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Tatyana Petrova happens upon Willow House by accident. Her car breaks down while she is...

Jo

Review: Werewolves Be Damned by Stacey Kennedy (Magic & Mayhem #1)

Werewolves Be Damned (Magic & Mayhem #1) Stacey Kennedy Published: April 15, 2013 (Entangled) Purchase: Amazon Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Nexi Jones is hell bent on revenge after witnessing the savage werewolf attack that killed her parents. Saved from the same fate by sword-wielding, kilt-wearing warriors, she learns two things. Firstly, there are two worlds: The Earthworld and The...

Chelsea

Early Review: One for the Wicked by Karina Cooper (Dark Mission #5)

One for the Wicked (Dark Mission #5) Karina Cooper Published: April 30, 2013 (Avon) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: This review does not contain spoilers. (Yay!) However, it does make reference to events from earlier books. While I’ve tried to minimize spoilers for those titles, I do suggest you begin with the first Dark Mission novel. Read...

Amy

Review: The Reckoning by Alma Katsu (The Taker #2)

The Reckoning (The Taker Trilogy #2) Alma Katsu Published: June 19, 2012 (Gallery Books) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Please note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will contain references to the first book in the series The Taker. The Reckoning picks up a couple of months after the end of The Taker. Luke and Lanore are in London viewing...

Mary

Review: Rising Darkness by Thea Harrison (A Game of Shadows #1)

Rising Darkness (A Game of Shadows #1) Thea Harrison Published: April 2, 2013 (Berkley) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Mary Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Fans of Thea Harrison’s Elder Races will be both disappointed in this book and excited by it.  Rising Darkness is nothing like her Elder Races series and does not take place in the same world.  However, it is a mind-bending,...

Chelsea

VBC Roundtable: Lover at Last by J.R. Ward

We’re trying something new at VBC. Now that we have a few more reviewers here, we can do roundtable reviews. It’s a great way for you to get to know our new reviewers and their tastes. It’s also great for books like Lover at Last that everyone has an opinion on. Plus, just about everyone at VBC devoured that book. Seriously. MARY I can remember when I first read Dark Lover.  I finished...

Jo

Review: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper (Naked Werewolf #1)

How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf (Naked Werewolf #1) Molly Harper Published: Feb. 22, 2011 (Pocket Books) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4 stars I love my dark and twisty urban fantasy, watching teenage emotions come head to head with the paranormal in YA or getting swept off my feet by alpha heroes in paranormal romance, but occasionally it’s nice to...

Mary

Review: Fury of Fire by Coreene Callahan (Dragonfury #1)

Fury of Fire (Dragonfury #1) Coreene Callahan Published: Feb. 14, 2012 (Montlake Romance) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Mary Rating (out of 5): 4 stars At first glance, Coreene Callahan’s Fury of Fire (Dragonfury #1) seems to meet all the requirements for your typical paranormal romance reader.  Hot-head alpha male: check.  Otherworldly abilities (in this case, dragon...

Krista

Review: Immortally Yours by Angie Fox (Monster M*A*S*H #1)

Immortally Yours (Monster M*A*S*H #1) Angie Fox Published: Aug. 28, 2012 (St. Martin’s Press) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Krista Rating (out of 5): 3 stars The first thing you need to know about this series is that it has more to do with the amazing ‘70s dramedy than it does with the 1962 novelty song. I had been circling around this book for a long time, intrigued by the idea...