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Tempest Reborn (Jane True #6)
Nicole Peeler
Published: May 28, 2013 (Orbit)
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Reviewed by: Candace
Rating (out of 5): 5 stars
“Come back,” was all Anyan said, holding me even closer even as I knew he was letting me go. “Come back to me, Jane. And hurry…”
I can not go into too much detail on this book, because it will spoil things for you. But I will... 
Written in Red (The Others #1)
Anne Bishop
Published: March 5, 2013 (NAL)
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Reviewed by: Amy
Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars
Written in Red takes place in a modern, alternate reality where Others, or terra indigene, dominate over the humans. Luckily Anne Bishop provides a little “history of the world” introduction to explain things a little. The Others are the ruling... 
Club Monstrosity (Monstrosity #1)
Jesse Petersen
Published: April 29, 2013 (Pocket Star)
Purchase at: Amazon
Reviewed by: Jo
Rating (out of 5): 4 stars
I’m not entirely sure I would have picked up Club Monstrosity if I hadn’t been reviewing it, which would have a huge shame. I would have missed out on a fun, quirky and quite heartwarming story that was unlike anything I’ve read before.
It... 
Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse #13)
Charlaine Harris
Published: May 7, 2013 (Ace)
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Reviewed by: Chelsea
Rating (out of 5): 2.5 stars
If I could use only one word to describe this final volume in the Sookie Stackhouse series, it would be meh.
After the ruckus online about the ending of Charlaine Harris’ popular series, I was sure I’d finish this book... 
Nightwalker (Dark Days #1)
Jocelynn Drake
Published: July 29, 2008 (Harper Voyager)
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Reviewed by: Amy
Rating (out of 5): 4 stars
Mira is a nightwalker. She has lived for more than 600 years. Currently she is the keeper of Savannah, Georgia, meaning she watches over the other nightwalkers in the city to be sure that they are keeping their secret from the humans. Mira... 
Sealed With a Curse (Weird Girls #1)
Cecy Robson
Published: Dec. 31, 2012 (Signet Eclipse)
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Reviewed by: Amanda
Rating (out of 5): 3 stars
Celia Wird and her sisters are cursed. Celia’s got the ability to change into a tiger, Taran blows stuff up, Shayna can turn pretty much anything into a pointy-ended weapon, and sweet little Emme can not only heal people, but... 
Stormwalker (Stormwalker #1)
Allyson James
Published: May 4, 2010 (Berkley)
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Reviewed by: Amber
Rating (out of 5): 2.5 stars
Janet Begay is a stormwalker: able to use a storm’s rain, wind and lightning at will. Having experience in solving weird and unexplained cases, Janet travels to Magellan at a friend’s request to help with the missing person’s case of Amy... 
Rosemary and Rue (October Daye #1)
Seanan McGuire
Published: Sept. 1, 2009 (DAW)
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Reviewed by: Amy
Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars
October “Toby” Daye is a changeling P.I. When one of her assignments goes wrong she’s turned into a fish for 14 years. At the beginning of Rosemary and Rue, Toby has been changeling again for about six months and all she wants is be left... 
Last week Jo reviewed Amanda Carlson’s Hot Blooded. And she loved it. I mean loved it. She compared the Jessica McClain series to one of her favorites: Kelley Armstrong’s Women of the Otherworld. From Jo that’s insane praise.
If you’ve already read Full Blooded (Chelsea’s VBC review) and pre-ordered Hot Blooded, which releases tomorrow, then what’s left? You’re a... 
Of Shadow Born (Shadow World #4)
Dianne Sylvan
Published: March 26, 2013 (Ace)
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Reviewed by: Krista
Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars
Note: While spoiler-free for the current title, this review does include reference key events in previous books.
When I started reading this series back in 2010 my first impression was that it was rather clichéd. We had a lonely immortal... 
