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Starbreaker (Endeavor #2)Amanda BouchetPublished: April 28, 2020 (Sourcebooks)Purchase at: Amazon or BookShopReview Source: Copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it may reference previous events in the series. If you haven’t yet started, check out VBC’s review of Nightchaser. Just because... 
I absolutely adored Amanda Bouchet’s Nightchaser. It’s safe to put money on it being on my Top 10 of 2019 list, which is saying something since it’s been a pretty epic year for new releases (see: Archangel’s War). I fell in love with the crew of the Endeavor, its doing-her-damnedest heroine Tess Bailey, and that space rogue Shade Ganavan. The whole thing read like it was made for people who loved Dark... 
Nightchaser (Endeavor #1) Amanda Bouchet Published: Jan. 1, 2019 (Sourcebooks Casablanca) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Captain Tess Bailey and the crew of the Endeavor have just stolen a research lab—yes, the entire lab. It even had a man inside it at the time—from the... 
Update: This round is now closed. Mercy Thompson won with 81% of the vote. She will advance in the Alpha Showdown. We’re into the quarter finals in our quest to crown the year’s Biggest Book Badass in the paranormal world. (Check out the Alpha Showdown 2018 bracket here.) Now the competition’s getting tougher. The remaining Alphas have been all battle tested and come out victorious. Griffin Sinta from...
Update: Round 5 is now closed. With 67% of the vote, Reyes Farrow wins Round 5. He will advance in the Showdown! Welcome to the 2018 Alpha Showdown at Vampire Book Club where each year we crown the Biggest Book Badass in the paranormal world based on your votes. This is our eighth Showdown, but the competition is just as fierce as ever. Check out the bracket here. Like her husband Griffin in the previous...
Update: The voting is now closed. With 70% of the vote, Round 3’s winner is Griffin Sinta! He will advance in the Alpha Showdown. Welcome to the 2018 Alpha Showdown at Vampire Book Club where each year we crown the Biggest Book Badass in the paranormal world based on your votes. This is our eighth Showdown, but the competition is just as fierce as ever. Check out the bracket here. Round 3 features one of...
My favorite event of the year is almost here! (Check out my Snoopy Dance!) That’s right, it’s Alpha Showdown time! The time when the biggest badasses in the paranormal book world battle for bragging rights. Get ready to fangirl (or fanboy) flail all over your favorite characters! Can you believe this is the 8th year for Alpha Showdown? Last year we had our first female champion, Kate Daniels from Ilona... 
Heart on Fire (Kingmaker Chronicles #3) Amanda Bouchet Published: Jan. 2, 2018 (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 reference previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book...
Update: This was our closest round yet, but underdog Griffin squeaked into the lead with 52 percent of the vote. He will advance to the next round. Jane Yellowrock from Faith Hunter’s series of the same name has been a powerful contender in the Alpha Showdown for several years. She’s never claimed the title, though. Will this be her year? She’s up against another of the new faces this year, Griffin from...
UPDATE: The poll has closed and with 82 percent of the vote, your winner is Adam Hauptman! He advances to the next round. We’re coming hot out the gates with Alpha Showdown 2017. We have a long-time favorite alpha Adam Hauptman from Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson series (which we loooooove) up against newcomer Cat Fisa, the heroine of Amanda Bouchet’s Kingmaker Chronicles (which scratches our fantasy... 
