Margaret

Top 5 Urban Fantasy Series That Ended Too Soon

I love a good binge read, though I don’t get to do it as often as I did before I started reviewing. But there’s a problem with reading like that—if not enough people buy the series when it first comes out, there won’t be enough books to binge. So when you find a series you love, don’t wait to buy all the books, check them out from the library, and tell everyone you’ve ever met how much you love it. A...

Chelsea

Giveaway: Chapelwood by Cherie Priest

Calling all Cherie Priest fans! We have a copy of her just-released novel Chapelwood for one lucky VBC reader. It’s the second book in her Borden Dispatches series—yes, based on that Borden. If you haven’t delved into the series, you can take a peek at Amanda’s review of the first book Maplecroft. Or you can just check out the book blurb below. Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter. (Open...

Amanda

Release-Day Review: Maplecroft by Cherie Priest (The Borden Dispatches #1)

Maplecroft (The Borden Dispatches #1) Cherie Priest Published: Sept. 2, 2014 (Roc) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amanda Rating (out of 5): 3 stars We all know the story of Lizzie Borden, how she allegedly chopped up both her father and her stepmother with an axe. The subsequent investigation and trial was a huge...

Chelsea

Review: Hellbent by Cherie Priest (Cheshire Red #2)

Hellbent (Cheshire Red #2) Cherie Priest Published: Sept. 6, 2011 (Spectra) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars No matter how dark the subject matter, Cherie Priest always manages to make me laugh. Her Cheshire Red heroine Raylene continues to kick ass and take names, all the while saying the disdainful things we think about those surrounding her — especially hipsters....

Chelsea

Win Hellbent by Cherie Priest (a.k.a. help Raylene make friends)

I really like super thief and vampire Raylene from Cherie Priest’s Cheshire Red series. Unfortunately, I just don’t know that she’d like me. Really, she’s not much for people — human or supernatural. She’s fairly convinced she’s “not a very nice person” and her disdain for people drips from the pages of both Bloodshot and Hellbent. And, honestly, this is why I like her. Some people need to be mocked, and...

Chelsea

Next Week: 2011 Winter Book Preview begins

If you haven’t already subscribed to the blog, now is going to be a good time. Starting on Dec. 9, we will spending three weeks previewing the books you’re dying to read in early 2011. Daily posts will include early reviews, author interviews, previews and  — gasp! — lots of giveaways. Authors we’ll be featuring include (in alphabetical order): P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast (Awakened) Jeaniene Frost (This Side...

Chelsea

Vote for the November Group Read

Sure, we made an executive decision on Vampire Academy for October, but we want to get back to letting you decide the monthly read. This month’s choices are below. Technically, we’ve already reviewed one (Nightshade) and we’re on the cusp of reviewing another (Mind Games), but both have so much to talk about we’re including them in the list. Three adult novels and three YA are in the poll. We give a...