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Fury (Menagerie #3) Rachel Vincent Published: Oct. 30, 2018 (MIRA) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review Source: Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for and honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4.5 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 1, Menagerie. August 24,... 
Sorry for the radio silence on the blog last week. I was out of the country (London! Yay!), but I’m back and I’m bringing something awesome for this week’s Win It Wednesday: a signed copy of Charlaine Harris’s An Easy Death. I popped into Interabang Books for Charlaine Harris’s book tour. I would be lying if I said I did this only for the VBC crew. I really love Charlaine’s books. My mom and I read the... 
Vengeful (Villains #2) V.E. Schwab Published: Sept. 25, 2018 (Tor) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: purchased Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Note: This is the second book in the series. While we strive to avoid spoilers, this review will assume you’ve read Vicious. If you haven’t, please check out that VBC review. I was incredibly excited for this book. It wasn’t... 
The Red King (Wilde Justice #1) Jenn Stark Published: Oct. 10, 2018 (Elewyn Publishing) Purchase: Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Average Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free it will reference events from the previous Immortal Vegas series. If you haven’t started that one yet, check out VBC’s review of... 
Vampires Like it Hot (Argeneau #28) Lynsay Sands Published: Sept. 18, 2018 (Avon) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy 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 the start of this new... 
Awesome books on sale are the best. When it’s my book that’s on sale? Even better! The Kindle edition of Rogue Souls by Chelsea Mueller is on sale for $1.99 right now. The deal is only this week, so don’t hesitate on the one-click action, y’all. Snag Rogue Souls for $1.99 at Amazon The print edition is available now, too, and it is on sale for $9.99. …and if you haven’t read Borrowed Souls yet (I know how... 
VBC HQ Note: This post by Chelsea Mueller was originally published on Heroes & Heartbreakers in 2011. Since that time, J.R. Ward has brought us many more strong heroines. If you’re looking for more female leads from Ward, try the spin-off series beginning with Blood Kiss. That said, Chelsea still says the early BDB books are must reads. If you haven’t dived into this series, let’s talk about the power of... 
Oh, VBC crew, I have something delightful for you with today’s Win It Wednesday: a signed copy of Two Dark Reigns. I adore Kendare Blake’s books. Each new one is better than the last, which is seriously saying something. I fell in love with Anna Dressed in Blood, and now I think everyone else is also in love with her Three Dark Crowns series. Amy reviewed Three Dark Crowns and One Dark Throne for us, and... 
Night and Silence (October Daye #12) Seanan McGuire Published: Sept. 4, 2018 (DAW) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it will contain references to previous books. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of book 1,... 
We’ve been talking about our favorite urban fantasy series here at VBC recently. We listed 10 Urban Fantasy Series You Need to Read and 10 “Rural Fantasy” Series with small-town settings. But we noticed that most of those series debuted in 2011 or earlier and thought some of our readers might be looking for something newer. Here are some of our favorite “new” UF series, which we’re defining as ones that... 
