Margaret

Early Review: Grave Matters by Lauren M. Roy (Night Owls #2)

Grave Matters (Night Owls #2) Lauren M. Roy Published: Feb. 24, 2015 (Ace) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Margaret Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Note: While review will be spoiler free, it does make reference to previous books in the series. If you haven’t started yet, check out VBC’s review of Night Owls. Night...

Jo

Review: Amityville Horrible by Kelley Armstrong (Women of the Otherworld #10.5)

Amityville Horrible (Women of the Otherworld #10.5) Kelley Armstrong (Illustrations by Maurizio Manzleri) Published: Dec. 10, 2012 (Subterranean Press) Purchase at: Amazon Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars I was more than a little sad when Thirteen, the final installment of Kelley Armstrong’s fantastic Women of the Otherworld series, was released this summer. With the promise at the end that it...

Chelsea

Review: Dead, Undead or Somewhere in Between by J.A. Saare

Dead, Undead or Somewhere in Between (Rhiannon’s Law #1) J.A. Saare Published: Feb. 2010 (Eternal Press) Purchase at: Amazon (Paperback or eBook) Rating (out of 5): 3. 5 stars Rhiannon can see dead people. It kind of blows. Mostly, she tries to ignore it. Instead she focuses on her gig as a bartender at a gentleman’s club, where she often ends up playing the role of backup bouncer. She’s tough and mouthy,...

Chelsea

Early Review: The Sworn by Gail Z. Martin (Fallen Kings #1)

The Sworn (Fallen Kings Cycle #1) Gail Z. Martin Published: Jan. 25, 2011 (Orbit) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 3.5 stars Gail Z. Martin knows how to craft big-scale fantasy. And she includes elements we adore: noble warriors, magic, vampires and werewolves. Martin is well-known for her Chronicles of the Necromancer series, and The Sworn is set as a gateway into that series for...

Chelsea

Contest Roundup: Morganville Vampires, NY Comic Con, Necromancers

First, a quick recap of all the giveaways we have about to wrap-up here on the blog. Today is the last day to enter our Eve Silver giveaway. You can win either Sins of the Heart or Sins of the Flesh (books one and three in the Otherkin Trilogy respectively). We promise they are excellent. We also are nearing the end of our Vampire Babylon giveaway. Chris Marie Green has signed copies of the first four...

Chelsea

Waiting on Wednesday: Grave Witch by Kalayna Price

I read an interview with author Kalayna Price over at All Things Urban Fantasy this week and now I can’t wait to read the first book in her new Alex Craft series Grave Witch. The series follows a necromancer who uses her grave magic to raise shades. In addition to the plot surrounding P.I. who can get answers from the dead, her love interest is none other than Death. A necromancer falling in love with...