Amy

Review: Tell the Wind and Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan

Tell the Wind and Fire Sarah Rees Brennan Published: April 5, 2016 (Clarion Books) Purchase: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: copy provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review Reviewed by: Amy Rating (out of 5): 3 stars Two years ago Lucie Manette very publicly saved her father’s life and fled Dark New York for the Light. Now she goes to an exclusive school, has a boyfriend whose family...

Chelsea

Review: Team Human by Justine Larbalestier & Sarah Rees Brennan

Team Human Justine Larbalestier & Sarah Rees Brennan Published: July 2012 (Harper Teen) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 3 stars The premise of Team Human is pretty brilliant. You know every teen vampire romance novel you’ve read? The one where the vampire has a hundred years on the teenage girl, but he looks 17, so it’s cool? Well, Team Human tells the story...

Chelsea

July Releases: Kelley Armstrong, Diana Rowland, Lynsay Sands, JA Saare, more

In an effort to help you keep that to-read list updated, I’ve compiled the hot urban fantasy and paranormal romance releases for July 2012. All dates are U.S. and tentative. I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy and YA is young adult. JULY 1 Angel Betrayed by Cynthia Eden (The Fallen #2) PNR Sin’s Dark Caress by Tracy O’Hara (Dark...

Chelsea

Group Read returns! Help us pick the July read

The VBC Group Read went on hiatus in June. We’re revamping the process a bit. Several months ago several readers asked us to move the group read chat off Twitter and over to Goodreads. This just didn’t work. To make the most of the group read, the VBC associate reviewers (Candace and Jo) will be helping me out now. We’ll have weekly discussion questions over at the VBC Goodreads’ group and then a big...

Chelsea

Book Bits: Dark Swan, Mortal Instruments, Jane True, True Blood, Contest Roundup and more

I just might be caught up on email after the long weekend (and traveling the week prior). Miracles can happen. In today’s Book Bits we have teasers for Shadow Heir and City of Lost Souls, bookstore drama, a True Blood recap to make you laugh, cover art and info on a charity auction. Plus, some sweet contests in the roundup. (Related: We’ll be giving away copies of Melissa Marr’s Graveminder in the next...

Chelsea

Poll: Pick the July Group Read

A few have asked us to make the July group read selection a bit earlier. So, we’re posting the poll mid-June. It’ll still be open for only one week, but this will give everyone added time to get a copy of the July read before the month starts. As always, we have three adult novels and three YA books to choose from (most were suggested by VBC readers). Your votes determine next month’s read, so hit the...

Chelsea

Giveaway: A Visitor’s Guide to Mystic Falls

The Vampire Diaries is one of my must-watch TV shows. And not just because of my mini obsession with all things Ian Somerhalder (yep, the eye candy to the right is him). The CW has brilliantly adapted the world from L.J. Smith’s series of the same name into something soapy, engaging with plenty of sex and violence. But before everyone was swooning over the TV versions of Stefan and Damon, they were all...