Jo

Review: Club Monstrosity by Jesse Petersen (Monstrosity #1)

Club Monstrosity (Monstrosity #1) Jesse Petersen Published: April 29, 2013 (Pocket Star) Purchase at: Amazon Reviewed by: Jo Rating (out of 5): 4 stars I’m not entirely sure I would have picked up Club Monstrosity if I hadn’t been reviewing it, which would have a huge shame. I would have missed out on a fun, quirky and quite heartwarming story that was unlike anything I’ve read before. It...

Chelsea

Book Bits: More Lady Corsair, Curran POV, post-apocalyptic fiction and Rinda Elliott excerpt

Things are getting nice and busy here at VBC headquarters. I’ve loved reading applications for new reviewers (you can still apply) this week, and I have a couple very good reads atop my to-read pile. More Lady Corsair and Archimedes Fox! Next month we’ll get Meljean Brooks’ novella featuring the hero and heroine of Heart of Steel, a book I adored on an epic level. Tethered is an epilogue...

Chelsea

Review: Falling to Ash by Karen Mahoney (Moth #1)

Falling to Ash (Moth #1) Karen Mahoney Published: Sept. 27, 2012 (Random House Children’s U.K.) Purchase at: Book Depository Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Funny and engaging with a dusting of darkness, Falling to Ash is a fresh vampire tale—and that pleases me so very much. It’s my favorite Karen Mahoney book thus far. (Read reviews of The Iron Witch and The Wood...

Chelsea

My Favorite Monster with Amanda Carlson

From Chelsea/VBC: This is the first in a series of spook-tacular posts leading up to Halloween. I’ve invited a few friends to fill us in on their favorite monsters. First up is the totally fun Amanda Carlson. You might remember me digging her action-packed urban fantasy novel Full Blooded. Also, I think I may love her even more knowing that some of my favorite movies made her list. Hints: Winchester...

Candace

Review: Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter (White Rabbit Chronicles #1)

Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles #1) Gena Showalter Published: Sept. 25, 2012 (Harlequin Teen) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Candace Rating (out of 5): 4 stars I’m going to preface this review by saying I’m generally not a YA reader. And by generally I mean not at all. Given that this is a Gena Showalter book (Gena won me over with Maddox, the Lord of the Underworld...

Chelsea

October Releases: Karen Marie Moning, Kresley Cole, Daniel Marks, Allison Pang, Julie Kagawa, Kristen Painter and 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 October 2012. All dates are U.S. and tentative. Also: Click the title of any book to visit the Amazon page for pre-order or purchase goodness. I’ve included genre classification with each book: UF is urban fantasy, PNR is paranormal romance, F is fantasy and YA is young...

Chelsea

Review: Outpost by Ann Aguirre (Razorland #2)

Outpost (Razorland #2) Ann Aguirre Published: Sept. 4, 2012 (Feiwel & Friends) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: This review is spoiler-free, but does assume you’ve read the first novel, Enclave. The first Razorland novel, Enclave, opened heroine Deuce’s eyes to the real world. In that first book, she learned not to blindly accept...

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...

Chelsea

Review: Nightshifted by Cassie Alexander (Nightshifted #1)

Nightshifted (Nightshifted #1) Cassie Alexander Published: May 22, 2012 (St. Martin’s Press) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Reviewed by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Any author who can weave wit, subversive undertones and clever world building into a novel gets my attention. Cassie Alexander demanded my attention with Nightshifted. She took a scenario that could become very campy very...

Chelsea

Guest Review: The Doomsday Vault by Steven Harper (Clockwork Empire #1)

[Note from VBC: We're very lucky to have Kelly from Reading the Paranormal on the blog again today. This time she's reviewing some steampunk goodness for VBC.] The Doomsday Vault (Clockwork Empire #1) Steven Harper Published: Nov. 2011 (Roc) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Review by: Kelly from Reading the Paranormal There are a couple of things you need to...