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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 what elders told... 
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... 
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... 
[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 know... 
Read the first chapter of The Golden Lily Looking forward to more from Richelle Mead? Yeah, of course we are! Shelf Life just posted a Q&A with the author and the first chapter of the second Bloodlines novel The Golden Lily. And, yep, we’re ready for more. If you didn’t give Bloodlines a go, read our review. See the full cover for Vicki Pettersson’s The Taken I’m pretty excited to read Vicki Petterson’s... 
Hi, Everyone! Thanks for letting me drop by Vampire Book Club today to talk about our upcoming release, The Isis Collar. This is book 4 in our Blood Singer series, which features Celia Graves, a former vanilla human bodyguard who was attacked and turned into an Abomination. She’s part vampire—which in Celia’s world is NOT a good thing. Vampires become feral at death, like rabid animals. They lose their... 
Married with Zombies (Living with the Dead #1) Jesse Petersen Published: 2010 (Orbit) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars I never thought I would describe any portion of a zombie book as cute, but well Married with Zombies is just that. As the tale progresses it takes on a heavier tone, but always juxtaposes the darkness accompanying a zombie infestation with heavy doses... 
Heart of Steel (Iron Seas #2) Meljean Brook Published: Nov. 1, 2011 (Berkley Trade) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Meljean Brook’s Heart of Steel is a straight-up adventure. Daring escapes, explosions, zombies, treasure hunting and one man’s quest to fall in love with the woman with a heart of steel. While Heart of Steel is set in the same world as The Iron Duke,... 
It’s that time again. I spent far too much time attempting to whittle down the 100+ books reviewed on VBC this year to the absolute best. So, as those Amazon and B&N gift cards start rolling in, just use this list as your shopping guide. I personally promise the extreme awesomeness of all the novels listed below. Also, at the very end you’ll see the VBC Readers’ Choice winner (which allowed me to leave it... 
Looks like authors are getting the OK to reveal excerpts for Winter and Spring 2012 titles. Today we have tastes of new books from Shiloh Walker, Anya Bast and Rachel Vincent. Plus, Hollows is coming to TV and an edible version of Plants vs. Zombies. Excerpt from Shiloh Walker’s The Departed Sometimes Shiloh Walker makes us wait too long for the next book in the series (I’m totally talking about Veil of... 
