Krista

Review: Allegiant by Veronica Roth (Divergent #3)

Allegiant (Divergent #3) Veronica Roth Published: Oct. 22, 2013 (Katherine Tegen Books) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review source: Purchased Reviewed by: Krista Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Note: While this review will be spoiler free, it does reference events from previous books in the series. If you haven’t started this series yet, check out VBC’s review of Divergent. Writing this review was...

Chelsea

Book Bits: Julie Kagawa, Jeaniene Frost, Richelle Mead & book recommendations

Are you guys ready for the Alpha Showdown? We’re getting everything ready on our side, and it’s looking to be lots of fun. The Showdown will dominate VBC starting on May 14. We’ll even do weekend posts – gasp! Speaking of favorites, I’ve been recommending books left and right lately. The ones that have gotten the biggest “thank you for suggesting this” responses in the last month have been Feed by Mira...

Chelsea

May Releases: Charlaine Harris, Veronica Roth, Rachel Vincent, Cassandra Clare, 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 May 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. MAY 1 Bitterblue by Kristin Cashmore (Graceling Realm #3) YA Black Dawn by Rachel Caine (Morganville...

Chelsea

Waiting on Wednesday: Insurgent by Veronica Roth

We don’t do Waiting on Wednesday very often here at VBC. However, with so many epic releases yesterday, we figure you’re in a book coma today. (Did you read Lover Reborn or Sacrificial Magic first?) As such, we’re going to use today’s blog post to look at something awesome: Insurgent. There’s a reason Veronica Roth’s debut Divergent made our Best Books of 2011 list, and you can bet we’ll pre-order its...

Chelsea

Vampire Book Club’s Best Books of 2011

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...

Chelsea

Book Bits: Downside Ghosts, BDB, Carolyn Crane, Molly Harper, Terri Garey, Contest Roundup, more

It’s been a few weeks, but Book Bits has returned! And, I have news for J.R. Ward and Carolyn Crane fans, excerpts of the urban fantasy and paranormal romance persuasions and cover eye candy. Dive in, readers. Cover for Sacrificial Magic Just yesterday Stacia Kane revealed the cover art for her fourth Downside Ghosts novel Sacrificial Magic. And, I don’t know about you guys, but I’m in love. The design...

Chelsea

Help fashion the new, improved Recommendations page

After my mad gush-fest on Kristen Painter’s Blood Rights yesterday, I’m encouraged to move forward with an overhaul to the VBC recommendations page. I know you guys use it quite a bit, and I try to make sure it only has the best of the best. If it’s on that page, I’ll personally vouch that it rules. But I’d like to be able to showcase more books via our recommendations page. Right now it’s mostly a...

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

Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth

Divergent (Divergent #1) Veronica Roth Published: May 3, 2011 (Harper Teen) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 5 stars Prior to its release there was lots of online buzz about Divergent. Five-star reviews everywhere. Could this debut YA novel really live up to the hype? Unequivocally, yes. I couldn’t sleep one night, and decided I’d crack open my ARC of Divergent. My plan was just...

Chelsea

Waiting on Wednesday: Divergent by Veronica Roth

We have a really good feeling about Veronica Roth’s debut novel Divergent. The book doesn’t come out until May 2011, but by then we’re going to be aching for another good YA dystopian novel. (OK, and the cover is gorgeous.) We found this clip of Roth talking about the book and one of its morally bankrupt characters and found ourselves adding the book to the to-read list. Watch it, and see if you don’t...