DAVE SPEAKS (In the Dead, Volume 2): Jesse Petersen KITTY'S BIG TROUBLE (Kitty Norville #9): Carrie Vaughn   :: THE DECLARATION (Declaration Trilogy #1): Gemma Malley BEYOND THE GRAVE (Past Midnight #3): Mara Purnhagen INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (Claudia's…

The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny by Simon R. Green My rating: 4 of 5 stars It's always good to catch up with John Taylor and all the other colourful characters that live in the Nightside. In this instalment, John is hired by an elf who wants to get to the other side o…

Dead Things by Stephen Blackmoore My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. I was in the mood for a gritty UF book, and that's exactly what I got. Awesome! Eric Carter is a necromancer. A shitty title, but hey, that's how he makes a living. And we get to see him in action right …

And although I don't feel like doing much, but sitting down on the couch to read and catch up on my Twitter feed, I've actually put together a to-do list.   There are a few things I'd like to get done today, before hubby gets home--including making  peanut butter choc-c…

Wild Card by Jamie Wyman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I picked this up for my Paperwhite last week and was very curious about the story. So I read it. ;) Catherine's soul doesn't belong to her. It belongs to the conniving goddess, Eris. For the last eight years, Eris has be…

Soulbound by Tessa Adams My rating: 5 of 5 stars I started reading this book on Friday afternoon, and have been engrossed in Xandra Morgan's world of witches, wizards, warlocks and the strong magic they wield ever since. Xandra is part of a powerful witchy royal family.…

Joshua’s uncle has survived a near fatal accident and Rose and Joshua drive to Newcastle to visit him, along with their friend Skeggsie. Joshua is convinced they are being followed. Can it be true, or is it just his paranoia? Rose and Joshua do not know who to trust – even Joshua’s unc…

When mysterious new boy Ryan Westland shows up at her school Eden Anfield is intrigued. On the face of it, he's a typical American teenager. So how come he doesn't recognise pizza and hasn't heard of Hitler? What puzzles Eden most, however, is the interest he's taking i…

As Cole begins to accept her new life as Akhet, every new vision from her past lives helps explain more about who she is in this life.Her love for Griffon grows as quickly as her Akhet abilities, while Cole learns to recognize other Akhet around her, including Drew, a young millionaire…

Dead Mann Walking by Stefan Petrucha My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. Just wow. This book was awesome! I'd been looking forward to reading it for a while now, but for some reason it kept getting lost in my bookshelf. But this week, I dug it out and got stuck into it. Glad that I…

Shapeshifted by Cassie Alexander My rating: 5 of 5 stars OMG. I love this series! I enjoyed the first two books so much I was really looking forward to reading the third. And it didn't disappoint. Edie Spence is a nurse and since she was shunned--for her own safety--from …

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum My rating: 5 of 5 stars It wasn't until this year that I realised there are many classic books I haven't read yet. So, I've decided to do something about it. A few weeks ago I watched an awesome episode of Supernatural…

Grave Secret by Sierra Dean My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really like this series, so I was looking forward to reading this book. After what Lucas did to her, Secret wants nothing to do with him. She's also keeping her distance from Desmond, though she misses him like crazy…

Binding the Shadows by Jenn Bennett My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love this series and couldn't wait to read the third book. But I'd been putting it off until I wrapped up my own UF series. As soon as I got started, I was hooked! Arcadia has plenty of good things in…

My rating: 5 of 5 stars I pre-ordered this book shortly after really enjoying the blurb. I mean, I couldn't resist this: "The job was simple: decapitate the zombie, get paid, get out. Warlock Marcus Shifter followed the plan perfectly. The corpse, however, did not."   …

Stephanie Plum has her sights set on catching a notorious mob boss. If she doesn't take him down, he may take her out.   New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum knows better than to mess with family. But when powerful mobster Salvatore "Uncle Sunny" Sunucchi goes on t…

After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood home in Illinois. Derek’s co…

Painted Faces by L.H. Cosway My rating: 5 of 5 stars I grabbed a free copy of this book for my Kindle a few weeks ago. I wasn't sure what to expect but had heard great things about it, so I was curious. As soon as I started reading, I was hooked by Fred's voice and how…

STEPHEN KING returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, THE SHINING.   An epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of hyper-devoted readers of THE SHINING and wildly satisfy anyone new to the territory …

Dead on the Delta by Stacey Jay My rating: 5 of 5 stars After not being able to engage with a few books, this book changed everything. I was hooked from the beginning and got so caught up I couldn't wait to get back into it. Yay! In this harsh urban fantasy world mosqui…