Synopsis: No one would ever make the mistake of calling Harper Connelly normal. First, there is her ability. She can sense the final resting place of the dead, even reliving their final moments. She uses this gift to her advantage. She is a consultant in missing person cases. She feels it is her duty to…
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Succubus Blues – Richelle Mead
Summary: Georgina Kincaid wants nothing more than to have a normal life. Unfortunately, she has made a deal with the devil and must live her life as a succubus. For a while it was enjoyable, having people sell their souls to be with her but it’s no longer what it used to be. She decides…
Authors I Love – Kelley Armstrong
Okay, I chose to start off this newest section of posts with an author who has put out amazing series after amazing series. Even through genre changes she has been the most imaginative writer I have read to date. With as many series as she has out you would think things would start to overlap….
Halfway to the Grave – Jeaniene Frost
Synopsis: Cat, half-vampire/ half-human, is on the hunt for her father, literally. He ruined her mother’s life and she wants nothing more than to stick a stake in his undead heart. Things get complicated as she is making her rounds one night and falls prey to an ubber blonde, British vampire with an annoying habit…
10 Must Read Young Adult Fantasy Novels
So, the last time I posted this, it was the Zombie edition and there were only five. However, the YA Fantasy genre has blown up over the last few years and there are some very good novels/series out there. You may even see an author on here twice. And here is the list, in no…
5 Must Read Young Adult Series’ (Zombie Edition)
So, I am a huge fan of fantasy novels! I am pretty sure you have guessed that by now. I am also a fan of young adult. Some people shy away from it, generally because they think the writing is sub par or the content is sub par. Me, I just like a good story….
The Magicians’ Guild
Synopsis: Every other year, the citizens of Imardin are forced to undergo a purge. The Magicians, cloaked in a magical shield scour the streets forcing the unwanted “dwells” out of the city. As usual, these low class city dwellers are angry and spiteful at being forced from their homes and general chaos ensues. The Magicians…
A Discovery of Witches – Deborah Harkness
Synopsis: Diana Bishop, of the Salem Bishops, is a scholar of Alchemy. Her research has taken her to Oxford to the Bodleian Library. While studying manuscripts for a key note address, she stumbles upon an enchanted manuscript and breaks the spell keeping the book from prying supernatural eyes. However, Diana has turned her back on…
The Blade Itself – Joe Abercrombie
Synopsis: Copied from Goodreads. Logen Ninefingers, infamous barbarian, has finally run out of luck. Caught in one feud too many, he’s on the verge of becoming a dead barbarian – leaving nothing behind him but bad songs, dead friends, and a lot of happy enemies. Nobleman Captain Jezal dan Luthar, dashing officer, and paragon of…
How I Approach Reading
I have come to find I approach reading in the same way that I approach food. That may sound odd but hear me out. I am not a big meat eater. In fact many would go so far as to call me a pseudo-vegetarian. You know, not really one but I mimic their ways often….
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