Book Review: Ghost Town by Rachel Caine
Ghost Town (Morganville Vampires #9) Rachel Caine New American Library, October 2010 ISBN 0451231619 Hardcover Ghost Town is the ninth book so far in the Morganville Vampire series. The basis is Claire Danvers, girl genius, who wanted to go to MIT on early entry, but her parents sent her closer to home to Texas Plains [...]
January 6, 2011
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Book Review: Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman Harper Perennial, 2008 (2005) ISBN 0061342394 Trade Paperback Fat Charlie Nancy is an unassuming American making a life for himself in England, namely away from his father, who has made him the butt of all jokes since he was a child. He has an average job, and a charming fiancée who [...]
October 24, 2010
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This and That
And the winner is— Congratulations to Reader Wil in the Netherlands for winning a signed copy of Vicki Lane’s The Day of Small Things and many thanks to everyone else who entered the drawing! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well, I’m $1,300 poorer but now we know a lot about Hamilton’s health. He has good skeletal condition and no [...]
September 23, 2010
Tags: AmazonEncore, contest, dark fantasy, Hamilton, humor, Scholastic Press, young adult, \ Posted in: Contests/Giveaways, Hamilton, Tales of a Bookseller, Teeny Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Tomb with a View by Casey Daniels
Tomb with a View Casey Daniels Berkley Prime Crime, July 2010 ISBN 0425235513 Mass Market Paperback Pepper Martin does not want her current assignment. It’s the 179th birthday of President James A. Garfield; there is a Garfield memorial at Cleveland’s Garden View Cemetery. Of course, there will be some celebration of this anniversary. Unfortunately for [...]
July 18, 2010
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Book Review: Murder in Vein by Sue Ann Jaffarian
Murder in Vein Sue Ann Jaffarian Midnight Ink, September 2010 ISBN 0738723118 Trade Paperback Somehow, helping vampires catch a rogue of their own isn’t quite what Madison Rose had in mind when she left Boise for L.A.  Apparently, there is a lot more going on in L.A. than most people realize.  The vampire culture is [...]
July 12, 2010
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Book Review: Changes by Jim Butcher
Changes (Dresden Files #12) Jim Butcher Roc, 2010 ISBN 045146317X Hardcover I almost didn’t review the book. Â Two thumbs up, five stars, and an ending that left me in tears for more than an hour and has had me talking to everyone who’s read the book speculating on what’s going to happen next. Â Jim Butcher‘s [...]
July 5, 2010
Tags: dark fantasy, mystery, Roc, wizard detective Posted in: Full Reviews One Comment
Book Review: Monster by A. Lee Martinez
Monster A. Lee Martinez Orbit, 2009 ISBN 0316041262 Hardcover (ARC) I am not certain if the following could be called a review of a book or a reaction to a book. Until opening this book, the assumption was, rather naively I now realize, that after over a half century of reading, I had read every [...]
June 30, 2010
Tags: dark fantasy, humor, Orbit Posted in: Guest Reviews No Comments
Book Review: Divine Misfortune by A. Lee Martinez
Divine Misfortune A. Lee Martinez Orbit, March 2010 ISBN 0316041270 Hardcover I wept bitter tears when I realized we were losing Terry Pratchett. Â While no one author could replace him, A. Lee Martinez is shaping up to be one of the funniest young men in fantasy literature. His latest book, Divine Misfortune takes place in [...]
May 3, 2010
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Book Review: Monster by A. Lee Martinez
Monster A. Lee Martinez Orbit, February 2010 ISBN 0316049913 Mass Market If you enjoy comic urban fantasies, such as Christopher Moore and Jasper Fforde, you need to also check out A. Lee Martinez. Â This Dallas-based author will keep you laughing way past your bedtime with his absurd situations and likable characters. “Monster” is no exception. [...]
April 11, 2010
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Book Review: Kitty’s House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn
Kitty’s House of Horrors Carrie Vaughn Grand Central Publishing ISBN 0446199559 Mass Market Kitty and the Midnight Hour had me hooked on Kitty Norville and Carrie Vaughn from page one. Instead of your usual vampire hunter or detective, this urban fantasy heroine was a Denver-based werewolf with a late-night talk radio show for the supernaturals. [...]
April 5, 2010
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