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Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake – Advance Review
Posted on August 19, 2011 | 2 CommentsBook Jacket: Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, […] -
Bloodlines by Richelle Mead – Advance Review
Posted on August 15, 2011 | No CommentsBook Jacket: Blood doesn’t lie… Sydney is an alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of human and vampires. They […] -
The Blackhope Enigma by Teresa Flavin – Review
Posted on August 11, 2011 | 3 CommentsBook Jacket: For centuries, Blackhope Tower has been shrouded in intrigue, centering on a labyrinth and painting in the Mariner’s Chamber. When fourteen-year-old Sunni Forrest visits the tower and sees […] -
Cleopatra’s Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter – Review
Posted on August 9, 2011 | 2 CommentsBook Jacket: “The Luxe” meets the ancient world in the extraordinary story of Cleopatra’s daughter. Selene has grown up in a palace on the Nile with her parents, Cleopatra & […] -
Grave Witch by Kalayna Price – Review
Posted on August 8, 2011 | 2 CommentsBook Jacket: Not even death can save her now. As a grave witch, Alex Craft can speak to the dead-she’s even on good terms with Death himself. As a consultant […] -
In the SDCC spotlight – Patricia Briggs and Kim Harrison
Posted on August 2, 2011 | No CommentsComic-con 2011 was once again a mad whirlwind of Fangirl delight – and it just so happened that this year two of my all time favorite UF authors, Patricia Briggs […] -
Blood Work by Kim Harrison – Review
Posted on July 28, 2011 | No CommentsBook Jacket: When Ivy met Rachel, the result wasn’t exactly love at first sight. Sparks flew as the living vampire and the stubborn witch learned what it meant to be […] -
City of Dragons by Kelli Stanley – Review
Posted on July 19, 2011 | No CommentsBook Jacket: February, 1940. In San Francisco’s Chinatown, fireworks explode as the city celebrates Chinese New Year with a Rice Bowl Party, a three day-and-night carnival designed to raise money […] -
Susan Griffith on pulps, vampires, and more
Posted on July 17, 2011 | No CommentsSusan Griffith, half of the writing team behind the Vampire Empire series, talks pulps, classic horror, and what’s coming up next for the series. Byrt: So tell me a little bit about […] -
A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley – Review
Posted on July 12, 2011 | 1 CommentBook Jacket: Award-winning author Alan Bradley returns with another beguiling novel starring the insidiously clever and unflappable eleven-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce. The precocious chemist with a passion for poisons […]