I went into the reading of the RIDERS by Veronica Rossi blind. Well, almost blind. I knew it was supposed to be more urban fantasy than sci-fi, like Rossi’s last YA series. I knew there was probably going to be a flaming horse. AND I saw on Goodreads that more than one user had shelved […]
Ye gods. I had difficulty with REIGN OF SHADOWS from almost the very first page. There were issues of clarity: From high in my perch, I listened. My hearing had long adapted to the darkness. What does that mean? Even knowing that Luna lived in a world covered with darkness (b/c seventeen year eclipse), this […]
David Sullivan lives in a version of our world where ability enhancing spheres just appeared out of the blue one day. Canary Yellow for perfect memory, Aquamarine for fast healing, Cranberry to become more attractive, etc. As far as anyone can tell, once “burned” the gifts granted by the spheres last forever. The problem is […]
When I read the Lux series awhile back, it literally consumed my life for about 5 days. I read them back to back and absolutely loved the whole experience. Oblivion tells Daemon’s side of the story from the first three books. So when I saw that Sophia at Delighted Reader had reviewed this book, I […]
Another day, another Morganville Vampire book. Or I should say, another day in the life of Morganville and Claire. And the vampires. What a series this has been, and I am not even close to the end yet! Out of the blue, a gym has opened up in Morganville. Not just any gym, but one […]
In a county that worships a death goddess, nine families of assassins are her chosen disciples. Each family executes (HA!) their religious duty—legal assassination—from their individual territory, all except the Saldana and Da Via families whose territory is shared. Unsurprisingly, these two families are also the top ranked, each of their blades kept sharp by […]
SO. The good news is that it only took an afternoon to read REVENGE AND THE WILD by Michelle Modesto. The other news is . . . meh. In all fairness, several of the contributing factors to the MEH are personal preference issues. Like I find too few gadgets just as annoying as too many […]
I continued with this series by listening instead of reading. As usual with any of the books in this series, I got pulled into the story and didn’t want to stop listening. It had just been long enough since I read the first eight books almost back to back, to completely engage me all over […]
There are a lot of things wrong with this book. A lot, a lot. Probably more than five. I’ll make a list later, but I want it to be clear that ORPHAN QUEEN is a seriously flawed example of YA fantasy . . . Before I tell you that I kind of liked it anyway. […]
I wasn’t going to review this for Rabid Reads, but then I was reminded of the multitudes of unfortunates who haven’t read HARRY POTTER yet . . . I ask myself: Me: How can this be? Self: *shrugs awkwardly* Me: The HARRY POTTER books breathed new life into readers of all ages. They’re amazing, wonderful, […]
I don’t know about the rest of you, but when one of my favorite authors recommends a book or another author, I AM THERE. How much more so when the recommended author is the real life bff of said author? How much more so when the book in question is meant to be (at least […]