TITLE: BLOOD BOUND
AUTHOR: PATRICIA BRIGGS
GENRE: URBAN FANTASY
RATING: 5 STARS
This is the second book in the Mercedes Thompson series. See review of Moon Called
During the events of Moon Called, Mercy becomes indebted to a local vampire, Stefan. Blood Bound starts out with him calling in that favor. What seems like a simple job of accompanying Stefan while he delivers a message to another vampire, turns into something a lot more dangerous. And Mercy isn't very happy when the werewolf pack decides to step in and help with the situation in order to keep her out of harms way.
This book just cemented my love of this series. Briggs does an amazing job with Mercy's continuing story. I loved watching as she becomes more involved with the local pack. Some of my favorite scenes were seeing Mercy claim her place among them, while still trying to maintain her distance from the entire supernatural world. The love triangle that started in Moon Called was advanced a bit, but overall it was just a small side story. But I can easily see things heating up in the next book! It was also very interesting to see more of the local vampire clan and how they operate.
Patricia Briggs knocks another one out of the park with a great story that grabs your attention and just holds on!
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2/7/10
Guilty Pleasure by Laurell K. Hamilton
TITLE: GUILTY PLEASURES
AUTHOR: LAURELL K. HAMILTON
GENRE: URBAN FANTASY
RATING: 3 STARS
Guilty Pleasures is the first book in the Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter series. The protagonist, Anita, is a necromancer with a real hatred for vampires. But when the local vampires decided that they want her to investigate some vampire murders, she learns that they will go to any lengths to get her to do what they want.
I've never read any books by Laurell K. Hamilton, although I've been meaning to for quite a while. When you read a lot of books in this genre, you hear her name a lot! So I finally am trying her out!
This book does seem to be a good set-up for a great series. But on it's own, it was just alright. It did create a fantastic world that I am looking forward to reading about more in the future. Those of my friends that are huge fans of this series have mentioned one of the characters, Jean-Claude, many times to me. I liked what I saw of him, but there really wasn't anywhere near enough of him for me to get a good feel for him. Hopefully his character will be explored more in the next few books.
Overall - A really good read. Not a favorite, but I have a feeling that the series will just get better.
AUTHOR: LAURELL K. HAMILTON
GENRE: URBAN FANTASY
RATING: 3 STARS
Guilty Pleasures is the first book in the Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter series. The protagonist, Anita, is a necromancer with a real hatred for vampires. But when the local vampires decided that they want her to investigate some vampire murders, she learns that they will go to any lengths to get her to do what they want.
I've never read any books by Laurell K. Hamilton, although I've been meaning to for quite a while. When you read a lot of books in this genre, you hear her name a lot! So I finally am trying her out!
This book does seem to be a good set-up for a great series. But on it's own, it was just alright. It did create a fantastic world that I am looking forward to reading about more in the future. Those of my friends that are huge fans of this series have mentioned one of the characters, Jean-Claude, many times to me. I liked what I saw of him, but there really wasn't anywhere near enough of him for me to get a good feel for him. Hopefully his character will be explored more in the next few books.
Overall - A really good read. Not a favorite, but I have a feeling that the series will just get better.
1/8/10
Truly, Madly by Heather Webber
TITLE: TRULY, MADLY (LUCY VALENTINE #1)
AUTHOR: HEATHER WEBBER
GENRE: URBAN FANTASY/PARANORMAL ROMANCE
RATING: 5 STARS
What a fun, enjoyable book! Great start to a brand new series! I received an ARC of this book as part of a first-reads giveaway. I am really glad that I did! FYI, the book wont actually be released until the first week in February.
This is the story of Lucy Valentine. She is a girl with a problem! Lucy comes from a long line of matchmakers. The ability to match make is literally in their genes. All of the members of her family can see the colors of people's spirits. Then, they find two people who's spirits match, and presto! You have a match. In fact, their matchmaking business has a 98% success rate. But as I said, Lucy has a problem. When she was a teenager, she was electrocuted, and now, she can't see the colors any more. Instead, she has a new "talent". Whenever Lucy touches someone's hand, if they are thinking about something that they've lost, she can see where it is. When a family issue forces Lucy to temporarily take over the family matchmaking business, she is terrified. How in the world can her odd talent help her with matchmaking?
I loved how unpredictable this book was! There was some great romance, but certainly not the type that you usually read. Also, there was a fantastic mystery that literally had me guessing all the way to the end. I kept being sure that I knew what the outcome of the mystery would be, but I was completely wrong!
This book had a bit of everything! Mystery, romance, humor, phenomenal characters that you can't help but love, and just a perfect dose of the supernatural. Give it a try! Just a little note. If you really aren't into supernatural or fantasy, you should still give this book a try. There is a supernatural element, but not a huge dose of it.
Another note - I actually classified the genres of this book as both Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. For those of you who are big into these genres, you know that those two are typically not the same book. But this book is borderline on them both. There is some romance, and it's a big part of the story. But there are also several main story lines that have nothing to do with the romance. So, I classified it as both!
AUTHOR: HEATHER WEBBER
GENRE: URBAN FANTASY/PARANORMAL ROMANCE
RATING: 5 STARS
What a fun, enjoyable book! Great start to a brand new series! I received an ARC of this book as part of a first-reads giveaway. I am really glad that I did! FYI, the book wont actually be released until the first week in February.
This is the story of Lucy Valentine. She is a girl with a problem! Lucy comes from a long line of matchmakers. The ability to match make is literally in their genes. All of the members of her family can see the colors of people's spirits. Then, they find two people who's spirits match, and presto! You have a match. In fact, their matchmaking business has a 98% success rate. But as I said, Lucy has a problem. When she was a teenager, she was electrocuted, and now, she can't see the colors any more. Instead, she has a new "talent". Whenever Lucy touches someone's hand, if they are thinking about something that they've lost, she can see where it is. When a family issue forces Lucy to temporarily take over the family matchmaking business, she is terrified. How in the world can her odd talent help her with matchmaking?
I loved how unpredictable this book was! There was some great romance, but certainly not the type that you usually read. Also, there was a fantastic mystery that literally had me guessing all the way to the end. I kept being sure that I knew what the outcome of the mystery would be, but I was completely wrong!
This book had a bit of everything! Mystery, romance, humor, phenomenal characters that you can't help but love, and just a perfect dose of the supernatural. Give it a try! Just a little note. If you really aren't into supernatural or fantasy, you should still give this book a try. There is a supernatural element, but not a huge dose of it.
Another note - I actually classified the genres of this book as both Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. For those of you who are big into these genres, you know that those two are typically not the same book. But this book is borderline on them both. There is some romance, and it's a big part of the story. But there are also several main story lines that have nothing to do with the romance. So, I classified it as both!
1/4/10
Storm Front by Jim Butcher
AUTHOR: JIM BUTCHER
GENRE: URBAN FANTASY
RATING: 4 STARS
This is the first book in The Dresden Files series. The protagonist, Harry Dresden, is a wizard. Yes, he even advertises in the yellow pages, under Wizard! I love books with a supernatural element, and that genre consists of the majority of the books I read. I loved the fact that this book had a different take on the supernatural world. I enjoyed seeing things from the perspective of a Wizard. That's not typical. I also listen to numerous audio books, and every time that I read discussions about great audio books, this series is brought up. For some reason, I kept putting off listening to it. I'm glad that I finally did!
I really enjoyed this story. Harry Dresden was a great character to get to know. I loved his dry, self deprecating personality. But honestly, I'm not sure if I would have enjoyed this book anywhere near as much if I had read it instead of listening to it. James Marsters did a fantastic job of bringing Dresden to life. He was the perfect guy for the job! Sometimes, the way that he said something, or would pause, or sigh, I could just picture Dresden right there. I could see the look on his face, or the roll of his eyes.
I can't wait to move on to the next book in the series. From what I've heard, this series just keeps getting better!
1/1/10
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
TITLE: MOON CALLED
AUTHOR: PATRICIA BRIGGS
GENRE: URBAN FANTASY
RATING: 5 STARS
This book is a fantastic start to an Urban Fantasy series by Patricia Briggs. The focus is on Mercedes Thompson, a walker/were-coyote. Although she is one of a kind, she finds herself surrounded by other members of the hidden supernatural world. Mercy was raised by werewolves, but left their community when she was only 16 years old. No matter what she does, Mercy seemed to keep getting pulled into the business of the werewolves, vampires and the fae.
Briggs created a fantastic, strong, kick-ass female lead in Mercy. She never lets anyone push her around. Not even her neighbor and friend, Adam, the Alpha of the local werewolf pack. This novel has a great cast of characters that you can easily identify with. One of the things that I really enjoyed was seeing the pack dynamic. I’ve always been interested in the way that animals interact with each other, and I think that Patrcia Briggs did a great job of incorporating the way that a true pack of wolves would be.
"Moon Called" is a very edgy Urban Fantasy, with just the perfect mix of romance and humor inserted. This was a great, fun, fast reading book. The perfect start to a series. For those paranormal fans out there that are hooked on Vamps, and don’t think that you would ever like werewolves, try this book! You’ll love it!
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