Review: Hotter Than Hell (13 Author Anthology)

Liviania's review of Hotter Than Hell by Tanya Huff, Marjorie M. Liu, Cheyenne McCray, L.A. Banks, Susan Krinard, Keri Arthur, Heidi Betts, Lilith Saintcrow, Susan Sizemore, Denise Little, Carrie Vaughn, Linda Winstead Jones, and Kim Harrison
Urban fantasy/paranormal romance anthology released by Harper 24 June 08

With Hotter than Hell, HarperCollins goes in a somewhat different direction from their previous Hell anthologies. These are erotic short stories rather than novellas. It's worth picking up if you're very fond of one of the authors or wish to experience several of the authors' work before buying their series. While all of the stories are well-written and none are truly awful, many of the stories are forgettable or unsatisfying. Read more

Tags: anthology, Carrie Vaughn, Cheyenne McCray, Denise Little, Grade C, Harper, Heidi Betts, Hotter than Hell, July 2008, Keri Arthur, Kim Harrison, L.A. Banks, Lilith Saintcrow, Linda Winstead Jones, Liviania, Marjorie M. Liu, Paranormal, Review, Susan Krinard, Susan Sizemore, Tanya Huff

Review: The Outlaw Demon Wails (Rachel Morgan, Book 6) by Kim Harrison

Gwen's review of The Outlaw Demon Wails (Rachel Morgan, Book 6) by Kim Harrison
Urban fantasy hardcover released by Eos on 26 Feb 08

I know I'm not alone here.  I know there are other Rachel Morgan fans out there.  I know there are some former Rachel Morgan fans out there who wrote her off as being TSTL.  I'm here to tell all of you, current and former, that RACHEL GETS A CLUE in this sixth entry in the series!!  Yes!!  Really!  No seriously! I'm not kidding!

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Tags: 2008, Eos, February 2008, Grade A, Gwen, Kim Harrison, Rachel Morgan series, Review, The Outlaw Demon Wails, Urban Fantasy

Review: For A Few Demons More (Rachel Morgan & The Hollows, Book 5) by Kim Harrison

Gwen's review of For A Few Demons More (Rachel Morgan & The Hollows, Book 5) by Kim Harrison
Paranormal fantasy published 20 Mar & 27 Nov 07 by Eos

My relationship with the Rachel Morgan books is complicated.  I both love and hate them.  I care about the characters, enjoy the action and predicaments, but I want to throw the book at the wall regularly when a character (usually Rachel) does something stupid.  There are many TSTL moments in a Rachel Morgan book.  Despite this, Harrison manages to work the characters thru these moments and the plot actually ends up moving along because of them, not in spite of them.  That's the one thing I really like about these books - the plot moves.  It rolls unpredictably, jarringly, inexorably along.  And that is what makes these such page-turners, despite the flaws.  The reader just has to know what happens next. Read more

Tags: 2007, Fantasy, For A Few Demons More, Grade B, Gwen, Kim Harrison, November 2007, Paranormal, Rachel Morgan series, Review, Urban Fantasy