Gwen’s review of Flirt (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter, Book 18) by Laurell K. Hamilton Urban fantasy hardcover released by Berkley 2 Feb 10 Fans of Hamilton’s Anita Blake novels will love this short side entry.  This is a novel-length short story in the very sexy, very violent world of Anita Blake.  If you’re following this series and [...]

Gwen’s review of Divine Misdemeanors (Meredith Gentry, Book 8 ) by Laurell K. Hamilton Urban fantasy hardcover released by Ballantine 8 Dec 09 Laurell K. Hamilton’s Merry Gentry novels typically revolve around the politics of the Unseelie Court.  A couple of the early books were more about Merry’s Men and her day job working for [...]

Gwen’s review of Skin Trade (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter, Book 17) by Laurell K. Hamilton Urban fantasy hardcover released by Berkley 2 Jun 09 Laurell K. Hamilton is one of those “love her” or “hate her” authors.  It’s seldom that someone sits on a fence with her writing.  Her storytelling has changed enough over the [...]

Liviania’s review of Skin Trade (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter, Book 17) by Laurell K. Hamilton Urban fantasy released by Berkley 2 Jun 09 I started Skin Trade with high hopes.  The last Merry Gentry book, Swallowing Darkness, was high on plot and low on sex scenes that didn’t advance character development or plot.  Skin Trade [...]

Liviania’s review of Swallowing Darkness (Meredith Gentry, Book 7) by Laurell K. Hamilton Paranormal romance released by Ballantine 4 Nov 08 I can’t quit Laurell K. Hamilton.  She writes a total piece of crap like Mistral’s Kiss and I think it’s safe to quit the Merry Gentry series.  Then she follows it up with A [...]

This just in… We’ve just learned that Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake Vampire Hunter is going to be coming your way on TV next year!

Gwen’s review of Swallowing Darkness (Meredith Gentry, Book 7) by Laurell K. Hamilton Fantasy fiction released by Ballantine Books 4 Nov 08 The Meredith Gentry novels resonate with me on several levels: they’re fantasy novels, they have lots of action and suspense , they’ve got some good sex (sometimes a LOT of good sex), and [...]

Gwen’s review of Blood Noir (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 16) by Laurell K. Hamilton Urban fantasy hardcover released by Berkley 27 May 08 I’ve heard people describe this book as “florid” and reviews using phrases like “growing sense of ennui”. I agree and I disagree. Read on to find out where I depart ways [...]

I figured that if I wait until I have time to do full reviews of these six books, airborne porcine would be commonplace. So I decided to just do it – write a bunch of quick hits. These are all over the place as far as genre and release dates, so bear with me. Below [...]

We here in Romancelandia are complete series addicts. Once an author writes a well received book, her fans immediately start clamoring for more stories set in the same world. I think it would be correct to state that no two Romancelandians will ever have the exact same entries on their own Favorite Series list. 

Aural Pleasures 103 – “What” Audio Books are Recommended In Aural Pleasures 101, we looked at the “Why” and “Where” to buy audio books. In Aural Pleasures 102, we shared advice on “How” to select audio books. So now, for the “What” to buy. Here are a few of my recommendations (audio sample links provided [...]

Bev(QB)’s review of A Lick of Frost (Meredith Gentry, Book 6) by Laurell K. Hamilton Fantasy fiction released by Ballantine Books on 23 Oct 07 It all started with Hamilton wondering “What if?” What if the myths of Faery were real. How would the Fae be perceived in our modern culture of paparazzi and celebrity [...]