Liviania’s review of A Perfect Blood (The Hollows, Book 10) by Kim Harrison Urban Fantasy published by Harper Voyager 21 Feb 12 Pale Demon injected life into the Hollows series.  It was tense, sexy, and all about the characters.  A Perfect Blood has a lot to live up to.  And it does have a promising [...]

Liviania’s review of If I Tell by Janet Gurtler Young Adult published by Sourcebooks Fire 1 Oct 11 I knew almost nothing about the book when I began If I Tell.  That’s a good situation to go into the book with, because it may be slim, but If I Tell covers a wide range of [...]

Liviania’s review of Frostbound (The Dark Forgotten, Book 4) by Sharon Ashwood Paranormal Romance published by Signet 7 Jun 11 Sharon Ashwood knows how to write a fun paranormal romance.  Much of Frostbound would be cause for an angst fest in other hands.  But Ashwood’s characters aren’t the kind to revel in their own misery.

Liviania’s review of Magic Slays (Kate Daniels, Book 5) by Ilona Andrews Urban Fantasy published by Ace 31 May 11 Magic Bleeds is an almost perfect urban fantasy novel, so husband and wife team Ilona Andrews have a lot to live up to in Magic Slays.  But while Magic Slays falls short of its predecessor, [...]

Liviania’s review of Serpent’s Storm (Calliope Reaper-Jones, Book 3) by Amber Benson Urban fantasy published by Ace 22 Feb 11 Serpent’s Storm is one of two books I’ve read recently that I loved aside from one element.  Amber Benson (yes, Tara of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has been improving with each book in the Calliope [...]

Liviania’s review of Fun & Games (Charlie Hardie Trilogy, Book 1) by Duane Swierczynski Pulp Thriller published by Mulholland 20 Jun 11 Sybs passed Fun & Games on to me because she knows that I sometimes read comics.  I’m not a big Marvel girl, but I accepted because I had heard of Duane Swierczynski.  I [...]

Liviania’s review of Twisted (Intertwined, Book 3) by Gena Showalter Urban fantasy published by Harlequin Teen 30 Aug 11 Gena Showalter’s Intertwined series has never been light and fluffy, but Twisted takes some dark turns.  This isn’t too surprising considering Unraveled ended shortly after Aden, the hero, got stabbed through the heart.

Liviania’s review of Secrets of the Demon (Demon Summoner, Book 3) by Diana Rowland Urban Fantasy published by DAW 4 Jan 11 One of Sybil’s life goals is to convince me to read series out of order.  Sometimes I give in; sometimes I don’t.  It’s hard to resist when she hands me something like Diana [...]

Liviania’s Duckies Do Series review of The Love by Numbers Trilogy by Sarah MacLean Historical Romance published by Avon Mar 10-Apr 11 In 2009, Sarah MacLean’s debut The Season got several good reviews on young adult book blogs.  I put it out of my mind since it’s a hardcover, but then her adult romances started [...]

Liviania’s review of Hellforged (Deadtown, Book 2) by Nancy Holzner Urban Fantasy published by Ace 28 Dec 10 Hellforged does not start immediately after Deadtown, there’s little downtime between the two books.  Vicky may have just banished a demon, but that doesn’t mean her work is over.  She’s just created new problems for herself to [...]

Liviania’s review of Among Thieves (A Tale of the Kin, Book 1) by Douglas Hulick Fantasy published by ROC 5 April 11 I buy books on impulse.  I bought Among Thieves because it had the word ‘thieves’ on the cover.  Yes, it was from ROC, an imprint I like.  Yes, the back cover blurb involved [...]

Liviania’s review of Tangled Threads (Elemental Assassin, Book 4) by Jennifer Estep Urban Fantasy published by Pocket 26 Apr 11 I can’t decide if Jennifer Estep is spinning her wheels with Tangled Threads or not.  If it were a standalone novel, I would love it.  As it is, I feel like very few of the [...]

Liviania’s review of Right Hand Magic (Golgotham, Book 1) by Nancy A. Collin Urban Fantasy published by ROC 7 Dec 10 Urban fantasy heroines kick ass.  It’s one of the great things about the genre.  At the same time, heroines who aren’t good fighters are a good change of pace.  There’s more than one way [...]

Liviania’s review of Blackout (Cal Leandros, Book 6) by Rob Thurman Urban Fantasy published by Roc 1 Mar 11 It seems like many romance readers hate the amnesia plot. Urban fantasy readers complain about it less, likely because it is used less. But I think Rob Thurman used it well. Despite being the sixth book [...]

Liviania’s review of Ghost of a Chance (Ghost Finders, Book 1) by Simon R. Green Urban fantasy published by Ace 31 Aug 10 Simon R. Green began writing urban fantasy when the genre was still young. Thus, I’ve heard good things about his work for awhile. I bought one of his books before, only to [...]