Friday, October 21, 2011

Midnight Awakening (Midnight Breed book 3)

by Lara Adrian.

Book 3 follows Tegan, and that's great because you're really wondering about him at this point. He's a tough guy to like from the outside but we get to see inside in this book and a new dimension is added.  Elise also has a past and the story is intriguing that brings them together.  The overall plot line/mystery really makes a lot of progress in this one as we get closer to the unknown evil and make a few resolutions in this one.

Kiss of Crimson (Midnight Breed book 2)

by Lara Adrian.

The second in the series, started out kind of rocky relationship wise but came together well in the end.  I love that it continues with a new warrior of the Breed but you still get to follow the previous characters since they're interconnected.  Dante and Tess' story has a lot of action and also moves along the overall plot quite a bit.  I really enjoy this series!

One Grave At A Time (Nighthuntress book 6)

by Jeanine Frost.

Another Cat and Bones and one of the better ones lately (if you don't count the first few which were the very best). This one focuses on ghosts a bit more, partly because her Uncle Don is now a ghost and partly because the mystery that Cat and Bones are out to 'solve' revolves around a ghost. Action packed and filled with characters we love - it's a great one!

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Kiss of Midnight (Midnight Breed book 1)

by Lara Adrian.

A new author and vampire series to try out. I got 3 for 2 credits and thought I'd give them a try. The first in the series follows Lucan, a GenOne (generation one) vampire who founded a group of warriors who hunt the Rogue vampires that have given in to blood lust. He himself is fighting blood lust constantly and trying to hide that from his brothers.

Then he meets Gabrielle who is marked as a Breed Mate (if he drinks her blood he binds her to him forever). She gets tangled into his world unknowingly and eventually he brings her under his protection with the truth.

Overall I really enjoyed the book. A few new twists on Vampire lore and some new 'history', like vampires are born from human mothers with vampire fathers. The group of warriors includes a few that are already blood bonded and a few others that will have their own stories that I'm looking forward to in the next few books. I will definitely continue with this series for a while!

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Ten Things I Love About You

by Julia Quinn.

This is a victorian romance from a new author I thought I'd try out. It was a good book in general, not a Lisa Kleypas grab ya type but still good and enjoyable.

Annabel is planning to marry an Earl to save her 8 brothers and sisters financially however she's fallen for Sebastian, the Earl's hated nephew. A little love triangle and some funny scenes make for an interesting story set in Victorian England. Sebastian is also secretly a writer (writes under a female pseudonym).

Enjoyable, not sure I'm going to go looking for more but maybe, especially if there are familiar characters in them.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

In Too Deep (Glass light series book 2)

by Jayne Ann Krentz.

FINALLY is the first thought I had. We finally get Fallon's story and it's a great one. Full of mystery and investigation and danger of course. Isabella has quite a history and being a Finder makes her a great addition to J & J.

A small tie back to Eclipse Bay and Arizona Snow is fun too, and Zach Jones and Raine make appearances too.

Quicksilver (glass light trilogy book 1)

by Amanda Quick.

I LOVE amanda quick books! I've read them all (most of them I've read twice). And her new ones are just as good. They are definitely formulaic and there are a few 'scenes' that are basically required in an Amanda Quick book but I love them for that too.

This is in the Arcane Society series so it's a paranormal victorian romance. Virginia can read images stored in mirrors and Owen is a Sweetwater (finally we get to meet some more of that family!) Neither is actually a member of Arcane but they are tightly coupled with them. There's a secondary romance going on as well which is always fun.

I highly recommend this one and it was just a lead up to the second in the series which is FINALLY Fallon Jone's story!