June 2011
13 posts
Review- Two for One: The Dark Ink Chronicles
Elle Jasper desperately needed a structural editor and proof reader for this second book and I’m not sure why she didn’t get one from Signet.
She fell into so many of the traps of the genre, most damningly turning a great heroine from the first book into a Mary Sue.
Despite this, I would say pick up the first book for sure as Riley Poe, our tattooed reformed bad-girl, and her exploration of the vampire world will keep your attention all the way through. The author has some beautiful turns of phrase, a unique take on the urban fantasy genre, builds great tension and Southern atmosphere, and writes a hot love story. And really, what more do you want?
I really hope book three breaks away and up to surpass even the first book. It would be a great shame to see the potential in this author wasted.
thank you very much for your books suggestions :) I'm already a fan of Chloe Neill's Chicagoland Vampires series, but I'm going to check out the others!
thank you again.
and by the way, instant follow for your blog. books are precious.
thank you for the follow! hope you like the books I recommended.
Have you read Santa Olivia yet? It's most science fiction, I guess, but still wonderful. Prophecy of the Sisters is great, too.
No, no yet! But will definitely look for it now. Thanks for the recs!
“In this particular instance, he stroked her hand fondly. There was no attraction in the movement. “Sweetling,” he had once said, “you are at no more risk with me in that regard than you are in danger of me unexpectedly biting you—both being equal impossibilities. In the one case, I do not possess the necessary equipment upon contact, in the other case you do not.”
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Gail Carriger (Soulless)
Loved book one but owing to less-than-glowing reviews can’t bring myself to read on…
“Although security and warfare had never been my gig, vampire security was highly contextual and thus incredibly interesting. There were links to history (Vampires were screwed over yesterday!) and politics (House X screwed us over yesterday!), philosophy (Why do you think they screwed us over yesterday?) and ethics (If we didn’t bite, would they have screwed us over yesterday?), and, of course, strategy (How did they screw us over? How can we keep them from screwing us over again or, better yet, screw them over first?).”
— Chloe Neill (Some Girls Bite)
Two free fantasy novellas on Kindle today
First is Summer’s Crossing by Julie Kagawa
and second is Hunter’s Choice by Shiloh Walker, who is one of the few authors here on Tumblr. Check her Tumblr out here.
Might I recommend Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey? Or Naamah's Kiss has a bit more supernatural/fantasy in it, but KD definitely isn't a book you wanna skip over.
read that series around 3 years ago- amazing world created by Ms Carey! thanks for suggesting- keep ‘em coming!
10 Fantasy Sagas That Are Wronger Than Twilight - io9 →
io9.com
you have GOT to read this list. am still laughing. just a taste: “By all accounts this is a fun paranormal romance… as long as you don’t think too much about a guy and his pet cat hooking up.”
“Then she slaps WolfStar in the face repeatedly with the dead fetus that contains the soul of WolfStar’s lover.”
HarperCollins discount madness on Kindle
Not sure what is going on but a lot of HarperCollins discounts ($2.99) today for Kindle, including some UF titles like:
Night’s Cold Kiss by Tracy O’Hara
Bite Me! by Melissa Francis (YA)
Vampire Uprising by Marcus Peligrimas
Kindle price cuts on UF/Paranormal books
Amazon has a list of Sunshine deals of books under $3 and there are a few supernatural ones:
Demons are a Girl’s Best Friend by Linda Wisdom
Once Bitten and Twice Dead by Kalayna Price
and I’m sure many more that I haven’t found yet - over 600 titles so check it out here
