Last Name begins with “F” » Badass Book Reviews

Keep Reading, It Only Gets Better.. or Not

May 202013

As a blogger, we have access to numerous novels not yet released. It’s like putting a kid in a candy store without a parent in sight and it is absolutely glorious. I’m so grateful for those advance reader copies because if I want to read a brand new story every day, I can do so. Even with an endless supply of advance reader copies, a continuing story in a established series draws me in even more. Why you ask? You already know the characters, the setting and the general storyline. The author can take an already developed storyline [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

An Oldie but a Goodie: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

No Responses »

May 102013

An Oldie but a Goodie: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Today, we bring you a special review The Great Gatsby, just in time for the movie release. Even if you are not planning to watch it, we completely recommend the book. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald First Published: 1925 Genres: Classics, Literary Fiction Available in Paperback, Ebook, Audiobook and Film Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. But one thing will always be out of his reach … Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties. Day and night his Long Island mansion buzzes with bright young things drinking, dancing and debating his mysterious character. For [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

Early Review: Towering by Alex Flinn

1 Response »

Apr 172013

Towering by Alex Flinn Book #3 in the Kendra Chronicles Genre: YA Fairy Tale Retelling Publication Date: 14 May 2013 ARC Provided by Edelweiss and HarperTeen Synopsis from Goodreads: At first, I merely saw his face, his hands on the window ledge. Then, his whole body as he swung himself through the window. Only I could not see what he swung on. Until, one day, I told my dream self to look down. And it was then that I saw. He had climbed on a rope. I knew without asking that the rope had been one of my own tying. [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

New Release Review: Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost

1 Response »

Apr 072013

New Release Review: Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost

Twice Tempted by Jeaniene Frost Book #2 in the Night Prince series Genre: Paranormal Romance Publication Date: 26 March 2013 E-Book Purchased from Amazon.com Synopsis from Goodreads: Dating the Prince of Darkness has its challenges… Leila’s psychic abilities have been failing her, and now she isn’t sure what the future holds. If that weren’t enough, her lover, Vlad, has been acting distant. Though Leila is a mere mortal, she’s also a modern woman who refuses to accept the cold shoulder treatment forever–especially from the darkly handsome vampire who still won’t admit that he loves her. Like choosing between eternal love and a loveless [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

Genre Book Showdown: The Ward vs Taken

1 Response »

Mar 242013

I’m trying out a new format for the Genre Book Showdown this time; let me know what you think! This month I read two YA dystopians that are the beginnings of new series and today they meet in the Genre Book Showdown. Who will take home the win? Will it be The Ward by Jordana Frankel, where the world is lacking clean water and a vicious disease affects a large portion of the people? Or will it be Taken by Erin Bowman which creates a world within a broken world? Read on to see who is declared the victor! The Contenders: The Ward by Jordana Frankel [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

New Release Review: Blood Winter by Diana Pharaoh Francis

No Responses »

Jan 182013

New Release Review: Blood Winter by Diana Pharaoh Francis

Blood Winter by Diana Pharoah Francis Book #4 in the Horngate Witches series Publication Date: 26 Dec 2012 Paperback Purchased from Amazon.com Synopsis from Goodreads: Set in apocalyptic America and featuring a magically enslaved heroine who is “a riveting mixture of guts, compassion, and furious anger as she struggles with a world coming apart at the seams” (Romantic Times), the fourth in a dynamic dark urban fantasy series unlike anything you’ve ever read before.Winter is coming to Montana and Shadowblade warrior Max is expecting trouble. People are hoarding everything. They are banding together, many flocking to the congregation of Sterling Savage, a [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

ARC Review: Hooked by Liz Fichera

No Responses »

Jan 142013

Hooked by Liz Fichera Book #1 – Hooked Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Interracial, Sports Romance Publication Date: Jan 29, 2013 Book provided by NetGalley and HarlequinTEEN When Native American Fredricka ‘Fred’ Oday is invited to become the only girl on the school’s golf team, she can’t say no. This is an opportunity to shine, win a scholarship and go to university, something no one in her family has done. But Fred’s presence on the team isn’t exactly welcome — especially not to rich golden boy Ryan Berenger, whose best friend was kicked off the team to make a spot [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

ARC Review: City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte

No Responses »

Nov 282012

ARC Review: City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte

City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte Publication Date: 27 Nov 2012 ARC Provided by Netgalley and Penguin Books Synopsis from Goodreads: Cosmically fast-paced and wildly imaginative, this debut novel is a perfect potion of magic and suspense!Once a city of enormous wealth and culture, Prague was home to emperors, alchemists, astronomers, and, as it’s whispered, hell portals. When music student Sarah Weston lands a summer job at Prague Castle cataloging Beethoven’s manuscripts, she has no idea how dangerous her life is about to become. Prague is a threshold, Sarah is warned, and it is steeped in blood.Soon after Sarah [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

ARC Review: Anything He Wants by Sara Fawkes

2 Responses »

Nov 222012

ARC Review: Anything He Wants by Sara Fawkes Release Date: November 27, 2012 Book provided by NetGalley and St. Martin’s Griffin Synopsis from Goodreads: First published as a five-part serial novel, Anything He Wants inflamed imaginations everywhere and became a national bestseller. Now available for the first time ever as a complete book, this edition contains never-before-released scenes and special bonus material. Don’t miss this erotic tale of a powerful billionaire who always gets what he wants and the young woman who’s about to enter his exclusive realm–a world of glittering opulence and all-consuming passion, where she’ll explore the darkest [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

ARC Review: Forbidden by Jacqueline Frank

No Responses »

Nov 052012

ARC Review: Forbidden by Jacqueline Frank Book 1 of The World of Nightwalkers series Release Date: October 30, 2012 Book provided by Edelweiss and Ballantine Books Synopsis from Goodreads: From New York Times bestselling author Jacquelyn Frank comes this first book in The World of the Nightwalkers—an exciting and sensual new spin-off series in which the Bodywalkers, an ancient race of the night, battles the evil forces who prey on them. The unexpected happens in an instant. On her way to work, secretary Docia Waverley hurtles into a crashing crossroads, and she quickly begins to suspect that things will never [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

Pretty When She Kills Blog Tour Stop and Excerpt!

2 Responses »

Sep 222012

Pretty When She Kills Blog Tour Stop and Excerpt!

Pretty When She Kills By Rhiannon Frater The girls of Badass Book Reviews are big fans of Rhiannon Frater and it is our pleasure to be a stop on the Pretty When She Kills Blog Tour. Please stop by the Bookish Brunette to win a grand prize! It feels like I have been waiting so long for the sequel to Pretty When She Dies, and here it is! Below is an excerpt from this fabulous book. What Frater does brilliantly is weave elements of horror, with the mythology of vampires and still manages to do really interesting character development. The characters from Pretty When [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

ARC Review: Broken Harbour (Dublin Murder Squad #4) by Tana French

1 Response »

Aug 312012

ARC Review: Broken Harbour (Dublin Murder Squad #4) by Tana French

Broken Harbour (Dublin Murder Squad #4) by Tana French *review copy of e-book received from netgalley and the publisher* Rating: 5 Stars/Grade A Blurb: Regina’s Review: Tana French could write an obituary and I would read it. I would, in fact, hunt down the newspaper just so that I could read it. Ms. French’s books are the sum of almost everything I love in fiction — flawed characters, seriously messed up pasts, conflicting moral questions, interesting settings and subtle social commentary. I believe French’s writing could be easily categorized as mystery or thriller, but I think putting French’s books in those boxes is [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

Cover Reveal – The Vampire Bride Series by Rhiannon Frater

1 Response »

Aug 212012

Cover Reveal - The Vampire Bride Series by Rhiannon Frater

The girls of Badass Book Reviews are big fans of Rhiannon Frater and it is our pleasure to reveal the brand new beautiful new covers to her Vampire Bride series. Take a look, aren’t they gorgeous? Tale of the Vampire Bride The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride The third book in the series Lament of the Vampire Bride is due to be released next year in the November/December 2013 time frame. We’re looking forward to reading this series. What do you think about these beautiful covers? Credits for the Photos Photographer: Helena Cruz Model: Megan Young Cover Artwork: [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

Review: The Likeness by Tana French

1 Response »

Aug 012012

The Likeness by Tana French *audio book borrowed from library* Rating: 5 Skulls/Grade A++ Blurb: Regina’s Review: If you are looking for a happy ending, a lover’s conclusion or a pat and satisfying ending to a mystery then a Tana French novel is not for you. However, if you are interested in reading about human relationships that are so deep and well developed that it feels like you can touch them, see them or have experienced them then I recommend The Likeness (and Tana French’s first in this series In the Woods). Ms. French has a knack for painting friendships [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

Review: Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost

3 Responses »

Jul 242012

Review: Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost Book Purchased from Book Depository AH’s Review – 4 stars – A- The highly anticipated Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost did not disappoint. I was expecting great things, after all this is The Vlad Tepesh aka Vlad the Impaler. There’s got to be a great story here, right? Ms. Frost delivers a great story. I was not completely awed by it; I felt that the ending was a little rushed. However, as a summer vacation book, it was a great escape read and who could ask for anything more? I liked the characters – [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

New Release Review: Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater

No Responses »

Jun 182012

New Release Review: Last Bastion of the Living by Rhiannon Frater

The Last Bastion of the Living: A Futuristic Zombie Novel by Rhiannon Frater 4 Stars/ Grade A *E-book provided by Rhiannon Frater* Regina’s Review I am reluctant to say anything about this book lest I spoil it for future readers. Ms. Frater has written an amazing story here and the building blocks of the story are so important, I just don’t want to ruin it for anyone. Each little place slides in place as a new piece of knowledge for the reader — you gotta learn it as you go. The Last Bastion is a zombie story and a dystopia story [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

New Release Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

1 Response »

Jun 082012

New Release Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn *E-book provided by Random House/Crown and Netgalley* Regina’s Review and Rating: 3 Stars/Grade B Okay, here is the thing. I like dark and twisted stories. The twisted plotlines and authentically scarred characters pull me and I am hooked. Gillian Flynn wrote such a story line very well in Sharp Objects. That story is messed up but beautiful all the same. Donna Tartt and Tana French are other authors that know how to write about those dark places in the human soul. But it isn’t just darkness in these stories that I love, there is also [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

Review of Fighting to Survive (As the World Dies #2) by Rhiannon Frater and Cover Reveal

3 Responses »

May 092012

Review of Fighting to Survive (As the World Dies #2) by Rhiannon Frater and Cover Reveal

Fighting to Survive (As the World Dies #2) by Rhiannon Frater *E-book purchased from Amazon* Regina’s Rating and Review: 5 Skulls, Grade A+ Rhiannon Frater has amazing talent to take a topic that has been written about a lot and turn it into something new, fresh and different. Fighting to Survive is the second in the As the World series and it delivers gory, scary zombie goodness with great survival drama. Fighting to Survive continues to be told from the alternating point of views of both Katie and Jennie who were introduced in The First Days. The story takes off exactly where it [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

Arc Review: Pride & Passion by Charlotte Featherstone

6 Responses »

Oct 172011

Arc Review: Pride & Passion by Charlotte Featherstone

… Pride & Passion by Charlotte Featherstone Erika’s Review Grade: B+ Let me start off by saying that Historicals are just not my favorite genre to read. The chaperones, the sweltering clothes, the heaving bosoms and the “OMG I will die and be burned at the stake if someone sees us within 3 feet of each other!’ drive me insane. I could never have lived back when woman were treated as objects to be owned, and were forced to marry in order to better their station in ‘life’, if that is what you call what they are living. But [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

Review: Blood Rock by Anthony Francis

No Responses »

Oct 012011

Blood Rock by Anthony Francis Received via NetGalley AH’s Review – Grade – A Oh, Dakota! How you’ve changed for the better! When we last left our tattooed, 6 foot tall, death-hawked, skin dancing heroine, she was adjusting to her newly adopted were-tiger daughter, Cinnamon. Motherhood has agreed with Dakota and I loved to see her in some sort of domestic bliss for a few moments. Blood Rock is a cool book. First of all, the world building is fantastic. This is the Edgeworld of Atlanta, a place where practitioners of magic, were, vampires, witches, and the like [ Read More of this Review ]

Share and Enjoy

Older Entries

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Share and Enjoy

Follow Badass Book Reviews