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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 ]

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Early Group Review: The Eternity Cure

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Apr 102013

The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa Book #2 in the Blood of Eden series Genre: YA Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic ARC provided by NetGalley and Harlequin Release Date: April 30, 2013 Synopsis from Goodreads: Allison Sekemoto has vowed to rescue her creator, Kanin, who is being held hostage and tortured by the psychotic vampire Sarren. The call of blood leads her back to the beginning—New Covington and the Fringe, and a vampire prince who wants her dead yet may become her wary ally. Even as Allie faces shocking revelations and heartbreak like she’s never known, a new strain of the Red Lung virus that decimated humanity [ Read More of this Review ]

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Early Review: Black Feathers by Joseph D’Lacey

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Mar 192013

Early Review: Black Feathers by Joseph D'Lacey

Welcome to another Badass joint review! Today, Regina and I take a look at Joseph D’Lacey’s beautifully twisted apocalyptic fantasy, Black Feathers. Black Feathers by Joseph D’Lacey Book #1 in the Black Dawn duology Genre: Apocalyptic Fantasy Publication Date: 26 March 2013 ARC Provided by Netgalley and Angry Robot Synopsis from Goodreads: Black Feathers is a modern fantasy set in two epochs: the Black Dawn, a time of environmental apocalypse, and generations into the future in its aftermath, the Bright Day. In each era, a child undertakes a perilous journey to find a dark messiah known as The Crowman. In their [ Read More of this Review ]

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Patricia Briggs Interview and Giveway, Group Review of Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson #7)

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Mar 052013

Patricia Briggs Interview and Giveway, Group Review of Frost Burned (Mercy Thompson #7)

We have some fun stuff today. First up is an interview with the amazing author Patricia Briggs! Her Mercy Thompson and Alpha & Omega series are a top favorites of mine and the ladies at BadAss. You can read our review of Fair Game, which the Badass Team loved and our interview with Ms. Briggs last year. Second, D.G. and myself review Patricia Briggs’s new release Frost Burned and then …….. because we want to share this amazing book, we are raffling off a TWO hardcover copies of Frost Burned. So if you want to win a copy your chances are good, so [ Read More of this Review ]

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Group Review: Ever After by Kim Harrison

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Jan 112013

+ + + Group Review: Ever After by Kim Harrison Book 11 in the Hollows series Book provided by Edelweiss and Harper Collins Release date 1/22/2013 Synopsis from Goodreads: The ever after, the demonic realm that parallels the human world, is shrinking. If it disappears completely, so does all magic. It’s up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to avert catastrophe and keep life from changing… for the worse. While saving the world is important, it isn’t Rachel’s only motivation. There’s also the small fact that she caused the ley line to rip in the first place, setting off a chain reaction [ Read More of this Review ]

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Group Discussion and Review: Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin

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Oct 132012

Group Discussion and Review: Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin

Sometimes, a regular review just isn’t right for a book. Sometimes, we are so excited about a book that we need to share our enthusiasm with others. Welcome to Badass Book Reviews discusses Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin. This is a spoiler-free discussion, so feel free to read without covering your eyes. Darla’s inventions/contraptions/etc. – Discuss AH: Darla is definitely someone you want on your side in the event of a volcanic apocalypse. The girl has serious mechanical engineering talents. A method to heat greenhouses without electricity, a grindstone, Bikezilla, and more. Darla rules. D.G.: I love Darla [ Read More of this Review ]

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ARC Review: Chasing Magic by Stacia Kane (and giveaway too!)

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Jun 262012

ARC Review: Chasing Magic by Stacia Kane Book 5 in Downside Ghosts series Release date: June 26, 2012 Book provided by NetGalley and the publisher Stacia Kane is one of our favorite authors and her Downside Ghosts series is a Badass Book Review favorite. We were so very excited to get an early review copy of this book. Once again, Michelle and I had to discuss this book. So here are our combined thoughts on this book: (Warning – there may be spoilers for previous books here – we tried to be as spoiler-free as possible). Added bonus for our [ Read More of this Review ]

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ARC Review – Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione

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May 312012

ARC Review - Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione

Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione Release Date: June 1, 2012 Book received from NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing AH and Michelle’s Thoughts on Lethal Rider – 4 Skulls from AH, 5 Skulls from Michelle – A Michelle and I decided to do something different for Lethal Rider. Instead of a review, we put together some of our impressions of the book in a bit of a conversation. We’ve each reviewed the book on Goodreads, so you can see AH’s review and Michelle’s review by clicking on the links. So here goes: AH - Thanatos as an alpha male caveman – whoa – [ Read More of this Review ]

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Review: The Reapers Are the Angels by Alden Bell

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May 252012

Review: The Reapers Are the Angels by Alden Bell

Zombie Week continues here at Badass Book Reviews with a joint review by AH and Regina The Reapers Are the Angels by Alden Bell AH and Regina’s Thoughts: So what was the writing style? Did you like it? AH – The writing style was different and it caught me off guard. It took a while to get used to the lack of quotation marks. At first I had to reread some of the text just to understand if it was a conversation. I did get used to it, but I didn’t really like the writing style. (Can you call it [ Read More of this Review ]

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