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Review: Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum #19) by Janet Evanovich

Mar 022013

Notorious Nineteen (Stephanie Plum #19) by Janet Evanovich *audio book borrowed and downloaded from local library’s overdrive system* Regina’s Rating: 2.5 stars/Grade D Blurb: New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is certain of three truths: People don’t just vanish into thin air. Never anger old people. And don’t do what Tiki tells you to do. After a slow summer of chasing low-level skips for her cousin Vinnie’s bail bonds agency, Stephanie Plum finally lands an assignment that could put her checkbook back in the black. Geoffrey Cubbin, facing trial for embezzling millions from Trenton’s premier assisted-living facility, has mysteriously vanished [ Read More of this Review ]

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Read with Caution: Beautiful Bastard and Primal Law

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Feb 062013

Read with Caution: Beautiful Bastard and Primal Law

Today’s “Read With Caution” features two different books in two different genres: Beautiful Bastard, a popular Twilight fan fiction previously known online as ‘The Office” and Primal Law, the first book in the “Alpha Pack” Paranormal Romance series. Read the Badass reviews to find out why you should proceed carefully with these books. Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren Book 1 in Beautiful Bastard series Release Date: February 12, 2013 Book provided by Edelweiss and Gallery Books Synopsis from Goodreads: An ambitious intern. A perfectionist executive. And a whole lot of name calling. Discover the story that garnered more than two [ Read More of this Review ]

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ARC Review: Release Me by J. Kenner

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Dec 102012

ARC Review: Release Me by J. Kenner Book provided by NetGalley, Edelweiss, and Random House Release Date: January 1, 2013 Synopsis from Goodreads: For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and Bared to You comes an erotic, emotionally charged romance between a powerful man who’s never heard “no” and a fiery woman who says “yes” on her own terms. He was the one man I couldn’t avoid. And the one man I couldn’t resist. Damien Stark could have his way with any woman. He was sexy, confident, and commanding: Anything he wanted, he got. And what he wanted was me. [ Read More of this Review ]

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Read with Caution: The Perfect Play and Urban Shaman

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Dec 032012

Read with Caution: The Perfect Play and Urban Shaman

Today we start a new bimonthly feature in which we discuss two popular books that didn’t impress us much. Why? Because we think our job is not only to recommend you great books, but also to steer you away from not so great reads. At the same time, we know that different books appeal to different people and we want your take. Have you read these books? If you have, do you agree or disagree with our assessment? And if you haven’t read them, are you still planning to read them? Read the mini-reviews and afterwards, let us know your [ Read More of this Review ]

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ARC Review: City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte

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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 ]

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ARC Review: Anything He Wants by Sara Fawkes

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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 ]

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ARC Review: Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear

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Jul 092012

ARC Review: Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear

Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lezear Book 1: The Aether Chronicles series Book provided by NetGalley and Flux Books Release date: August 8, 2012 AH’s Review – 2 Skulls – D What a promising start to a debut novel. I was transported back in time to the turn of the 20th century Los Angeles, a place where hover boards and zeppelins fly in the sky. Our heroine, a “sparky” girl named Noli repairs cars and other gadgets. Noli takes her best friend V (Steven) on a joyride in her lovingly restored flying car. Of course, the ride or rather the [ Read More of this Review ]

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ARC Review: Drain You by M. Beth Bloom

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Jun 152012

ARC Review: Drain You by M. Beth Bloom Release Date: July 24, 2012 Book Provided by Edelweiss and HarperTeen Genre: Young Adult AH’s Review: 2 Skulls – D I enjoy vampire books. I read all kinds. From the sparkly vampires to the ruthless, bloodthirsty ones, vampire books are a guilty pleasure of mine. I was excited to get a review copy of this book and the synopsis seemed intriguing. Unfortunately, this book did not wow me. I think that Drain You had the potential to be a good book, if not for the main character Quinlan Lacey. Quinlan is a [ Read More of this Review ]

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Review: Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. Bick

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Apr 262012

Review: Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. Bick

Drowning Instinct by Ilsa J. Bick Book purchased at Amazon Release Date: February 01, 2012 Michelle’s Review – 2 Skulls – D Rating:

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ARC Review: The Peculiars by Maureen Doyle McQuerry

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Apr 042012

ARC Review: The Peculiars by Maureen Doyle McQuerry

The Peculiars by Maureen Doyle McQuerry Book provided by Netgalley Release Date: May 1, 2012 Genre: YA/Steampunk AH’s Review – 2 Skulls – D Isn’t the cover for this book lovely? I’m a big fan of the steampunk genre. I love all the cool gadgets and contraptions. It was with great anticipation that I picked up this book. Set in the late 1880’s, the Peculiars had that quirky, Victorian feel. As for the steampunk elements, aside from a horseless carriage, they really didn’t make much of an appearance until about Chapter 9. The Peculiars is the story of Lena Matascar, [ Read More of this Review ]

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Review: Starters (Starters #1) by Lissa Price

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Mar 152012

ARC Review: Starters (Starters #1) by Lissa Price Book 1 in the Starters series Publication date: March 13, 2012 Book provided by Netgalley and the publisher Michelle, the Bookshelf Stalker’s Review – 2 skulls – D+ I had issues with this book. Sometimes I can get into the story, the characters, and overlook the issues with the world building. This was not one of them. I tried. I really did. Sadly, it is a review full of questions! THE WAR Why was there a war? What kind of spores were put in the missiles? What kind of missiles were used? [ Read More of this Review ]

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Review: Cerulean Sins (Anita Blake #10) by Laurell K. Hamilton

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Jan 192012

Review: Cerulean Sins (Anita Blake #10) by Laurell K. Hamilton

Regina’s Review: 2 Stars/Grade D I started the Anita Blake series knowing what I was getting into. I had heard the bad buzz, but I also heard that the earlier books were solid good urban fantasy badass heroine writing. And I gotta say, that is true. I loved the first 10 books in the Anita Blake series. Loved them. Obsidian Butterfly ROCKS. The world LKH created in the book is damned scary, gruesome and surprising. I enjoyed the development of Anita from the first few books through books 5-10. Anita progressed, the characters grew on me and LKH [ Read More of this Review ]

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Joint Review: Drink Deep by Chloe Neill

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Nov 062011

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS AND SWEARING Drink Deep by Chloe Neill Chicagoland Vampires #5 AH’s Review – 3.5 stars Erika’s Review: 2 Stars and she’s done reading the series AH: OK. I had high hopes for this one. I mean, after the events of the last book, or rather the last agonizing 10 pages; the author had to give us something, right? Well…it wasn’t enough. It really felt like something was lacking in the book. I couldn’t stay focused on the story. Many reviewers have said it and I’ll reiterate: Not enough Ethan! Sure, Jonah steps in [ Read More of this Review ]

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Review: The Heart of a Killer by Jaci Burton

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Sep 302011

Review: The Heart of a Killer by Jaci Burton

<–Hot Cover!! The Heart of a Killer by Jaci Burton ARC Provided by Netgalley Erika’s Review Grade: C I’m going to try and make this an all around cohesive review, versus a bad review. This book has issues. It also has some good points too. What to start with. The opening prologue was very good and extremely promising–I was so excited. We meet Anna, a sweet sixteen year old working at the ice cream shop, and waiting for her boys to come in at closing for free ice cream. Dante, Roman, Jeff and Gabe are all foster brothers [ Read More of this Review ]

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AH’s Review: One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost

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Sep 082011

AH's Review: One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost

[boxcolor=gray] The grave is one wrong step away. Having narrowly averted an (under)world war, Cat Crawfield wants nothing more than a little downtime with her vampire husband, Bones. Unfortunately, her gift from New Orleans’ voodoo queen just keeps on giving–leading to a personal favor that sends them into battle once again, this time against a villainous spirit. Centuries ago, Heinrich Kramer was a witch hunter. Now, every All Hallows Eve, he takes physical form to torture innocent women before burning them alive. This year, however, a determined Cat and Bones must risk all to send him back to [ Read More of this Review ]

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Erika’s Review: One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost

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Sep 052011

Erika's Review: One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost

I purchased this novel My Review of Cat and Bones, I purchased this novel Grade: D I own every book Jeaniene Frost has written. I Love Cat and Bones. The first four books in the series are just plain old awesome. The last book (5) was just OK, it wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad. I think I rated it four stars, but more of 3.5. This latest book–One Grave at a Time, just wasn’t that good. I’m sorry to say it, because I really love Ms. Frost, and I don’t want to insult her hard work, but I [ Read More of this Review ]

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Review: Thread of Fear by Laura Griffin

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Sep 032011

Thread of Fear by Laura Griffin My Review Grade: C This was a 4 star book until the end! Then I wanted to beat Fiona with my stupid stick! Bam, bam bam! Jack is a gruff, manipulative Police Chief, Fiona is a gifted Forensic Artist. Seems like a good story. For the most part the story was good, it’s Fiona I had a problem with. I can’t say I was pleased with Fiona as a character, she had her good points but the stupid ones far outweighed them in my mind in this book. She is NOT [ Read More of this Review ]

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Review: Shadowflame by Dianne Sylvan {Spoiler Free}

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Aug 212011

Review: Shadowflame by Dianne Sylvan {Spoiler Free}

Blurb from Goodreads: Spread throughout the dark corners of our world lies the Shadow World, a society of vampires who feed off the living. In Austin, Texas, one woman must find her place within that world, before she loses everything… It’s been three months since musician Miranda Grey became a vampire and married David Solomon, Prime of the South. As Queen, Miranda must quickly come to terms with her new role and learn how to negotiate the treacherous waters of Signet politics, inevitably making dangerous enemies along the way. As if complicated vampire politics and a rising music career weren’t [ Read More of this Review ]

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Review: Feast by Merrie Destefano

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May 262011

Sounds good right? It should be better, and I hope some more editing before the release will help. Erika’s Review Rating : D+ - or about 2.5 out of 5 stars. The writing style was nice, I liked how Merrie Destefano writes. Her words are poetic, and lyrical. She paints a vivid picture. But this picture just didn’t work for me. I thought that the idea of this novel is cool, but it needs more polishing to really shine. I had a very hard time with this novel. I’m not even sure how to start this review. [ Read More of this Review ]

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Review: The Ideal Man by Julie Garwood

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Mar 312011

Release Date August 9th, 2011 Received from NetGalley Grade: C This was my first Julie Garwood novel. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good either. My first reading loves are thrillers/crime drama and Paranormal and Romantic Suspense. The premise of this novel sounded wonderful, but it was heavy on the relationship and lacking in the suspense and plotting. Julie Garwood writes very well, I enjoyed her descriptions of people and places, it wasn’t an overly wordy novel, which I like. I can’t entirely put my finger on why this novel bothered me. Our heroine Ellie is a prodigy, gorgeous and [ Read More of this Review ]

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