Jul 232012
 
ARC Review: Shift by Kim Curran

ARC Review: Shift by Kim Curran Release Date: September 4, 2012 Book provided by Netgalley and the publisher AH’s Review – 4 Skulls – A- “Shifters have the power to change reality. And by doing that shape reality around them. We can change decisions we make, take paths we didn’t take, and change our present.” Neat, huh? Scott Tyler thought he led a dull existence. He’s in his last year of high school. He lives with his parents and younger sister Katie. Scott’s parents are disconnected with Scott: his mother pretends that the family likes each other and the father [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 23, 2012 at 12:02 pm
Jul 202012
 
Arc Review: Tell The Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt

Tell The Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt *Thanks to Edelweis and Random House for a copy of this book* Rating:  5 stars/Grade A+ Blurb:  Regina’s Review: I am not a reader that willing walks into a tear jerker or an emotionally evocative book knowingly.  Why?  I am silly sensitive person that gets completely enmeshed in the world created by writers and I can’t let go of that world once I am in it.  I walked into Tell The Wolves I’m Home understanding that it was a powerful book dealing with death and grief, but I was not prepared for how [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 20, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Jul 192012
 
ARC Review: Blackwood by Gwenda Bond

ARC Review: Blackwood by Gwenda Bond Release Date: September 4, 2012 Book provided by NetGalley and the publisher AH’s Review – 3 Skulls – C+ Everyone likes a good mystery and one of the most mystifying events in American history has to be the disappearance of a colony of settlers from Roanoke Island, VA in the late 16th century. The entire settlement of 114 people just vanished. All that was left was the word CROATAN carved into a tree. The disappearance of a colony of settlers makes a fascinating premise behind Gwenda Bond’s new book Blackwood. Basically, this story was [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 19, 2012 at 11:55 am
Jul 182012
 
Review: Deadworld by J.N. Duncan

Review: Deadworld by J.N. Duncan Book 1 in Jackie Rutledge series Kobo Free download July 2011 AH’s Review – 3 Skulls – C+ Deadworld started off slowly for me and had this book not been part of a reading challenge, I may have abandoned it. In a way, I’m glad that I made it through – the last third of the book made up for the beginning. Deadworld is the story of FBI agent Jackie Rutledge. Jackie and her partner Laurel investigate a grisly murder scene. Laurel senses that something is off about the murder scene. Laurel fears for Jackie’s [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 18, 2012 at 7:01 am
Jul 172012
 
ARC Review: Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson

Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson Rating 4 Stars/Grade A *Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book* Blurb: Regina’s Review: Have you ever traveled to another country or place with a different culture and wanted to be more than just an observer?  More than just a tourist?  When I travel, I have this mindset that I want to go and take in, not judge or compare and not think — oh in the US we would do this.  I want to just be and try to pretend I am a local.  This is really [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 17, 2012 at 1:09 pm
Jul 162012
 
Review: Far North by Marcel Theroux

Far North by Marcel Theroux 5 out of 5 Stars/Grade A Blurb: You know that Tom Hanks movie, Cast Away, the one where Hank’s character is stranded on an island alone and everyone on the plane with him that crashed is dead? He has a few reminders from civilization, undelivered packages, some toys – a volleyball. Now imagine that he never got off the island and imagine that it was really really cold. Now imagine that he met some slavers and what happened after that was not pleasant. Then imagine that he met some opportunists who do anything to control [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 16, 2012 at 7:00 am
Jul 142012
 
Seven Day Loan by Tiffany Reisz

Seven Day Loan by Tiffany Riesz Prequel to The Original Sinners Series (*see note below) Book provided by NetGalley and the Publisher AH’s Review – 4 Skulls – A- Ever wonder about Nora from The Siren’s early days? This short story (33 pages) is a week in young Eleanor’s life. Tiffany Reisz is fast becoming a favorite author for me. Her books are not for everyone – if you are squeamish or uncomfortable with the unconventional – maybe go look for another book to read. If you are the curious sort, like me, you will be rewarded with an excellent [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 14, 2012 at 11:04 am
Jul 132012
 
ARC Review: Skylark by Meagan Spooner

ARC Review: Skylark by Meagan Spooner Book 1  The Skylark Trilogy Book received from NetGalley and the publisher Release date: August 1, 2012 AH’s Review – 3.5 Skulls – B The world of Skylark is a fascinating place. It is a post-apocalyptic world where the inhabitants live in a walled, climate controlled city. The city is powered by a magic that is harvested from its young inhabitants. Most young residents are “harvested” before the age of 12. The main character Lark refers to herself as “…the unharvested freak.” The story begins as Lark is finally harvested. This is where I [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 13, 2012 at 8:45 am
Jul 122012
 
ARC Review: Two Weeks' Notice by Rachel Caine

ARC Review: Two Weeks’ Notice by Rachel Caine Book 2 of Revivalist series Book provided by the author Release Date: August 7, 2012 AH’s Review – 4 Skulls – A- Two Weeks’ Notice gives new meaning to the term corporate zombies. Literally. Not your usual brain-eating zombies, the zombies in Two Weeks’ Notice are just regular folk revived by Pharadene Pharmaceuticals miracle drug Returné. The catch? The revived must take a dose of Returné daily or risk decomposition. The drug has a more evil side, allowing the users to be compelled. The author captures the sinister side of corporate America [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 12, 2012 at 7:00 am
Jul 112012
 
Sucker for Series: Curse Workers by Holly Black

Sucker for Series: Curse Workers by Holly Black White Cat #1 Red Glove #2 Black Heart #3   I hate to say I was pushed into reading this series, but well, you know who you are – and you know you do some pushing. Thank you for the push.  So this series is a unique, but a growing subset, in the young adult paranormal genre.  The uniqueness being female authored with a male protagonist as the hero and a dark dark world.  The lead in each of these books is the same teenaged boy – -Cass.  I would compare it to Hold Me Closer, [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 11, 2012 at 7:00 am
Jul 102012
 
ARC Review:  Whispers Under Ground (#3 Peter Grant) by Ben Aaronovitch

Whispers Under Ground (#3 Peter Grant) by Ben Aaronovitch *Received E-Galley from Edelweis and Del Ray* Regina’s Rating: 4 stars/Grade A: Blurb: Damn, I love this series.  And damn I love these characters – -Peter, Lesley, Molly, Nightengale and even the little dog Toby.  Rarely does an urban fantasy book feel new.  There is something so easy going but yet scary about the world Mr. Aaronovitch has created.  It is layers of normal society on top of layers of an unknown magical community.  These communities co-exist and sometimes collide.  This story begins right off from where Moon Over Soho left off.  Lesley and  Peter (Why do I want to type [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 10, 2012 at 12:00 pm
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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 Posted by on July 9, 2012 at 7:00 am
Jul 082012
 
Badass Stuff and Happenings July 8, 2012

Badass Stuff & Happenings Industry News** So coming off a week of listening to quite a few audio books, including one narrated by the author herself (Lacuna by Barbara Kingslover), I was interested in this article posted in the Huffington Post.  The author of the article asks, should authors narrate their own books?  Should writers narrate their own books?  Mr. Alderman starts off by describing the process of creating audio books, and for fans (obsessives?) of audio books like me, I found it interesting: being sequestered behind two tightly closed doors in a teeny-tiny room with no air conditioning — too noisy [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 8, 2012 at 12:01 pm
Jul 072012
 
Review: Fire by William Esmont

Fire by William Esmont Book won from LibraryThing AH’s Review – 3.5 Skulls – B+ Fire was a quick read for me. Set in the Southern US on the eve of the zombie apocalypse, Fire follows a large cast of characters through the initial stages of a zombie causing contagion to the aftermath. I’m always amused by the amount of ammunition available to survivors of zombie apocalypses. There always seems to be a never ending supply of ammo. I liked that the author had a diverse cast of characters, from all walks of life. No one was safe from becoming zombie fodder, either. [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 7, 2012 at 5:44 pm
Jul 062012
 
ARC Review: Moonglow by Kristen Callihan

ARC Review: Moonglow by Kristin Callihan Book 2 in Darkest London Series Book provided by NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing Release Date: July 31, 2012 AH’s Review – 4 Skulls – A- For fans of Kristen Callihan’s Darkest London series, Moonglow is an engaging read. Set in Victorian London, Moonglow focuses on Daisy, Miranda’s sister. Widowed the previous year, Daisy has finally finished her period of mourning for her despicable late husband. Daisy enjoys her first opportunity to go out in public when she notices that her hostess is missing. Outside, she is startled to find her hostess being eaten [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 6, 2012 at 7:00 am
Jul 042012
 
Sucker for Series: Corine Solomon Series by Ann Aguirre

              Sucker for Series: Corine Solomon Series by Ann Aguirre *Purchased E-books from Amazon.com* Regina’s Read: Blue Diablo #1:  2.75 Stars/Grade C Blurb: Hell Fire #2 : 3 Stars/Grade B Shady Lady #3: 4 Stars/Grade B+ Blurb: Not read yet: Devil’s Punch #4 Blurb: Not published yet: Agave Kiss #5 (2013) Blurb: Regina’s thoughts about the series so far: My reviews  and ratings for each individual book in this series so far are not consistent, but the ratings I give do keep going up.  In summary, I enjoy the world that Aguirre has created.  Her [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 4, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Jul 042012
 
Winners - Sacrificial Magic and Canada Day Blog Hop

  Happy 4th of July to all our American readers! Congrats to our latest winners. The winner of a copy of Sacrificial Magic is Amy. Rida is our Canada Day blog hop Canadian winner. Rida chose a copy of Seraphina. Winners have been notified by email and a copy of their book is on its way. Thank you to all for participating in our contests and stay tuned for more exciting giveaways.    

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 Posted by on July 4, 2012 at 8:35 am
Jul 032012
 
ARC Review:  The Siren by Tiffany Reisz

ARC Review:  The Siren by Tiffany Reisz Book 1 in The Original Sinners series Book provided by NetGalley and the publisher Release date: July 24, 2012 AH’s Review 4 Skulls – A I adored The Siren by Tiffany Reisz. The Siren was an emotional ride: I laughed, I cried, I was shocked and surprised. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series. I want more! The Siren is the story of Nora Sutherlin. Nora is a successful erotica writer and she is ready to write her next book. She has enlisted the services of a new editor [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 3, 2012 at 7:00 am
Jul 022012
 
ARC Review: Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard

ARC Review: Something Strange and Deadly by Susan Dennard Book 1: Something Strange and Deadly Book provided by Edelweiss and HarperTeen Release Date: July 24, 2012 AH’s Review – 5 Skulls – A That was exhilarating! Something Strange and Deadly is a young adult novel with a feisty, unconventional heroine. Something Strange and Deadly was an enjoyable read. Set in Philadelphia during the late 1880’s the book captures that era’s proper Victorian decorum. Gowns, corsets, parasols, gloves, chaperones, and tea are a part of this world. Meanwhile the Dead are on the loose, an imminent threat to the population. The [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 2, 2012 at 7:00 am
Jun 302012
 
Badass Hidden Gems - Canada eh? (and giveaway too!)

Welcome to Badass Book Reviews’ Hidden Gems – The Canada eh? edition. Yup, 1/4 of Badass Book Reviews is Canadian. Hmm…Does that make us an international blog? I’m very excited to be a part of this blog hop and thought what better way than to highlight a few of my favorite and newly discovered Canadian authors. I went and Googled Canadian authors and came up with an Oprah’s Book Club list. Those aren’t the kind of authors we review on Badass Book Reviews. Not a werewolf, vampire, or a dragon on that list. No aliens or androids, either. So….I did [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on June 30, 2012 at 7:00 am
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