In October I read 5 full novels, 1 novella, and I'm about 70% into another one. In the mystery book club we ended up switching out our planned read of the Catherine Ryan Howard book for the next Verity Kent book.
The Novella-
Temptation (Blood Trails #0.5) by Jennifer Blackstream
A dinner party ended with a dead body.
A young officer recognizes the foul stench of demon at the crime scene.
It’s time to call for backup.
Not a cop.
A witch.
It’s time to join Shade Renard and her mostly trustworthy pixie familiar Peasblossom for a little magic, mayhem…and murder.
So, here's a little backstory on how I came across this author and her books. I follow one of my favorite authors, Patricia Briggs on FB and her assistant, Ann posted a photo from an event they attended. The photo was with Jim Butcher, another one of my favorite authors, and his wife, Jennifer Blackstream. I had no idea Jim was married again, and after finding out his new wife is also an author. I looked her up and I ended up joining her newsletter and getting this novella for free. I immediately liked the little tidbits she wrote about herself on her website and in her newsletter. She writes urban fantasy, and paranormal fantasy, so that seems right up my alley. This novella was to dip by toe into her series and see how I liked it. So far so good. I'm interested in reading more and plan to read the first book in the series soon. I got a nice discount on the first two books for subscribing to her newsletter and buying them through her directly. I like supporting authors that way when possible. If you like urban fantasy and have been looking for something new, give this one a try.
The Dollmakers by Lynn Buchanan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Category: Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Content: Clean
Review to come.
The Girl From The Hidden Forest by Hannah Linder
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Category: Adult, Christian Fiction
Genre: Romance, Historical Romance, Gothic
Content: Clean
This was good, but at times frustrating. I didn't like it as much as Garden of the Midnights.
The Poisoner's Enemy (The Poisoner of Kingfountain #1) by Jeff Wheeler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Category: Young Adult
Genre: Fantasy
Content: Clean
It was nice to be back in this world and get the backstory on the poisoner from the Kingfountain series. From reading book one, I knew that some things would probably end sadly but this was still an enjoyable read. I'll be continuing on to the next book soon.
The Snow Graves (Agent Tori Hunter #5) by Roger Stelljes
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Category: Adult
Genre: Mystery, Suspense
Content: Strong language, Fade to black sex
This ended up being the best book in the series so far. It was a departure from the formula of the previous books, and for once Tori didn't annoy me at all. I liked the way things ended in this one and would actually like to see some of these characters recur in future books. I doubt it will happen though.
A Moment's Shadow (Verity Kent #8) by Anna Lee Huber
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Category: Adult
Genre: Mystery, Suspense
Content: Strong language, Fade to black sex
The plotline of this book has been going on for three books now and I'm tired of the whole phosphine gas thing and the IRA stuff. At times I got bored with this and I think I can safely say that it's my least favorite book in the series. I would love it if Verity and Sidney would go back to England and Max would once again play a bigger part in things. Here's hoping the cliffhanger ending of this one is resolved quickly in the next book and they move onto other things.
Still reading so no rating yet-
Falling in a Sea of Stars (Green Rider #8) by Kristen Britain
I finally took the time to read this and I'm thoroughly enjoying it, savoring it at a slow pace.
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