Review: Snow, Blood, and Envy by Jean Haus, Robin: Lady of Legend by RM ArceJaeger, and Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

Posted by bkristin on Feb 26th, 2013 in reviews | 1 comment Review: Snow, Blood, and Envy by Jean Haus Nivi is getting a new mom- unfortunately she is much older than she looks. Soon Nivi finds she is drawn into a world where her new mom covets her and is trying to kill her, yet no one will believe her. Nivi is on the run with a handsome and caring prince charming, but he might not be enough to stop everything even if he does believe her. This was a fun modern setting- the author does a great job integrating everything into a very modern day NY without making it seem excessively fantasy to do so. This was more an urban fantasy retelling of the story- which was...

Review: Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs, The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen, Until I Die by Amy Plum

Posted by bkristin on Feb 12th, 2013 in reviews | 0 comments Review: Sweet Venom by Tera Lynn Childs Medusa was not all the books said she was. She was a warrior and keeper of the gate that allows demons into the real world. Unfortunately, due to jealousy, her reputation was ruined and she was killed. Now her descendants are left to live in her place and fight the bad guys. Too bad only Gretchen knows what her fate is. Grace has just moved to San Francisco and into a unexpected life. This was a bit of mythology thrown into the paranormal setting. It was a fun read. The overall plot of the story was a fun read. It took me about 1/4 of the book to get into it,...

NetGalley Review: Alternity by Mari Mancusi

Posted by bkristin on Jan 11th, 2013 in reviews | 0 comments Review: Alternity by Mari Mancusi Is she Skye or is she Mariah? Skye finds herself waking up in a weird underground city only to have no recollections of it. It turns out that everyone else remembers her, but she doesn’t remember this odd world or that she is part of the revolutionaries trying to overthrow it- or is she really? I liked that the main character’s identity didn’t change- she stayed true throughout holding onto that she did not have amnesia. I found it odd that she did not cave in, but by the end you know why. While Skye does win in the end, she does so without killing...

Review: Kindred by JA Redmerski

Posted by bkristin on Jan 8th, 2013 in reviews | 0 comments Review: Kindred by JA Redmerski Adria’s life it about to change one way or another. Soon the wolves are not her only problem as she finds a Praverian is attached to her. What does this ancient race of people want with her? Will she live long enough to find out? Adria makes mistakes often and is strong willed, but she is rational when she finally calms down and admits that there wasn’t much Isaac could have done. She didn’t let it destroy her even though she was mad and she was even able to think of a solution. Yes, I would recommend this book. It was an enjoyable read and I will read...

Net Galley Review: The Gathering Darkness by Lisa Collicutt

Posted by bkristin on Jan 5th, 2013 in reviews | 0 comments Net Galley Review: The Gathering Darkness by Lisa Collicutt Brooke doesn’t want to be in Deadwich, but that doesn’t mean she can leave. Her parents have shipped her off, but that just might be fate playing more of a role than anything. In Deadwich she has to confront the nightmares she always had had there and soon finds she is not the only one with nightmares. The introverted twin Marcus Knight might just be the answer to her dreams in more way than one- if she can live long enough to find out. This was a complete book- there were no cliff hangers, nothing that was left untold that...

Review: Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

Posted by bkristin on Jan 4th, 2013 in reviews | 0 comments Review: Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers Ismae finds her calling in the nunnery that serves the god of death- she is trained as an assassin. After two successful assignments she is then sent to spy on the future king’s half brother Duval, for they fear he may be plotting to hurt his younger sister. Ismae, who is only a peasants daughter, now is thrown into the political court of Brittany on the verge of internal collapse from suitor trying to wed the duchess and external collapse from France trying to invade. The beginning was slow, but I kept reading and was rewarded for following the tale. While...