Category Archives: Urban fantasy

The City of Lost Fortunes by Bryan Camp

Posted on June 3, 2018 by

Read May 2018 Recommended for fans of Neil Gaiman ★    ★    1/2   The City of Lost Fortunes has an intriguing premise. Set in New Orleans post-Katrina, it’s about the son of a magician finding his way when the local … Continue reading →

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Touch by Clare North. Actually, read.

Posted on May 22, 2018 by

  Read May 2018 Recommended for fans of mindbenders, maybe Dark Matter ★    ★    ★    ★    1/2     Kate Griffin–excuse me, Claire North–is one of a handful of writers on my ‘will probably read everything they write’ list … Continue reading →

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Blood Magic by Eileen Wilks

Posted on May 13, 2018 by

Read May 2018 Recommended for fans of urban fantasy, murder mysteries ★    ★    ★    ★    Another solid entry into the World of the Lupi series. Rule Turner and his fiance Lily Yu have returned to San Diego to catch a … Continue reading →

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Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks

Posted on May 6, 2018 by

Read May 2018 Recommended for fans of early Anita Blake, Kate Daniels ★    ★    ★   ★     Every now and then I read a review that mentions something along the lines of, “I’m not going to summarize this book because … Continue reading →

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Blood Lines by Eileen Wilks

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

Read  April 2018 Recommended for fans of urban fantasy, Kate Daniels ★    ★   ★   ★    I can’t imagine why I dropped this series. Actually, I can: while I waiting for Wilks to write the next book, I broke up with … Continue reading →

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Mortal Danger by Eileen Wilks

Posted on April 15, 2018 by

Read  April 2018 Recommended for fans of urban fantasy ★    ★   ★   1/2 I’m going to shamelessly borrow a technique from my friend and buddy-reader, Mimi, and shorthand this as: ‘The one where Lily becomes two people, visits Dis with … Continue reading →

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The Black Parade by Kyoko M.

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

Read  April 2018 Recommended for fans of paranormal and angels ★    ★   carol.’s guideline for identifying sub-optimal YA books: 1) Everyone is supermodel attractive, even the villains. 2) They all ‘smirk.’ (I believe there’s over 20 instances in this one). … Continue reading →

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Indexing by Seanan McGuire

Posted on April 4, 2018 by

Read  March 2018 Recommended for: not me ★    ★   At the end of the day, McGuire needs to stop turning in first drafts. Either that, or hire a new editor, because the one she has is about as rigorous as … Continue reading →

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Tempting Danger by Eileen Wilks

Posted on March 25, 2018 by

Read  March 2018 Recommended for people tho liked only the first Anita Blake ★    ★   ★    ★    In deference to Mimi, I’m letting my four stars stand. “Lily’s years in Vice and Homicide prior to making detective had rubbed … Continue reading →

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Double or Nothing by Craig Schaefer

Posted on February 4, 2018 by

Read January 2018 Recommended for fans of noir urban fantasy ★    ★    ★    ★   1/2 Schaefer does the unthinkable in urban fantasy: he stays true to the beginning of his series while consistently writing satisfying stories that include new … Continue reading →

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