Tag Archives: female lead

Blood Challenge by Eileen Wilks

Posted on September 16, 2018 by

Read September 2018 Recommended for fans of kick-ass women, myths, shapeshifters ★     ★    ★    ★   Another surprisingly solid entry in the Lily Yu series. I say ‘surprising,’ not because Wilks a bad writer–she’s definitely not–but because my … Continue reading →

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Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

Read September 2018 Recommended for fans of kick-ass women, myths, shapeshifters ★     ★    ★     ★   The last book in a ten-book series. By all means, don’t start here. However, I do recommend reading this series if you enjoy … Continue reading →

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The Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli Clark

Posted on September 14, 2018 by

Read September 2018 Recommended for fans of N’Orleans, orphans ★     ★    ★     ★   Fabuleux. If you have a thing for thieving street orphans  or the power of New Orleans, I highly recommend giving it a read. Creeper … Continue reading →

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The Wild Dead by Carrie Vaughn

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

Read August 2018 Recommended for fans of apocalypse settings, mysteries ★     ★    ★    1/2 The one-minute review: There’s loads of descriptions and reviews out there about this book, which surrounds solving a murder in an isolated community. … Continue reading →

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Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw. I agree.

Posted on August 15, 2018 by

Read August 2018 Recommended for ★     ★    ★  Thanks to my friends at Goodreads, I’ve been slowly resuming my relationship with urban fantasy. (As Alex recently pointed out, occasionally my statements that appear to be compliments may not … Continue reading →

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Dope by Sara Gran

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

Read August 2018 Recommended for fans of noir ★     ★    ★    ★   Dope reminds me of that time I fell off the monkeybars. I landed on my back, hard enough that the wind was knocked out of me … Continue reading →

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Midnight Curse by Melissa F. Olson

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

Read July 2018 Recommended for fans of urban fantasy twenty-somethings ★     ★    ★    A very, and somewhat surprisingly, good popcorn read. You know what I mean, right? How often had you had a conversation when a friend asks … Continue reading →

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Claire DeWitt and the Infinite Blacktop by Sara Gran

Posted on June 7, 2018 by

Read May 2018 Recommended for fans of mysteries ★    ★    ★    ★   ★   Five million stars. But wait, if I rate this book that high, what does that make Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead? Fucking awesome, … Continue reading →

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Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett

Posted on May 17, 2018 by

Read May 2018 Recommended for fans of heists ★    ★    ★    1/2 Robert Jackson Bennett is one of the few authors I watch out for. Recently, I finished his early award-winning book (Philip K. Dick, Edgar, Anthony), The Company Man, … 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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