Tag Archives: vampires

Magistrates of Hell by Barbara Hambly

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

Read June 2019 Recommended for fans of historical vampires ★   ★   1/2 I have a complicated relationship with Hambly’s writing: I find that I enjoy her structure and style a great deal, but am often ambivalent about plot and … Continue reading →

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Black Arts by Faith Hunter

Posted on January 16, 2019 by

Read January 2019 Recommended for fans of vampires ★     ★    ★   2019: past-carol. either had a much better attention span or lower standards. Let’s be honest: probably a bit of both. So what happened is that I started … Continue reading →

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Nightshades by Melissa F. Olson

Posted on September 15, 2018 by

Read September 2018 Recommended for fans of FBI, vamps ★     1/2    Cross The X-Files with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and you’ll about have it. I kind of liked Olson’s book, Midnight Curse, so when a fellow reader mentioned … Continue reading →

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Blood Trail by Tanya Huff

Posted on October 29, 2017 by

Read  October 2017 Recommended for fans of vampires, werewolves, female PIs ★    ★    ★    Huff takes on werewolves, 1992 style. Henry tempts Vicki with a case needing discretion–a possible murder of werewolves. Since they were shot in wolf form … Continue reading →

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Blood Price by Tanya Huff

Posted on October 28, 2017 by

Read  October 2017 Recommended for fans of vampires, female PIs ★    ★    ★      I wish I had found this series when it was written, way back in 1991. One of the earliest entrants in the urban fantasy/paranormal romance … Continue reading →

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Vampire Blues by Stephany Simmons

Posted on July 12, 2017 by

Read  June 2017 Recommended for fans of very light PNR ★    ★    ★    Adventures of the first book over, Eleanor Figg and Lian Cairn are now a couple. They’ve decided to remodel his Irish pub into a bar and grill. … Continue reading →

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Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter. Or, Mercy me.

Posted on July 8, 2017 by

Read  July 2017 Recommended for fans of kick-ass-lady urban fantasy. And vampires ★    ★    ★    I’m always on the lookout for the next Kate Daniels, and the Jane Yellowrock series comes close. Like Kate, she lost parents to violence, and … Continue reading →

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Marked In Flesh by Anne Bishop. Or, chocolate that doesn’t melt in your hands.

Posted on May 27, 2017 by

Read December 2015 Recommended for fans of Speshul Snowflakes and ecological wins ★    ★    ★   ★   Oink, oink! For those who follow my reviews, I’m unable to stop myself from comparing this series to candy. As I learned in Salt … Continue reading →

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Consumed by Jason Brant. Or, Snack-Time Lite.

Posted on April 16, 2017 by

Read April 2017 Recommended for fans of The Walking Dead ★    ★    ★  I used the lure of this book to drag my bootie to the gym and the reclining bike after the non-stop excitement of book one, Devoured. It … Continue reading →

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Devoured by Jason Brant. Or, Snack time!

Posted on April 16, 2017 by

Read April 2017 Recommended for fans of The Walking Dead ★    ★    ★   ★   Fresh off my Vietnam fictional-autobiography The Things They Carried and Pulitzer Prize winner Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, I really needed to rest … Continue reading →

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