Tag Archives: vampires
Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno Garcia
Read October 2020 Recommended for those who enjoy a serious angst vampy story I think this is a pass for me. Domingo is a seventeen year-old who lives on the streets, getting by by being invisible and … Continue reading
All Souls Near& Nigh by Hailey Turner
Read May 2020 Recommended for fans of PNR ★ ★ ★ 1/2 As you might be able to tell from my categories, there’s a bit of kitchen sink about this. Shifters, gods, demons, mages, and vampires in New York … Continue reading
A Ferry of Bones & Gold by Hailey Turner
Read May 2020 Recommended for fans of PNR ★ ★ 1/2 Definitely a QB¹ read, but strangely addicting. I found the combination of ex-military, magic-wielding, NYC, and inclusion of the pantheon of gods downright irresistible. I finished this and went … Continue reading
How to Survive an Undead Honeymoon by Hailey Edwards
Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of Sookie Stackhouse ★ ★ 1/2 The series is wrapped up, but what, you are surely wondering, did Grier and Linus do on their honeymoon? Never fear, this novella answers the question … Continue reading
How to Wake an Undead City by Hailey Edwards
Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of Kate Daniels ★ ★ ★ The sixth book in the ‘Necromancy’ series, it plays a capstone role in the storyline. By the time it ended, I’d say it felt like … Continue reading
How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey Edwards
Read April 2020 Recommended for fans of Sookie Stackhouse ★ ★ ★ ★ Another enjoyable entry in the Necromancy series. As an aside, the ‘necromancy’ seems to be similar to ‘magic,’ except the skill can also raise … Continue reading
Sweep in Peace by Ilona Andrews
Read January 2020, 2015 Recommended for fans of magical inns ★ ★ ★ ★ Surprisingly, I liked this even better than the first novel in the Innkeeper series, Clean Sweep. I expected a paranormal romance direction … Continue reading
Magistrates of Hell by Barbara Hambly
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
Black Arts by Faith Hunter
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
Nightshades by Melissa F. Olson
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
