Vampire Vocab

This is not the normal sort of book I review, I guess. Multiculturalism by Charles Taylor is a unique look on an age old problem of providing an environment compatible with various diverse cultures. I’m not sure thatI can explain it exactly, I just know I really enjoyed it and the philosophy it presented. It’s [...]

River Marked by Patricia Briggs is the most Recent Mercy Thompson book (the sixth in the series), so I beg that you read the first five first. Not only is it EVIL to read books out of order, but also, it would make no sense. If you read this one first, here’s what would happen: [...]

This is an anthology of vampire stories that I read recently. In my defense, I did not buy it because it had vampires…or, at least not just because it had vampires. I bought it because it had not just Libba Bray, not just Cassandra Clare, but Holly Black also. And a whole bunch of other [...]

Pretty Monsters was a collection of short stories. They were clever, they were creative, they were creepy, and funny, and quirky. They were written by an author who has written nothing else. I read Pretty Monsters, loved it, looked for more books and…found none. Ouch. Anyway. It was a really good book, but I liked [...]

Yes, I am still on a Patricia Briggs binge. However, I just started reading Real Murders by Charlaine Harris, which will hold me over for a while. I’m also considering reading The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. And, of course, I am reading No Excuses by Gloria Feldt But, any way. I [...]

Yes, I am back to doing book reviews. As for Laurell K. Hamilton…I am on the 18th, and last book of the Anita Blake series: Skin Trade. Let me just tell you that these books have held more gruesomely eviscerated bodies than probably all the rest of the books I’ve read in my life combined. [...]

I must commemorate this book as my first to review that isn’t Fantasy. It’s…Historical Romance!! (Though it does have paranormal aspects, like hypnotists and magic crystal workers, but all I have in my defense is that it has nothing STRICTLY inhuman.) The Third Circle by Amanda Quick stars Leona, a crystal worker who meets a [...]

Well, here it comes, another fluff review. Maybe I should change my domain name to “fluffybeachreads.com”. Yeesh. It’s not like I don’t read anything but fluff, it’s just that EVERYONE knows what Pride and Prejudice is about. Or at least, I desperately hope you do. So here goes. Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson [...]

Yes, the title is kind of pathetic. Well, more than kind of. But here’s a warning: this is not the first book in the series. Embarassingly, I read this one first, not knowing my mistake. Anyway. All I want for Christmas is a Vampire by Kerrilyn Sparks is a paranormal Romance about a woman named [...]

This is a lovely link sent to me by my brilliant mother. It kills two birds with one stone: teaches people to correct other people AND effectively disses Twilight. Basic Instructions: How to Set someone Straight And to kill two birds with one stone for the other side: You like Twilight. You like Barbies. Here’s [...]