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Loads of Action & Twists, None of The Long Recaps

February 29, 2012 by unwasted words

By A Thread by Jennifer Estep The aftermath begins with a nice quiet getaway where no one’s trying to assassinate the assassin. At least, that was the idea. Retirement shouldn’t be so much work, especially after you kill the reining kingpin of the local criminal underworld. But infamy has it’s irony, since doing the deed has made the autruistic assassin Ashville’s biggest attraction. Miscreants and minions alike are all vying for position in the villainous vortex that Mab Monroe’s death created. And […]

Categories: Book Reviews, NEW • Tags: Amazon, audiobook, Elemental Assassins, Fantasy, Gin Blanco, Jennifer Estep, Paranormal Romance, Sci-Fi

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To Die For

February 29, 2012 by unwasted words

Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones read by Lorelei King Hijinks and hilarity ensue when the Grimm Reaper is on the case. Charley’s functioning on a diet of coffee, coffee, and coffee, at this point she’s more likely to be a portal to Starbucks than the other side. Her self induced insomnia is due to one scorned son of Satan passionately haunting her dreams. Every time Charley closes her eyes she’s bombarded with some transcendental loving via one smoking hot […]

Categories: Book Reviews, NEW • Tags: Amazon, audible, audiobook, Charley Davidson, Darynda Jone, Fantasy, Lorelei King, Macmillan Audio, Paranormal Romance, Sci-Fi

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A Perfect Book

February 29, 2012 by unwasted words

A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison read by Marguerite Gavin Being classified as dead, with a newly acknowledged demon status, and magically neutered like a dog, doesn’t suck nearly as much as having to deal with the frustratingly idiotic bureaucracy of the DMV. Rachel Morgan isn’t having a very good life, or afterlife according to the governmental powers that be. But when a low level department minion offers Rachel a case, she quickly finds herself entangled in the plans of a domestic […]

Categories: Book Reviews, NEW • Tags: Amazon, audible, audiobook, Fantasy, Kim Harrison, Marguerite Gavin, Paranormal Romance, Rachel Morgan, Sci-Fi, The Hollows Books

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A Wildly Different Thriller

February 29, 2012 by unwasted words

Wild Thing by Josh Bazell read by Robert Petkoff Unlike it’s predecessor in almost every way, Wild Thing is an entertaining merry-go-round of information expertly blended into a plot, filled with a blur of vivid imagery that will keep you guessing. Ex-hitman turned hippocratic oath holder Lionel Azimuth, aka Peter Brown, aka Pietro Brnwa has been living with a series of unfortunate events hanging over him, like a cloud of crap constantly raining down on his existence. So when a job offer […]

Categories: Book Reviews, NEW • Tags: Amazon, audible, audiobook, Beat the Reaper, Josh Bazell, Robert Petkoff, Wild Thing

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Wonderfully Witchy

February 29, 2012 by unwasted words

Bewitching by Alex Flinn Alex Flinn doesn’t disappoint with another one of her unique interpretations. Bewitching is an exciting start to a promising new series combining the chronicles of a beloved character’s past and future adventures along with the modernized fairy tales Flinn fans have come to love. The mysterious and magically mischievous Kendra steps out of the Beastly shadows and into the spotlight. At least sort of. The main story line mostly involves Emma and her newly acquired stepsister […]

Categories: Book Reviews • Tags: Alex Flinn, Beastly, Bewitching, cinderella, fairy tale, Kendra, YA

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Rich Vivid World Written with a Cinematic Clarity

February 29, 2012 by unwasted words

Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne Faye is haunted by visions of a coming tide. The solemn solo teen sees things in the people around her, her strangeness strangling her social status. Faye doesn’t fit anywhere in the ruined world she exists in. Faye finds herself exiled to a remote reform school in Maine, where torture is the preferred treatment. She meets her fellow “family” of students, including Kel, a boy she has an instant attraction too. But there is something strange about […]

Categories: Book Reviews • Tags: Paranormal Romance, supernatural, YA

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Deserter Couldn’t Capture Me

February 29, 2012 by unwasted words

The Deserter by Peadar O’Guilin Stopmouth is on a quest to find Indrani and save his people. To do so he’ll have to journey from the stark desolate primitive landscapes of the Surface and enter the overly saturated stimulation of the Roof. But nothing in either world goes unnoticed by the Commission. They’re tracking Stopmouth and hunting Indrani amidst mounting tensions over the decaying state of living conditions. Together they’ll find the key that holds the fate of the Roof’s […]

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Everything YA Readers Love

February 29, 2012 by unwasted words

Enclave by Ann Aguirre read by Emily Bauer Enclave is a pulse pounding dystopian survival of the fittest. Deuce is a newly minted huntress, trained to track and provide food along with protect her Enclave. But being the front line of protection is getting difficult. The once dim humanoid man eating creatures called freaks are wising up and organizing. Deuce and her partner Fade’s warnings are going unheard. The ruling elders don’t want to face an impending shift to the imperfect utopia […]

Categories: Book Reviews • Tags: Ann Aguirre, dystopian, Macmillan Audio, YA

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I Wanted More

February 29, 2012 by unwasted words

Cross My Heart by Sasha Gould Laura della Scala is the throw away daughter of an ambitious father. When her older sister Beatrice drowns and is unable to fullfill her role in their father’s scheming, he summons Laura from her holy exile within a convent to assume the role of fiancé to a vile and decrepit merchant. It seems she’s just traded one prison for another, so when Laura is approached with an offer of aid by a secret society […]

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Monthly Archives: February 2012

Loads of Action & Twists, None of The Long Recaps

To Die For

A Perfect Book

A Wildly Different Thriller

Wonderfully Witchy

Rich Vivid World Written with a Cinematic Clarity

Deserter Couldn’t Capture Me

Everything YA Readers Love

I Wanted More

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