Yep, it’s a cheesy as it sounds. It was an interesting mix of Hades, vampires, werewolves and harpies. I found it amusing if not particularly well done. Daria is a harpy on her first job and must snatch an evil soul back to Tartarus. Sounds like fun until a scheming minx decides to test her mettle [...]
Archive for March, 2008
One Bite Stand by Nina Bangs
Posted in fantasy, romance, tagged vampires on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
How the Hangman Lost His Heart by K.M. Grant
Posted in historical, ya on March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Having loved the Dr Granville trilogy, I was excited to read Grant’s newest work. This book is another great piece of YA historical fiction. Alice has just watched her beloved uncle get his head sliced off for trying to lead a revolt against King George. When they take his head and mount it on a [...]
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
Posted in fantasy, ya on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I loved Dragon Slippers and Jessica’s newest novel is just as good. Based on the fairytale East of the Sun, West of the Moon, this novel is a beautiful re-crafting of a fantastic tale. Lass was not named by her mother, but is granted a name by a white reindeer who also gives her the [...]
Deluge by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
Posted in science fiction on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the third book of the twins of Petaybee, we find ourselves once more on the sentinent planet of Petaybee while the government tries to take it over. I liked the earlier books better, these last few about the children of Sean and Yana do not ring as true to me. Yet, it is an [...]
Anite Blake Vampire Hunter: The First Death by Laurell K. Hamilton
Posted in fantasy, graphic novel on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have read all of Hamilton’s other Anita Blake books and so even though I don’t generally do Graphic Novels, I read this one as well. I liked the story of Anita’s earlier years quite a bit, but, as usual, I had trouble reading the graphic novel. Finding out how Anita first started out as a [...]
The Adept: Lodge of the Lynx and Death of An Adept by Deborah Turner Harris
Posted in fantasy, mystery on March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I skipped book 3 because it didn’t come in quickly enough to the library and read books 2 and 4. The stories are good and I still really liked the characters, but I felt like Harris dragged the mysteries out too much. As much as I liked rereading The Adept, I pry didn’t need to go [...]
Untamed by Hope Tarr
Posted in historical, romance on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I unwittingly picked up this book because I thought it looked interesting and discovered it was part of a series I had started and then forgotten about. I was happy to read the ending of the trilogy and know what happens to the last “Man of Roxbury.” This is loosely based on Taming of the Shrew [...]
Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
Posted in mystery, science fiction on March 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In her latest Eve Dallas mystery, Roberts does not disappoint. I breathed a sigh of relief after reading this one because for the last several novels, Roberts has had Eve running around completely exhausted to find the killer. I thought she needed a break and she got one. This one is different because Eve pretty much [...]
Where the Heart Leads by Stephanie Laurens
Posted in historical, romance on March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I sometimes wonder if the cover artist even reads the book. Penelope Ashfrod, the leading lady in the book wears frillless clothing in darker colors. And why a rose? No correlation to the story. Anyway, it is a good story as Laurens usually are. THis is an offshoot of the Cynster novels, as Penelope is the sister [...]
Dussie by Nancy Springer
Posted in children's on March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is another Medusaesque story, but much better than Medusa Jones. One morning, Dussie wakes up to find her head covered in snakes. She is obviously completely freaked out. Then, in the space of 24 hours, she learns her mom is a Gorgon (yep, a real Greek Gorgon), turns the boy she has a crush [...]
