In her latest installment in the Queen of Babble series, Cabot brings us back into the life of Lizzie Nichols. Things are once more turned upside down in Lizzie’s life when her ex-boyfriend proposes after she has spent the next with his best friend (who is also her best friend’s ex-boyfriend) Lizzie immediately accepts the proposal [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Meg Cabot
Posted in romance on June 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Deep Down Popular by Phoebe Stone
Posted in children's on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In this heart-warming tale, Jessie Lou Ferguson becomes friends with formerly popular boy Conrad Parker. Jessie Lou has always liked Conrad, but she is no where near his league. But when Conrad develops a problem with his leg and must drop soccer, he suddenly is not so popular anymore. Jessie Lou is asked by their [...]
Children of the Lamp: The Day of the Dkinn Warriors by P.B. Kerr
Posted in children's, fantasy on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the latest installment of twins John and Philippa Gaunt, they are on several missions. They must save their mom from becoming the Blue Djinn of Babylon, stop the evil Ifrit from carrying out a nefarious plot, and save the world from a group of evil terra-cotta warriors. I like these books to a point, [...]
Vampire Beach Series by Alex Duval
Posted in ya on June 17, 2008 | 157 Comments »
This YA vampire series is very, very fluffy. It appears scary, but is really not at all. Jason Freeman has just moved to Malibu from Michigan and is trying to figure out his place in the school hierarchy. Soon, he is at the top thanks to being on the swimming [...]
Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter
Posted in fantasy, romance on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In book 2 of the Lords of the Underworld, we meet Lucien, the keeper of Death. He is the leader of the Lords and will do anything to protect them. Enter Anya, goddess of anarchy. She is enthralled with Lucien, but he doesn’t believe her. So they get off to a bit of a rocky [...]
Kushiel’s Mercy by Jacqueline Carey
Posted in fantasy on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In this stunning conclusion to her second Kushiel trilogy, Carey wraps up the tale of Imriel and Sidonie. Star crossed lovers, they have not been able to openly declare their love until now. No one trusts Imriel, too many remember the atrocities committed by a mother he doesn’t know and think him likely of trying [...]
The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter
Posted in fantasy, romance on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Take one dark and brooding male with a troubled past, add one female, and voila you have the newest book in Showalter’s Lords of the Underworld series. First off, I love the premise. The ancient Greek Warriors are punished after one of them opens the box Pandora was guarding (yep, that Pandora). As punishment, each [...]
Sorcery and the Single Girl by Mindy Klasky
Posted in fantasy, romance on June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In this sequel to Girl’s Guide to Witchcraft, Klasky continues the tale of Jane Madison, librarian and witch. Jane is about to be tested on her magical skills and possibly lose her arcane library and her familiar, Neko. She desperately wants to join the Coven and be accepted (as she never was in high school) [...]
Vampire Interrupted by Lynsay Sands
Posted in romance on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This book features Marguerite Argeneau, a 700 vampire who is working as a detective. After having successfully paired up her children, Marguerite is not exactly eager to do the same for herself. After a miserable marriage, she is unwilling to submit to another man. So when she meets Julius Notte, she is very distrustful of [...]
Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton
Posted in fantasy, romance on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Anita Blake is back! Yeah! As I had hoped would happen after reading the newest Merry Gentry series Anita Blake is back as well. There was plot, character development and not an overabundance of people cavorting naked in bed. Anita accompanies Jason on a visit to his dying father. But what she doesn’t realize is [...]
