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Title: Into the Dark Series: OutFoxing the Paranormal: Book Three Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 227 Pages Category: Paranormal Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: When all is said and done, Into the Dark delivered something unique. If Cozy Horror isn't a thing, maybe this book just invented it. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb:... Continue Reading →
And here we are readers, the last, but never least, favorite reads of the year. It was an embarrassment of riches, one I appreciate more than I can say. May we all find the same in 2025. Best of 2024 ~ PART II A Shot in the Dark by Victoria Lee: This novel is in... Continue Reading →
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.” ~ John Green, The Fault in Our Stars Cheers, my fellow readers, and welcome to the list of... Continue Reading →
Title: Avenger of Sins Series: SPECTR: Book 3.6 Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: JordanLHawk.com Length: 141 Pages Category: Paranormal Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The way Jordan L. Hawk has guided this series through heart-pounding fright and intrigue, then woven that with equally heart-palpitating romance, and then was so damn bold as to... Continue Reading →
Title: Brimstone Series: Culinary Creatures: Book One Author: L Eveland Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 122 Pages Category: Paranormal Fantasy Rating: 3 Stars At a Glance: Brimstone is an amusing little tale, but I needed a bit more for it to satisfy. I did like both Inzo and Adam and their complementary passion for food and... Continue Reading →
Title: A Dowry of Blood Author: S. T. Gibson Publisher: Redhook/Hachette Length: 250 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy, Gothic Horror Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: A Dowry of Blood is an homage to Dracula, passionate and evocative with a lushness of prose that heightened the emotions of the story Constanta tells. It’s a sort of... Continue Reading →
Title: A Veiled & Hallowed Eve Series: Soulbound: Book Seven Author: Hailey Turner Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 485 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Seeing this series come to its inevitable fruition is the proverbial double-edged sword. I’ve been anticipating this for years, loved the way Hailey Turner brought the story... Continue Reading →
Title: Bloodline Series: The Memoirs of a Vampire: Book One Author: Joel Abernathy Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Short Novel Category: Dark Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Briskly paced and darkly alluring, author Joel Abernathy delivers an intimate story of monsters and men that I couldn't put down. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Fate made... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lights of Prague Author: Nicole Jarvis Publisher: Titan Books Length: 342 Pages Category: Gaslamp Fantasy Rating: 2.5 Stars At a Glance: I had such high hopes for this book, which makes it all the more disappointing that I failed to engage with it. Sadly, the story didn’t captivate me like I’d hoped it... Continue Reading →
Title: Blind Tiger Series: The Pride: Book One Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 238 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Blind Tiger was one of my most anticipated novels of the year, and, as always, Jordan L. Hawk delivers a taut, suspenseful, and beautifully imagined story. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Lesser Known Monsters Author: Rory Michaelson Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 289 Pages Category: Paranormal Fantasy At a Glance: Lesser Known Monsters, while not flawless, is nonetheless a fun and entertaining read. Rating: 4 Stars Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Being the chosen one isn’t always a good thing. Oscar Tundale is useless, or at least... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Tokens Author: Megan Derr Publisher: Less Than Three Press Length: 40 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: I quite enjoyed this short story revolving around an adorable little bloodthirsty demon with major possessive issues, and a romantic incubus with trust issues. Reviewed By: Lindsey Blurb: Chanda is the Lord of Honey Flower House,... Continue Reading →
Title: Mongrel Trilogy Bundle Author: K.Z. Snow Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 475 Pages Category: Steampunk, Paranormal Fantasy At a Glance: I loved this series, folks. I’m so very glad I read it; and read it again. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: One day a shadow is cast on the Mechanical Circus, a rollicking seaside carnival where... Continue Reading →
Title: What’s In Your Box? (Djinn: Book One) Author: A.R. Moler Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 46 Pages At a Glance: Short story with a djinn, a vet with PTSD, and some cute moments. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Dale Edinger has just inherited a house from his aunt. It's a good thing too because traumatic shoulder damage... Continue Reading →
Title: The Strange Case of the Big Sur Benefactor Author: Jess Faraday Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Pages/Word Count: 99 Pages At a Glance: Clever, clever, clever! Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Billiwack, California, 1884. When translator Rosetta Stein comes across her rival, Bartholomew Vincent, under attack by weird, raven-headed man-beasts behind the infamous Puckered Rosebud Gentleman’s... Continue Reading →
Title: LifeFlight (A Daily Dose Story) Author: Alexa Silver Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 34 Pages At a Glance: A daily dose with promise, but too many ideas packed into too short a space. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: When winged paranormal Dante is injured in a demon attack, he faces certain death unless he can... Continue Reading →
Title: The Soul Author: S.R. Carrillo Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 165 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Evil has flourished since the beginning of time, but at long last it has come to pass - that the world should end at the hands of the divine. A Lesser Earth thrives in the ashes of the old... Continue Reading →
Title: Hunter of Demons Series: SPECTR: Book 1.1 Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: JordanLHawk.com Length: 108 Pages Category: Paranormal Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Albert Einstein once defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. Well, color me cuckoo because here we are again, with another... Continue Reading →
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