Title: Liar City Series: Sugar & Vice: Book One Author: Allie Therin Publisher: Carina Press Length: 397 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Anyone who has read Allie Therin’s Historical Fantasies and was charmed by them and her characters will not be surprised to hear Liar City is not only a…
Tag: Urban Fantasy
Review: Settle the Score by Vaughn R. Demont
Title: Settle the Score Series: The Blackwarren Heists: Book Two Author: Vaughn R. Demont Publisher: Self-Published Length: 347 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I’ve loved this -verse for a long time now, and couldn’t have anticipated it would grow, become lusher and more robust, until it did. Nick is an…
Review: Samhain Secrets: World Premiere by David DeMar, Chris Shaffer, Vaughn R. Demont, and Sierra Dean
Title: Samhain Secrets: World Premiere Authors: David DeMar, Chris Shaffer, Vaughn R. Demont, and Sierra Dean Publisher: Self-Published Length: 325 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The diversity of stories and voices and characters in Samhain Secrets: World Premier is significant. Anthologies can be a delicate balance—if there’s a single weak…
Review: Imitate the Dawn by M.A. Grant
Title: Imitate the Dawn Series: Whitethorn Agency: Book Three Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 283 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: M.A. Grant’s voice is gracefully nimble, lyrical when called for in the Darkest Court series, and given to a pure grittiness when her characters are fighting…
Review: Stone Wings by Jenn Burke
Title: Stone Wings Series: The Gargoyles of Arrington: Book One Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Stone Wings hits all the romantic beats and offers the truth that sometimes love is a lightning strike, and sometimes it sneaks up like a thief of…
Review: Subtle Bodies by Jordan Castillo Price
Title: Subtle Bodies Series: PsyCop: Book Thirteen Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books Length: 305 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Castillo Price has the boos and the wigglies down cold in the PsyCop series, delivering the chills that come naturally with the territory and that readers have come to…
Review: Deceiver of Minds by Jordan L. Hawk
Title: Deceiver of Minds Series: SPECTR Series Three: Book Five Author: Jordan L. Hawk Publisher: Self-Published Length: 105 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: For fans of the SPECTR series, we know to anticipate the chaos and danger as well as the lovely teases at the end of each novella that…
Review: Out of the Ashes by Jenn Burke
Title: Out of the Ashes Series: Ashes and Dust: Book Three Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 283 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Never let it be said that a good dose of fear and danger and adrenaline mixed with some forced proximity aren’t an effective catalyst for rekindling…
Review: City of Angels by Justin Schuelke
Title: City of Angels Series: An Incarnate Accounts Novella Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Self-Published Length: 77 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: I wasn’t sure I needed a spin-off novella starring Trish Takahashi until I read it, and I can say that while it was different not having Emery Luple at…
Review: The Harrietta Lee Series by Stephanie Ahn
Title: Deadline, Bloodbath, Flytrap Series: Harrietta Lee: Books One, Two, and Three Author: Stephanie Ahn Publisher: Self-Published Lengths: 121 Pages, 397 Pages, 293 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The binge-worthiness of this series is top tier. I couldn’t put it down until I devoured every word, thanks in large part…
Review: Redcap, Whitecap, Goblin, Thief by Vaughn R. Demont
Title: Redcap, Whitecap, Goblin, Thief Series: The Blackwarren Heists: Book One Author: Vaughn R. Demont Publisher: Self-Published Length: 223 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy, Mystery Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: It’s been almost seven years since Vaughn R. Demont released the last book in this -verse, and all I can say is welcome back. Revisiting…
Review: Infected: Fallout by Andrea Speed
Title: Infected: Fallout Series: Infected: Book Twelve Author: Andrea Speed Publisher: Self-Published Length: 266 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There is an articulate sense of fondness that permeates the latter books of the Infected series, and much of that is owed to the band of throwaways and misfits who are…
Review: Literal Demons by Justin Schuelke
Title: Literal Demons Series: The Incarnate Accounts: Book Three Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Self-Published Length: 406 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Literal Demons had my pulse ratcheted up to eleven so many times. There were at least two times that I had to close the book and take a minute…
Review: Loophole Ex Machina by Justin Schuelke
Title: Loophole Ex Machina Series: Incarnate Accounts: Book Two Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Self-Published Length: 364 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This series is, in some really delightful ways, like nothing I’ve read before, and yet it’s familiar in the sense that we rest reasonably assured the heroes will prevail…
Review: Incarnate by Justin Schuelke
Title: Incarnate Series: The Incarnate Accounts: Book One Author: Justin Schuelke Publisher: Self-Published Length: 362 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I often envy those who can spin a great yarn, certainly have a ton of admiration for the skill, but Justin Schuelke, the architect of this fantastically original and imaginative…
Review: Seasons – PsyCop Briefs: Volume Two by Jordan Castillo Price
Title: Seasons Series: PsyCop Briefs: Volume Two Author: Jordan Castillo Price Publisher: JCP Books LLC Length: 309 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There is a certain sentimentality to reading these PsyCop vignettes. They’re set at various points throughout the history of the series, which means traveling back in time to…
Review: House on Fire by Jenn Burke
Title: House on Fire Series: Ashes & Dust: Book Two Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 256 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: House on Fire is an impressively busy book with plenty of twists and turns of both the emotional and investigative variety, and I can’t wait for the…
Review: A Veiled & Hallowed Eve by Hailey Turner
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…
Review: A Touch of Fever by Nazri Noor
Title: A Touch of Fever Series: Arcane Hearts: Book One Author: Nazri Noor Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 262 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: A Touch of Fever is full of lots of fun and adventure, but that’s not all. There’s some poignancy to the story as well, as Jackson and…
Review: The Oak Wood Throne by Kai Butler
Title: The Oak Wood Throne Series: San Amaro Investigations: Book Two Author: Kai Butler Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 333 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: If my relationship with this book had a status, it would be: “it’s complicated.” There’s a lot to love about the world Kai Butler has imagined…
