The fifth Elemental Assassin entry aims to wrap up the long standing arc since Book 1. It’s Mab Monroe vs. Gin Blanco aka The Spider aka Genevieve Snow. It’s the final show down to prove once and for all who is the strongest. Mab is pulling out all stops to finish what she started 17 years ago while Gin’s not backing down to exact revenge that she’s been working towards…
All caught up with the Cassie Palmer books by Karen Chance
I have to start off by saying that the biggest plus to this is how well the book matches my blog background, haha. Just forewarning that I do have a bit of a rant ahead in general, and it contains some spoilers. I was considering writing more, but I realized this would either be super long or fairly short, so I’m taking the shorter route. After much lauding I finally…
Black Dagger Brotherhood 1 – Dark Lover – Better Late Than Never!
Soooo, I finally decided to dive into the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. With so many people faving it I couldn’t go wrong, could I? The first book kicks off primarily focusing on Wrath, vampire “King” of the Brotherhood. With their race dwindling, it’s up to him to lead a small “special ops” group of leather-clad and dagger-wielding vamps in their war against a formidable brood of vampire hunters. He’s blood…
Sea Lion Books Plug – Can’t help it
I’ve been fortunate enough to be an early reviewer for Sea Lion Books, so I have to say that they’ve consistently impressed me with the beautiful quality of their graphic novel adaptations. I’ve been particularly impressed with several works from Storm Born to Pariah and now Hush, Hush. The wonderful artwork and distinctive styles make it really easy to immerse yourself into the world. I’ve come across so many…
Finally got around to designing this thing!
I finally built up the nerve to design my blog! I’ve been meaning to design it since I started, but between finding motivation and simply not having the time, it’s been tough. This is probably the first weekend since Comic Con that I’ve had the opportunity to do absolutely nothing, so I was glad to finally get to chance to focus on it. My Photoshop rustiness made it take a…
A series where each new book is better than the last
The Living with The Dead series should be a sitcom. It’d be the anti-The Walking Dead. I don’t know what it is about these books, be it the current pop culture references or that Shaun of the Dead/Zombieland kind of feel, but I really like them. The lines are genuinely funny, there’s plenty of action and zombie gore, and it’s a perfect length for this kind of story. In short,…
Sea Lion Books: Acquires Graphic Novel Rights to Critically Acclaimed Anne Rice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Publicity Contact for Sea Lion Books: David Dabel: 678-426-8330 or david@sealionbooks.com International Rights Contact: Clarice Levin 212-689-0396 (o) | 917-648-1228 (c) or claricelevin@rcn.com Sea Lion Books Acquires Graphic Novel Rights to Critically Acclaimed Anne Rice Novel International Bestselling Author Anne Rice’s novel, Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana, to become Graphic Novel. International bestselling author Anne Rice’s critically acclaimed novel, Christ the Lord: The Road to…
Storm Born is a keeper
*Review Copy Provided by Sea Lion Books* There’s really only one thing to say about this series: quality is greater than quantity. Lately I’ve been reading a number of graphic novels that just haven’t drawn me in or been very satisfying. At first I wondered if it was because I’m more used to reading Japanese manga where they’re masters at flow, beautiful drawing styles, and storytelling mixed into one. Manga…
Mercy 2 Finds a Groove
The second installment of the Mercy Thompson series shifts focus from the werewolves to the vampires. This time her vampire friend, Stefan, decides to call in a favor from Mercy. She risks life and limb to thwart an evil sorcerer-turned-vampire (as if vampires weren’t evil enough on their own) causing numerous deaths all around the city. The supernatural cream of the crop are all involved to take this sucker down,…
This series may need to grow on you
Moon Called is the first book to kick off the very successful Mercedes Thompson series. While it follows the urban fantasy formula through incorporating vampires, shapeshifters, fae, and ghosts, it has the opportunity to differentiate itself with high quality world-building. The main character, Mercy, isn’t the prissy princess nor is she the leather-clad potty mouth badass. She works as a mechanic, getting her hands dirty the blue-collar way. She’s not…