Red- Headed Stepchild review

The novel Red- Headed Stepchild was written by Jaye Wells. The Red- Headed Stepchild was published in 2009. It is the first novel in a supernatural series. This series has a variety of supernatural creature, including vampires, mages, faeries, and demons. The series is called Sabine Kane.

This novel has drama, has supernatural cultures and creatures, and has romance.  A lot of the drama comes from family drama. The main character, Sabine Kane, is half vampire and half mage. She has only ever known her vampire side of her family. The vampire leader is her grandmother and she told Sabine her mage half did not want her.  The family drama is very complex. Sabine has been lied to by her vampire half and they have belittled Sabine her entire life.  At the end of the novel, she goes off to join the mages, who have opened her eyes to the vampires’ lies.

The supernatural creatures, the mages and vampires, are on the edge of war. Peace has always been shaky between the two species and now that war is coming, Sabine has to pick her side. At the start of the novel, she thought she would side with the vampires one hundred percent. As she starts to learn more about her families past, about her parents and about what the vampires are doing, she realizes she is on the wrong side of the coming war. She realizes she wants to try to see what the mages are like and that is at the very end of the novel. I really can not wait to read about Sabine and the mages in the second novel.  I want to read about how Sabine’s relationship is with her other side of the family.

There is romance in the Red- Headed Stepchild, at least the beginnings of romance. The romance has started between the main characters, Sabine and Adam. Adam is a mage and wants to teach Sabine how to control and to be a mage. Adam seems good for Sabine, but the next novel should tell more. He reveals Sabine’s family’s past to her and helps her learn that mages are not evil people. At the end of the novel, Adam is taking her to see her mage family.

I would recommend this novel to those that enjoy drama, a little bit of romance, and the paranormal.  I was very entertained by the Red- Headed Stepchild and can not wait to read the second novel.

Blood Law review

Blood Law was written by the author, Jeannie Holmes. This novel is in the supernatural crime genre. It was published in 2010. Blood Law is the first in the Alexandra Sabian series.

This novel has crime, has dark aspects, has the supernatural, has betrayal and has romance. The romance in the novel is between the main characters, Alexandra Sabian and Varik Baudelaire. Varik Baudelaire is Alex’s ex- fiancé and when he comes back into town old feelings spark up again.  Varik is made to be overprotective, way older than Alex, and handsome. Alex and Varik are both vampires and work as an enforcer. An enforcer is the equivalent of a police officer.  In the novel, vampires have, within the past fifty years, come out of the figurative closet.  At the end of the novel, they agree to give their relationship another shot.

This novel also comes with darkness and crime. The crime in the novel is from a series of dead vampires popping up in town. With an uneasy peace between the humans and vampires, these murders bring the tension between the two races to new heights. The humans almost forced the vampires out of town, which is just because these murders brought up their prejudice and fear of the vampires.  Alex is also haunted by the murder of her father many years prior. She begins to see connection between her current case and her father’s murder.   In the second novel, I believe the author will reveal more information about her father.  

Alex’s friend in the novel is Tasha. Tasha is the liaison between the vampire enforcers and the human police officers. Tasha is originally on the side of preserving the peace and of keeping the vampires in the city. Then with comments made by a police officer that is a public vampire hater, Tasha starts to gain a new view on vampires. This new view is about fear and distrust and causes Tasha to change evidence in the serial murder case.  This is the part of the novel about the betrayal.  This makes Tasha a very nice person to almost allow a murderer to almost kill again and get away with it (note the sarcasm).

This novel was personally not one of the better novels that I have read.  I did think that it was an okay novel. I would recommend this novel to those that like drama, romance, supernatural, and murder mysteries. Blood Law was entertaining.

Next Time in January

I am going to take a break from posting for the holidays. I will be posting again next month in January.

I finished A Hope in the Unseen written by Ron Suskind, last week on Friday.  The novel has lots of descriptions and a lot of detail was placed into the novel. I would not, personally, recommend this novel. It was not to my taste and I felt the main character was not someone that I wanted to read about. He, the main character, was too whiny in my personal opinion. Each chapter felt too long. The novel was slow and somewhat boring.

I also read and finished the novel, The Laughing Corpse written by Laurell K. Hamilton. It is a supernatural series. The Laughing Corpse is the second novel in the Anita Blake series.  The first novel is Guilty Pleasures, which I mentioned in one of my earlier posts.  I really liked this novel. I liked the building of the characters in the novel.  We are starting to see more of Jean-Claude in this novel than in the first.  I like that the author has you learn more and more about the main character, Anita, as the plot continues and as the series continues.

I started the third novel in the Anita Blake series. As I mentioned earlier, the series is in the supernatural genre.  The novel is called Circus of the Damned.  I am not quite finished reading the Circus of the Damned, but I am close to finishing.  I am enthralled by this novel. The series is very good so far and I would highly recommend if you have not read it yet.

Next time, I will be posting the reviews on two novels. The first novel is Deadworld written by J. N. Duncan.  Deadworld is haunting and dark. This sense of a haunting nature is because of the murders that occur during the novel and the main character’s past that shadows her every move.  This novel is the first in the supernatural Deadworld series.  This novel was very entertaining and I really enjoyed reading it.  I am looking forward to reading the next novel in the series.

The second novel that I will be reviewing is Ill Wind. Ill Wind is written by Rachel Caine. Rachel Caine is the author of the popular young adult Morganville Vampire series.  Ill Wind is the first novel of the Weather Warden series.  It is in the supernatural genre. The novel was a really fun read. 

The Dark Light of the Day review

The Dark Light of the Day was written by Jill Archer.  This novel was published earlier this year in 2012. It is the first novel in a supernatural series. The series is called Noon Onyx novels.

The Dark Light of the Day is a dark, romantic, and supernatural novel. It is a dark novel because of its character’s haunting and mysterious pasts or beginnings. The main character, Noon Onyx, is a magic user with the Maegester powers, which is a power closely related to death. Maegesters have control over fire and demons and are always males except Noon. Noon should have been born with Mederi powers because she is a female. Noon hates that she was born differently than how she was supposed to be and she had no idea why she was different.  Noon and Peter, Noon’s best friend, try to find a book that could set Noon’s powers to how they were supposed to be.

The romance in the novel comes from two different men. One man is her best friend, Peter, and he reveals his feelings for Noon as the story goes on. Noon does have feelings for Peter but these feeling seem to be mainly friendly as the second man holds her heart. The second man is Ari Carmine, who helps Noon accept and learn how to use her powers. Noon is reluctant to talk to Ari at first, when he discovers she has the Maegester powers, but she soon began to give in and spend time with him. Ari is a bad boy, powerful, handsome, and smart.  As the novel progressed, you begin to learn how good Ari and Noon are together.

Noon believes she can not have children because she has Maegester powers, which she thinks will kill any baby she may conceive.  This is one of her major reasons for wanting to change her powers.  Noon begins to learn to accept herself and her powers as the novel goes on. She begins to realize it is not a horrible thing, if she can not change her powers to that of a Mederi.

I would recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys romance, the supernatural, and action in their novels. I really enjoyed reading The Dark Light of the Day. It is a spectacular novel.  

Bitter Night review

Bitter Night was written by the author, Diana Pharaoh Francis. The novel was published three years ago in 2009.  Bitter Night is the first novel in the Horngate Witches series. The series is in the supernatural genre.

Bitter Night is a unique, dark and thrilling novel. The novel had drama, betrayal, friendship, adventure, astounding loyalty and the tinniest bit of romance.  The main character, Max, has an amazing sense of loyalty and friendship. She will do anything for those she considers her friends or family.  It has drama and adventure because of the fighting action and Max fighting to save her makeshift family.  Max had been betrayed several years before the start of the novel by Giselle, a witch, who she thought was her friend. I can not fully understand why Giselle would betray Max so completely. Giselle magically transformed Max to be not only stronger and faster but also a slave.  Giselle wants to save Horngate, her home, which she said she could not save without Max. The little bit of romance comes from the second main character called, Alexander, and Max.  Max saves Alexander from death and tries to help Max on her mission to save Horngate, which is where her friends were at.

Max, the main character, is incredibly bitter about Giselle’s betrayal.  Giselle not only made her a slave, but subjected her to torture, whenever Max did not bend to Giselle’s control.  Max is considered a very powerful being. Max is almost Zen like and is also learned to become detached, when she is afraid of getting hurt. She also attempts to separate herself from people so that she does not get betrayal again, like with Giselle.

The second main character is Alexander, which is Max’s future love interest. Alexander is very comfortable with these extraordinary abilities, that are magically enhanced, and he likes the society he found himself in. Max, on the other hand, hates her life and how she has ended up. She is almost suicidal in her actions and will not hesitate to place herself in dangerous situations. This might be because that she wants to be free of Giselle, but she might also want to stay alive just to kill Giselle as well. Alexander is more stable. He is more concerned with keeping his life and completing what he needs to do.

I would recommend this novel to anyone who likes drama, friendship, romance, and the supernatural. Bitter Night is chilling and dark. The novel is incredibly good and I love the depth of the characters. Bitter Night is a must read.    

Next Week 12-19-12

I finished One Grave at a Time, which is written by Jeaniene Frost, late last week.  It is a funny, drama, and action filled romance. I like the close friendships in the novels.  They are a close knit group that will do almost anything for each other.  One Grave at a Time is incredibly grabbing and it is well written. The novel is a good read.

I also read Bitten and Smitten written by Michelle Rowen.  Bitten and Smitten is of the romance genre. It is drama filled and funny. The main character is a witty and sarcastic woman who has just been turned into a vampire against her will. It is a good novel to read when you are having a lazy day.  Bitten and Smitten is a good and simple novel.

I started reading The Laughing Corpse written by Laurell K. Hamilton.  The novel is an Anita Blake vampire hunter novel. The Laughing Corpse is the second novel in this series. With a new serial killer and plenty of dangerous characters after Anita, the novel is an exciting adventure and mystery. The main character, Anita, finds danger at every turn and despite this fact she always picks herself back up and gets back into the mix of things.  The first novel was very good. So far, I really am enjoying reading the second novel.

Next week I will be review two novels. One novel I will be reviewing will be the Red- Headed Stepchild and the other will be the novel Blood Law. The Red- Headed Stepchild is written by Jaye Wells. The drama and intrigue of the novel is very hooking. There is a lot of the family drama in the Red- Headed Stepchild.  The main character has to pick a side on the upcoming war between the vampire and mage races. The Red- Headed Stepchild is very entertaining. 

Blood Law is written by Jeannie Holmes. The main character, Alexandra Sabian, is a vampire detective and finds a connection from the current case she is working on to the murder of her father. Alex’s ex-fiancé also arrives in town at the same time. This novel is filled with drama and romance.  Alex discovers many things on her path to find justice, for both the murders that are occurring in her town and for her father.  This novel did not have any particular bad moments, but seemed to be just an okay novel.

Magic of the Bone review

Magic of the Bone is written by the author Devon Monk. Magic to the Bone is a paranormal science fiction series. It is the first novel in the Allie Beckstrom series. The series has nine novels so far.  The novel was published in 2008 and started a well written and amazing series. The plot was captivating and compelling. It grabbed my attention immediately.

The main character, Allie Beckstrom, is a tough, smart, and stubborn woman. She is emotionally a wreck, but keeps trying to start relationships, friendships, with people. Her no- nonsense attitude also helps her loose those relationships or keeps her from making them in the first place. She is emotionally damaged because of her family. Her mother left her and her father when she was young and her father does not show his love for her. He is all business and what benefits him and does not seem to care about what Allie wants. Allie works as a Hound, which is someone who tracks people based on their magical signature or just identifies whose magical signature was used for a certain spell. 

 Allie is working with the police at the beginning of the novel. Allie and the police have an almost uneasy peace. They get along just fine but the police seem almost weary of her. She is working on a case on the death of a little boy. She mistakenly believes it is her father’s signature which sets her on a whirlwind of events.  With each event more disastrous than the last, it was a wonder how Allie managed to end up without more lasting effects than just memory loss. 

Allie meets her love interest at the beginning of the novel. His name is Zayvion and he is a very powerful magic user, which is said to be the same level as Allie, but I believe she is actually more powerful. Allie may also just be more in tuned with magic than everyone else. Zayvion is intriguing, handsome, smart, and dangerous. He is also the perfect man for Allie. She needs someone who will stick with her no matter what happens. In the novel, Zayvion helps her grow and provides a stable relationship to help her move past her childhood and her father’s cold- hearted personality.

I would recommend Magic to the Bone to anyone who likes urban fantasy novels. Those who like romance, magic, murder mysteries, family drama, or suspense should read this novel. I love this series. I just recently got the ninth novel and I still love the novels. Magic to the Bone is a must read.

Abandon review

Abandon is written by Meg Cabot.  I read Abandon a year or so ago. Meg Cabot is also the author of the famous Princess Diaries, which Disney made into two movies.  Abandon was published in 2011. It is a young adult novel and is also a series. The second novel Underworld has recently been released and I hope that one day soon I will get to read it.

Abandon is a dark and haunting novel.  The novel had a certain appeal about it that made it grab my attention and it fascinated me. Greek mythology has always fascinated me, so when I found aspects of that in this novel, it made Abandon seem even more captivating. 

Abandon’s main character, Pierce, is haunted by death. She died when she was fifteen and now she can not seem to fully escape it. She was sent to an underworld, one of many that deal with the dead. This underworld was filled with confused people who filled lines, each line is supposed to tell you your destination. She ends up recognizing the man who runs the underworld, John, from her childhood.  She then ends up escaping the underworld and John returning to the living. Pierce seems to be unable to get past her time in the underworld becoming distant and withdrawn.

Pierce is trying to start over with her life when her mom decides to move to Isla Huesos, which is off the coast of South Florida, to be closer to her family. After moving to the small island, Pierce learns more information about the underworlds and about John, increasing the intrigue. Then John comes back into Pierce’s life after two years of leaving her alone. John becomes the love interest of Pierce as she learns more about him throughout the plot and he captivates her interest.

I can not wait to read second novel, Underworld. At the end of the first novel, she is back in death’s clutches, so now I want to find out what she does in the second novel. I also hope to see some development in John and Pierce’s relationship.

I would recommend this novel, Abandon, to those enjoy young adult fantasy novels. I would also recommend this novel to those who like intrigue, Greek mythology, romance, and myths about the afterlife.  Abandon is well written and an enchanting and haunting novel. I love the strength of the main character and her ability to escape the inescapable, death. Abandon is a novel that should be read and reread. The novel was an amazing read.

Next Week 12-12-12

I am officially back.  This week I will finally post my reviews on the novels Abandon, written by Meg Cabot, and Magic to the Bone, written by Devon Monk.  I know I stated that I would review these novels several weeks ago, I am sorry it took so long.

I have recently been reading the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost. The series is of the paranormal romance genre.  The humor and drama is the novel is intriguing and captivating. I am currently reading the latest of the novels, One Grave at a Time, which I like a lot so far.

I am also reading a novel called A Hope in the Unseen written by Ron Suskind. It is a nonfiction novel and is required for me to read by my AP Language and Composition teacher.  I find the plotline to be at a rather slow pace and not incredibly interesting. I do not relate to the main character at all and sometimes find him to be whiny. So far I do not care for this novel at all.

Next Week, I am going to review the novels Bitter Night and Dark Light of the Day. Bitter Night is written by Diana Pharaoh Francis. It is a supernatural fantasy novel and it is the first in the Horngate Witches series. The main character, Max, is filled with bitterness, but is also incredibly loyal to those who mean anything to her. She chooses whose side she wants to be on, in a war that could destroy everything she knows. The novel became more and more grabbing as the plot progressed.

Dark Light of the Day is written by Jill Archer. It is also a supernatural fantasy novel. The main character, Noon Onyx, struggles to accept her abilities and her very nature. She attempts to change those abilities with the help of her best friend, Peter. Noon soon learns more about her powers and learns to use them with the help of Ari Carmine. Danger and love makes Noon question who she is and who she wants to be.

About the Novel A Hope in the Unseen- Teacher Prompted

A high school experience is different for people in the same school, let alone for two very different people, in two very different schools, and in two very different cities.  My personal experiences are incredibly different from the experiences, portrayed in A Hope in the Unseen, of Cedric Jennings.

The author, of A Hope in the Unseen, explains that Cedric long ago learn the lesson that at his school "distinctiveness can be dangerous, so it's best to develop an attitude for not being noticed."  At his school, good academics are not something that is accepted or something that you would want noticed by other students. The school does not offer very many harder courses or extracurricular academic activities. Cedric in spite of that wants to get the top grades and to go to an Ivy League school.

 Cedric’s school is filled with drugs and violence. This allows the school to become unsafe and a darker environment for the students. It also pushes the students to become more street smart, than they normally would be.  Ballou Senior High, Cedric’s school, also does not have much diversity in its student population, which is mainly of the poorer class African American.  Cedric has had a difficult high school experience.

My high school experience is filled with trying to do the best that I can in the classes that I take. At my high school, getting good grades is not a bad thing as it is at Cedric’s school. Most people, including myself, want to be able to go to college, wherever that might be. My school offers many extracurricular activities and many hard courses to take throughout your high school experience.

While Cedric’s school is filled with crime, my school is not being overrun with it.  My school has had issues with violence but nothing compared to Cedric’s experiences with it. It is not something that happens regularly. We have a greater diversity at my school with many religious beliefs and many ethnicities. I have had a hard academic experience but have not had the major crime issues that consumed Ballou Senior High.

Cedric’s high school experience was very different from mine. While we both placed an importance on getting good grades and getting into college that is as far as our similarities go. He has a harder background then I do.

Holidays: Top 7 Novels that I Want

Top 7 Novels that I want to get for the Holidays:

1.      Notorious Nineteen is written by Janet Evanovich. This novel is the nineteenth novel of the Stephanie Plum series. The first novel has recently been made into a movie, One for Your Money, which is what got me hooked to this series and the characters.  The Stephanie Plum novels are funny, have some romance, and have great mystery to them. I am in absolute love with this series. If I get any novels for the holidays, this is the one novel I must get.  

 

2.      The Shattered Dark is written by Sandy Williams.  I really was entertained by the first novel, The Shadow Reader, it was a great start to the series. I look forward to seeing how the main character’s relationships develop in the next novel. Hopefully things will start to get better for her.

 

3.      The Blood Before Sunrise is written by Amanda Bonilla. Darian, the main character, is a character that you can easily empathize with. I think that may be a reason I liked the first novel so much. I hope to learn more about the characters and their abilities. I look forward to a bit of romance and the building on to the characters. I also hope to see Darian getting over her isolated beginnings.

 

4.      The Mage in Black is written by Jaye Wells. In the first novel, the saying that every story has two sides, persists throughout the plotline. The main character was stuck between too opposing powerful societies. She has to figure out what side she is going to have to fight for and which she will fight with. Now that she has chosen her side at the end of the first novel, I am looking forward to seeing what comes next for her and how she adapts to her new surroundings.

 

5.      The Blood of Dawn is written by Tami Dane. During first two novels, Sloane’s, the main character, personal life is rather crazy and complicated. I hope that in the next novel Sloane starts to fix and make her personal life not so complex. The Sloane Skye series is of the genre paranormal crime.    

 

6.      The Sliver of Shadow is written by Allison Pang. Abby discovers that she has an incredibly powerful and rare ability at the end of the first novel. Her boyfriend, Brystion, also leaves at the end of the first novel. I look forward to seeing Abby grow into her newfound power and abilities and hopefully fix her relationship with Brystion. 

 

 

7.      The Vengeful Dead is written by J. N. Duncan.  The main character discovered the existence of vampires in Deadworld. She also lost her best friend, her partner of the law, and her rock, Laurel. In Vengeful Dead, I want Jackie, the main character, to fully accept her friend’s death, to move on in her life, and to let go of her haunting past.

I'm Back

I am finally starting my posting back up. This week, I was planning on reviewing the two novels that I mentioned the last time I posted, Abandon and Magic to the Bone, but I ended up deciding to review those two novels next week in the first week of December. This week I will, instead, have a post based on a question prompted by my AP Lang teacher, and then I will also make a list of the top few novels that I want for the holidays. I know I have not updated the list, about my top five novels that I want, in a while, so I will post the update for the list, either in the next two weeks or in the first few weeks of January.


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Next Week 10-31-12

I have an update about the novel Chosen written by Sable Grace.  Finally, I just got the novel. Barnes and Noble called recently to tells us the novel came in, so I convinced my parents to drive me over to the bookstore and buy it.  I can’t wait to start reading Chosen and hope to do so soon.

Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Black, vampire hunter series, began with the novel Guilty Pleasures.  This first novel is spectacular. It grabbed my attention from the beginning. The main character’s struggles and prejudice with the vampires are incredible to read about. Even her relationships with the people around her, even the vampires, are incredibly complex. She hates the vampires that kill and control others.  Anita, the main character, fights to solve the murders that plague the city.  I will review this novel in more depth at a later date.

 I started Deadworld written by J. N. Duncan.  This novel is the first in a paranormal crime novel.  The main character is a cop who is trying to catch a vampire serial killer.  This novel is very good so far. I started it just recently and hope to have it done by next week.  I love the realistic emotion flowing in this novel from the characters.  I highly recommend this novel from what I have read so far.

Next week, I plan to review two novels, Abandon and Magic to the Bone.  Magic to the Bone is written by Devon Monk. It is the first novel in the Allie Beckstrom series of so far eight novels. It is a supernatural fantasy novel.  Allie Beckstrom is the main character in Magic to the Bone.  She is a magic user and each magic user has a signature. When Allie discovers her father’s signature on the body of a dead boy, she tries to find the truth. While trying to discover what really happened, she becomes the target of a group of conspirators, who are trying to obtain ultimate power and control.

I will also review the novel Abandon written by Meg Cabot.  This novel is the first in a supernatural young adult fantasy series.  This novel has a lot of twists and turns. Its characters are very mysterious and seem to be rather dark.  Cabot created a world that is incredibly unique but takes some Greek myths and incorporated them into her novel.  Abandon is a good read.  I will review more about the novel next week.

Hunted by the Others review

Hunted by the Others is written by Jess Haines. This is the first in a paranormal fantasy series, H & W Investigations.  As of 2012, H & W Investigations series has four books.

The main character is Shiarra Waynest. She is a human private investigator that is hired to find an ancient artifact believed to be in the possession of a vampire, Alec Royce. In this novel, supernatural creatures are now public about their existence and not everyone is adjusting well. Some humans devolved a prejudice against these Others, which is the name for the supernatural population.   The White Hats are one group that is extremely prejudiced against the Others.  Shiarra is somewhat prejudice against the Others, in that she does not trust them as she would another human.  

Shiarra is scared of the Others. She is scared of their power, of their ability to easily kill her and of their ability to change her into one of them.  Her character has a fierce and independent personality.  She generally cares about people and wants to help those in need. The artifact Shiarra has to find is an artifact that could create a war between the Others and release a dangerous creature on the population. She accepts the case of finding the artifact even though she does not want to get involved with the Others, because she needs the money to keep her practice afloat.

At first Shiarra would have been happy to leave the Others to their own demise. Then she starts to care about what happens to the Others, because she realizes that even if they can hurt you more easily, some are good people. Shiarra is considered a three dimensional character because of these changes.

Shiarra’s relationship with Alec Royce, a vampire, is very complicated. She does not want to get involved with any supernatural people, men or otherwise. Royce, on the other hand, you learn really likes Shiarra.  Royce is tough, charismatic, and smart.  Royce is an old master vampire.  He is extremely powerful, which is one of the reasons Shiarra stays away from him.  I have liked reading about these two characters.  Their dialogue plays off each other very well.  I like to read how their relationship develops. They start out as enemies, but work their way to almost becoming friends and are able to work together.

Hunted by the Others is a brilliant work of fiction. I enjoyed reading about these characters and how they develop as the novel goes along. Jess Haines created the perfect debut novel.

Three Days to Dead review

Dark, dangerous and deadly are three words that describe the world of Three Days to Dead.  Three Days to Dead is written by Kelly Meding.  It is the first in the paranormal Dreg City series.

The main character is Evangeline Stone. Three Days to Dead is written in first person in the point of view of the main character.  In this novel, Evangeline Stone dies and wakes up in the body of different women in the morgue.  She was a hunter that worked with the Triad to destroy supernatural creatures that kill.  Throughout this novel, Evy tries to discover who killed her while escaping the Triad that calls her a traitor. The Triad, believing that she killed her teammates, tries to hunt her down. With only three day to live, Evy takes you on an exciting and action- filled journey.  

Evy is a strong, dangerous, and smart woman. Even with little help, Evy is resourceful. She quickly uncovers information leading to her death and stays alive even when everyone is gunning to kill her. Evy is a powerful character used to create a realistic plotline and ending.   

The novel created a very dark and gritty atmosphere and tone. It creates a sense that everything has a dark side and highlights the dark sides of the characters and places in this novel.  Evy is haunted by her brutal death and the events leading to it. The author uses flashbacks to reveal events prior to her death.

Evy’s love interest is Wyatt. Wyatt was also in the Triad but he was a handler of the field agents. Field agents are those that actually go out and take down the rule breaking supernatural citizens.  Wyatt is the one who brought Evy back from the dead. He was not aware that she would die again after three days. He has stuck by Evy through everything. A tough, caring, and compassionate character, Wyatt, is perfect to match with the main character, Evy.  

I would recommend Three Days to Dead. I think anyone who enjoys reading about supernatural creatures, action stories, and likes some romance will enjoy this novel. The plotline was grabbing and interesting. The characters are moving and dark fitting for such a dangerous world. It is an amazing first novel to a series.

Next Week 10-24-12

I have an update on the novel Chosen written by Sable Grace.  I have not gotten the novel yet and I am quite annoyed. I hoped to have the novel this week but no luck.  I ordered it from Barnes and Noble and they have not called yet to say it has arrived.  I am hopeful that it will come in next week.   I was enthralled by the previous two novels and hope that the third lives up to my expectations.  I will keep you informed. 

I finished Dark Light of Day written by Jill Archer.  As I said last week, this novel is the first of the Noon Onyx series.  It is a supernatural science fiction novel.  I loved to read about the main character’s growth as a character and her starting to accept what abilities she possesses. I can not wait for the next novel to come out.  I was captivated by this novel, Dark Light of the Day.

I started Nightseer written by Laurel K. Hamilton this past weekend.  I picked up this novel solely because I have heard that this author, Hamilton, is very good. Hamilton is well known for her popular series the Anita Blake novels. This novel, Nightseer, is Hamilton’s very first novel and it is a supernatural fantasy novel.  I thought the novel could have been better but towards the end it did get a lot better. This is the only novel in its series and will most likely remain that way.  Hamilton’s original editor rejected the second novel and it has been years since then.

Next week I plan on reviewing two novels. The first is the novel Hunted by the Others written by Jess Haines.  This novel is the first in the H & W investigations series.  It is a supernatural series. I liked reading about the main character; her attempt to accomplish her job of finding an ancient artifact all the while trying to stay alive, makes it an enthralling novel.  This novel got me hooked on this series, which has four novels so far.  

I also plan to review the novel Three Days to Dead written by Kelly Meding.   It is the first of the Dreg City series.  It is a supernatural fantasy novel.  Evy, the main character, is resurrected and wakes up in a morgue in a different body. Throughout the novel she tries to kill the supernatural creatures that tortured and killed her.  I thought this novel was an excellent read.  It grabbed my attention immediately and kept me holding on to each word. I read this novel incredibly fast and loved every second of it.  It is a novel that you must read.

Black Wings review

Black Wings written by Christina Henry.  It is the first novel in the Black Wings series. It is a supernatural fantasy novel. The novel was very interesting. As the novel went on and plot thickened the novel became increasingly enticing.   

The main character, Maddy, is an agent of death. An agent of death is like a grim reaper, helping souls cross over. Maddy discovers that her father is Azazel, a fallen angel and the right- hand man to Lucifer.  This allows Maddy to discover the new and dangerous powers that she possesses. At the end of the novel, she finds out that her great- grandfather on her mother’s side of the family is Lucifer himself.  Maddy has to learn the frightening politics of the powerful supernatural governing bodies in order to survive her newfound heritage.  Discovering this heritage means endangering herself by meeting people who could orchestrate her demise and allows more people to find out about her that could attack her to get at Azazel.

Maddy rents out an apartment in her house to Gabriel.  Gabriel is sent by Azazel to protect Maddy. He later becomes her love interest even though their relationship would be forbidden.  Gabriel is a guy that likes to stick with the rules, so any relationship with Maddy is difficult. 

Beezele is Maddy’s best friend. Beezele is a gargoyle and is incredibly protective of Maddy.  He tries to help Maddy stay alive while meeting dangerous enemies that want to destroy her.  J. B. is Maddy’s boss as an agent of death.  He is the man that wants to do everything right and by the book. J. B. and Maddy clash in personalities often. While she wants to do what is right, she is more laid back, meaning that she does not want to do paperwork. Both sets of characters Beezele and Maddy and J. B. and Maddy have very witty dialogue that goes well together.

 I would highly recommend Black Wings for those who like drama, family mystery, angels, or other supernatural creatures. This novel was very entertaining and got me hooked on to the series.

Nightwalker review

Nightwalker is written by Jocelynn Drake. It is the first in the Dark Days series.  It is an apocalypse supernatural series.  This novel enthralled me and captured my attention from the beginning of the novel.

This novel has various supernatural species in it that coexist with humans in secrecy. The nightwalkers or vampires, the shape shifters, warlocks, and the naturi are all supernatural creatures present in this novel. The naturi is a race that has been mostly locked away in another dimension, but now those still on earth gathered together in hopes to open the “gates” that would allow the rest of their race to join them on earth. They were locked in another dimension for enslaving the shape shifters and for trying to destroy all the humans and nightwalkers. The naturi are supernatural creatures with powers over the earth and fire.

The novel is incredibly descriptive.  The author uses this description to create a dark supernatural world with deadly politics and even deadlier enemies. This dark world allows for the main characters to become dangerous, mysterious, and incredibly fierce, more so than they would have in a different plotline.  It also allows the main character, Mira, to become more outspoken and involved in the politics of her kind.

The relationship between Mira, the nightwalker, and Danaus, the vampire hunter, is fascinating. They originally start out to be defined as enemies and then shortly after they have to become partners to stop the naturi.  Danaus believes that all nightwalkers are monsters and Mira continually tells him and shows him things that contradict his long time held beliefs. One of Danaus’s beliefs was that nightwalkers had to kill to feed but Mira explains to him that the majority of the nightwalkers do not kill their “food”.  Danaus makes many mistakes with Mira when trying to work with her and he starts to really understand that she is as much of a person as a human.  They start to become friends towards the end of the novel.

Mira is the main character of this novel and it is written from her point of view in first person. Mira is called the firestarter by those of her species. She can control and manipulate fire, which makes her incredibly dangerous to her kind as they are vulnerable to fire.  In Nightwalker, you start to learn about Mira’s painful past and discover that Mira has been deeply betrayed by some of the people she trusted. Mira’s need to make Danaus realize that she and those of her species are people, doing what they need to for survival.  Mira is a emotionally realistic character.

Nightwalker is an amazing supernatural fantasy novel.  The dangerous and dark world is captivating.  Its characters are just as alluring.  The author, Drake, created the perfect first novel to a great series.

Next Week 10-17-12

I finished Cat’s Claw, written by Amber Benson, earlier in the week.  It is the second novel in the Calliope Reader- Jones series.  Cat’s Claw is even better than the first novel, Death’s Daughter.  I reviewed Death’s Daughter earlier in the year. I like reading about the main character, Callie’s, devolvement as a person and her ability to overcome a scheme that attempts to destroy her.  I will hopefully give out more information about this novel in one of my upcoming blogs.

I am currently reading the novel Dark Light of the Day.  This novel was written by Jill Archer. It is the first novel in the Noon Onyx series. I am really enjoying reading about the internal conflicts of the main character Noon Onyx.  She is struggling to accept who she is and her dangerous abilities.  This is a supernatural science fiction novel. So far, Dark Light of the Day is very interesting and good. 

I did not end up getting the novel Chosen written by Sable Grace.  The novel was not at Barnes and Noble this last weekend, so I had to order it.  I will be getting very soon and because of this I will not be putting it on my updated list of the top five books I want. 

Next week I will review the novel Nightwalker written by Jocelynn Drake.  This novel is the first of six in the Dark Days series.  I really enjoyed this novel.  Nightwalker is a very descriptive and intriguing novel. It is a supernatural apocalypse series.  The main character, Mira, is well written. I applaud Drake on her work with these amazing characters. 

Next week, I also plan to review the novel Black Wings. This novel is by the author, Christina Henry.  I really enjoyed reading about Maddy, the main character.  I liked discovering who she was as a character and as a supernatural being. This novel had many surprising aspects and was highly entertaining.  I will give you more information on these novels next week.

top 5 wanted books list as of 10-10-12

My top five wanted novels list:

1.      Black Lament is written by Christina Henry and is the fourth in the Black Wing series. Black Lament is a supernatural science fiction novel.  At the end of the third novel, Black Howl, Maddie, the main character, swore vengeance for the death of her new husband, Gabriel.  The fourth novel should be really entertaining.

 

2.      The Shattered Dark by Sandy Williams is a supernatural novel. It is the second novel of the Shadow Reader series. I really enjoyed reading about the main character and her struggles to find out who is telling the truth to her during the first novel.  Hopefully we will see her relationship with Aren grow throughout the next novel. This novel is coming out at the end of the month and I am very excited to find out what happens next.

 

3.      Darkness Falls is written by Cate Tiernan.  It is the second novel in the immortal beloved series. It is a young adult novel but has adult characters and emotions. It is a supernatural novel. This novel also deals with romance and the main character has to learn to accept her past and who she is in order to move on with her life.  I have been waiting a few years for it to come out on paperback and it just did very recently. I will hopefully get Darkness Fallls soon. 

 

4.      Finale written by Becca Fitzpatrick is very appropriately named because it is the finale novel in its series.  It is the fourth novel in the hush hush series. It is another young adult supernatural novel. I would like to see more development in Nora and Patch’s relationship during the finale novel.   I really enjoyed reading the previous three novels in the series. I hope I am not disappointed by the ending and that it lives up to my expectations. 

 

5.      Blood before Sunrise is written by Amanda Bonilla.  It is the second novel in the shaede assassin series.  I really enjoyed the first novel and have reviewed it in an earlier blog.  I really enjoyed the very realistic emotions portrayed by the main character, Darian, in the first novel. I hope to see that kind of emotion also brought forth in Blood before Sunrise. This novel is a supernatural science fiction novel.

 

I also want to read the Chosen written by Sable Grace.  I ordered the novel and it will be coming soon. Because I am getting the book soon I will not include it in my list of the top five books I want. I will keep you informed of when I update my list or get the Chosen. I will update this list monthly.

Confessions of a Demon review

Confessions of a Demon is a novel written by the author, S. L. Wright.  It is a supernatural science fiction novel about demons.  Confessions of a Demon is the first novel of a two book series.  I really enjoyed reading this novel.

The main character is Allay. She is a demon- human hybrid and the only one in existence. In this novel, demons feed off of human emotion. Allay feeds off of the emotions relief and joy.  She owns a bar and uses it as both a feeding ground and a place to keep her humanity by working with humans. Throughout the novel, she is struggling to accept her demon nature and the fact that she is even a demon. Allay does all she can to preserve her human side, even when it would be easier to go along with her demonic nature. In this supernatural world, demons are neither bad nor good and many are in- between. 

Allay is a three dimensional character.  The author created Allay to have many sides to her personality, meaning that the character shows a variety of emotion.  Allay also changes as the novel progresses. She learns to accept certain things about her demonic nature that she had never before. Allay also starts to expand her friend base allowing more people to truly get close to her and to get to know her.

Allay’s relationship with Theo Ram is incredibly complicated and the author does amazing job of creating the complication.  Every relationship has its ups and downs and this one is no different. Theo Ram is originally believed to be a human but we later discover that he is a powerful ancient demon called Ram. Ram tricks and lies to Allay to get into her life.  Throughout the novel Ram develops real feelings for Allay and tries to help keep her alive. I am hopeful that we will see more on their relationship in the sequel to this novel.

Allay was supposed to be the demon that would reveal to the world that demons were real in a mad scheme made by Vex.  Vex was a powerful demon and is murdered by Ram at the end of the novel, because of the madness of his plans. Allay is stuck between two opposing fractions of the demon community each wanting to gain power. I really enjoyed reading about the power struggles of the demons as this is realistic because opposing sides always fight for more power. 

I found Confession of a Demon to be a pretty good novel.  I would recommend for those who enjoy reading novels about demons, a little bit of romance, and enjoy reading about two opposing sides fighting for power. I thought this novel was very intriguing and entertaining.