Book Review: Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Title: Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy #1) Author: Kiersten White Genre: paranormal romance, vampires, urban fantasy, werewolves, magic Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: October 2010 Pages: 320 pages Rating: 3 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Evie’s always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a …

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Book Review: Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

This review will contain spoilers from the previous five books in the series. I recommend skipping this review if you are intending on reading the Vampire Academy series. Title: Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy #6) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Magic, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: December 2010 Pages: 594 …

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Book Review: Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes

Title: Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms #1) Author: Morgan Rhodes (aka. Michelle Rowen) Genre: high fantasy, magic, romance Publisher: Razorbill Publication Date: 11 December 2012 Pages: 412 pages Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power–brutally transforming …

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Book Review: Luminaire by Ciye Cho

Title: Luminaire (Florence Waverley #2) Author: Ciye Cho Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Mermaids Publisher: self published  Publication Date: December 2012  Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Being the only human in a world of merfolk… isn’t easy. Florence Waverley chose to stay in Niemela, but things have gone awry. Secrets have risen and the prince she cares …

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Book Review: Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder

Title: Touch of Power (Healer #1) Author: Maria V. Snyder Genre: paranormal, fantasy, magic, adventure Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: December 2011 Pages: 390 pages Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The price of peace may well be her life… Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan assumes their wounds and diseases into herself. But …

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Book Review: Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

I thought I was doing a good job at keeping my vampire/zombie/supernatural obsession at bay… but it turns out everyone I know knows just how much I love things that go bump in the night. This is a review for the fifth book in the Vampire Academy series, Spirit Bound, but I wanted to share something my …

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Book Review: Blood Promise by Richelle Mead

This review does contain spoilers of the previous books in the series. It’s just impossible for me to talk about this book without mentioning pivotal events from the first three books of the series.  Title: Blood Promise (Vampire Academy #4) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Magic, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication …

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Book Review: What’s Left of Me by Kat Zhang

Title: What’s Left of Me (The Hybrid Chronicles #1) Author: Kat Zhang Genre: dystopia; sci-fi; fantasy Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: September 2012  Pages: 343 pages Rating: 4.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I should not exist. But I do. Eva and Addie started out the same way as everyone else—two souls woven together in one body, taking turns controlling …

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Book Review: Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

Title: Shadow Kiss (Vampire Academy #3) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Magic, Urban Fantasy Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: November 2008 Pages: 443 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): It’s springtime at St. Vladimir’s Academy, and Rose Hathaway is this close to graduation. Since making her first Strigoi kills, Rose hasn’t been …

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Book Review: Crewel by Gennifer Albin

Title: Crewel (Crewel World #1) Author: Gennifer Albin Genre: Dystopia; Fantasy; Sci-fi Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Faber Publication Date: October 2012  Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4.5 stars Download the first five chapters for free: here Synopsis (from goodreads): Incapable. Awkward. Artless. That’s what the other girls whisper behind her back. But sixteen year-old Adelice Lewys has a …

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