Book Review: Marked by P.C. and Kristin Cast

Title: Marked (House of Night #1)  Author: P.C and Kristin Cast Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Vampires Publisher: Atom also St Martins. Press (an imprint of Macmillan) Publication Date: May 2007 Pages: 306 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): The House of Night series is set in a world very much like our own, except in 16-year-old Zoey Redbird’s world, …

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Book Review: Confessions of a Vampire’s Girlfriend by Katie Maxwell

Title: Confessions of a Vampire’s Girlfriend (Ben and Fran #1-2) Author: Katie Maxwell (aka. Katie MacAlister) Genre: paranormal romance, vampires, witches, demons, ghosts, contemporary Publisher: NAL Trade (an imprint of Penguin)  Publication Date: November 2010 Pages: 355 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Meet Francesca. She’s in Europe, working in a traveling faire along with psychics, magicians, …

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Book Review: Florence by Ciye Cho

Title: Florence Author: Ciye Cho Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance  Publisher: self published (I received an e-copy from the author) Publication Date: July 2012  Pages: 336 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Seventeen-year-old Florence Waverley is out of her depth. Literally. Kidnapped and taken below the waves to the mer world of Niemela, she is the ultimate gift for merman Prince …

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Morganville Monday!: Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine

After discussing this series with a friend the other day, I realized that I stopped after the first two (because that’s all that had been released at that stage). I want to get back into this series that many people I know rave about! So I’ve decided to read one Morganville Vampire book a fortnight …

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Book Review: Fallen by Lauren Kate

Title: Fallen (Fallen #1) Author: Lauren Kate Genre: Paranormal Romance, Angels,  Publisher: Delacorte Press for Young Readers (an imprint of Random House) Publication Date:December 2009 Pages: 452 Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori. Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day …

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Book Review: Dark Kiss by Michelle Rowen

Title: Dark Kiss (Nightwatchers #1) Author: Michelle Rowen Genre: Paranormal, Angels, Demons Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: June 2012 (I received this book as a digital ARC from NetGalley) Pages: 348 Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I don’t do dangerous.  Smart, über-careful, ordinary Samantha-that’s me. But I just couldn’t pass up a surprise kiss from my number-one …

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Morganville Monday!: Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine

After discussing this series with a friend the other day, I realized that I stopped after the first two (because that’s all that had been released at that stage). I want to get back into this series that many people I know rave about! So I’ve decided to read one Morganville Vampire book a week …

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Book Review: Dark Frost by Jennifer Estep

Title: Dark Frost (Mythos Academy #3)  Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Mythology Publisher: KTeen (an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp.) Publication Date: May 2012 Pages: 352 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): I’ve seen so many freaky things since I started attending Mythos Academy last fall. I know I’m supposed to be a fearless warrior, …

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Book Review: Storm by Brigid Kemmerer

Title: Storm (Elementals #1) Author: Brigid Kemmerer Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Magic Publisher: Allen & Unwin (Also published by Kensington) Publication Date: May 2012  Pages: 368 Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Earth. Fire. Air. Water. When Becca Chandler saves Chris Merrick from being beaten-up in the school car park, she has no idea how dramatically this one …

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Book Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Title: Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles #1) Author: Marissa Meyer Genre: Sci-Fi, Fairy Tale, Dystopia  Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (an imprint of Macmillian) Publication Date: January 2012 Pages: 387 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, the ruthless lunar people watch, …

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