Book Review: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Title: Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles #1) Author: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Genre: paranormal romance, fantasy, magic, witches Publisher: Little Brown Books (an imprint of Hachette) Publication Date: 1 December 2009 Pages: 563 pages Rating: 2.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she’s struggling to …

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Book Review: A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest

Title: A Shade of Vampire Author: Bella Forrest Genre: urban fantasy, paranormal, vampires, magic Publisher: Self-published Publication Date: 14 December 2012 Pages: 147 pages Rating: 2 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): On the evening of Sofia Claremont’s seventeenth birthday, she is sucked into a nightmare from which she cannot wake. A quiet evening walk along a beach brings …

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Book Review: The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead

Title: The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines #3) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: urban fantasy, paranormal, vampires, magic Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: 12 February 2013 Pages: 432 pages Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her …

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Book Review: The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

Title: The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: urban fantasy, paranormal, vampires, magic Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: 12 June 2012 Pages: 418 pages Rating: 4 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she’s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California–tasked …

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Book Review: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

With the third Bloodlines books, The Indigo Spell, being released next week (February 12th!) I’ve decided to prepared by sharing my reviews for the first books in the series. Enjoy! Title: Bloodlines (Bloodlines #1) Author: Richelle Mead Genre: urban fantasy, paranormal, vampires, magic Publisher: Razorbill (an imprint of Penguin) Publication Date: 23 August 2011 Pages: 421 pages …

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Book Review: Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Title: Opal (Lux #3) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Aliens Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: December 2012 Pages: 382 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): No one is like Daemon Black. When he set out to prove his feelings for me, he wasn’t fooling around. Doubting him isn’t something I’ll do again, and now …

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Book Review: Scent of Magic by Maria V. Snyder

Title: Scent of Magic (Healer #2) Author: Maria V. Snyder Genre: paranormal, fantasy, magic, adventure Publisher: Harlequin Teen  Publication Date: January 2013 Pages: 414 pages Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Hunted, Killed—Survived? As the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique position: in the minds of her friends and foes alike, …

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Book Review: Poison Princess by Kresley Cole

With the world coming to an end tomorrow (or so TV is trying to tell me), I decided it would be appropriate to review an apocalyptic novel – and I’ve chosen Poison Princess written by one of my favourite paranormal authors, Kresley Cole. I love her Immortals After Dark series and have been wanting to read this book for …

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Book Review: Crimson Frost by Jennifer Estep

Title: Crimson Frost (Mythos Academy #4)  Author: Jennifer Estep Genre: Paranormal Romance, Contemporary, Mythology Publisher: KTeen (an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp.) Publication Date: 24 December 2012 Pages: 384 Rating: 5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): For a moment, a face flashed before my eyes—the most hideous face I’d ever seen. No matter how hard I tried to …

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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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