Feature and Follow Friday is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read Today’s Question is something new, an activity. We want to see what you look like! Take a pic with you and your current read! Too shy? Boo! Just post a fun pic you want […]
Review of The Foul Mouth and the Fanged Lady by Richard Raley
The Foul Mouth and the Fanged Lady Book #1 of the King Henry Tapes Series by Richard Raley Published: Self-publishedGenre: Urban FantasyPages: ebook Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars) SummaryKing Henry Price is fourteen, he loves everything he’s not supposed to and hates everything he’s supposed to. One day after […]
Review of Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
Dead Witch Walking Book #1 of the Hollows Series by Kim Harrison Published: Harper Voyager – April 2004Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 416 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars) SummaryRachel Morgan is a runner with the Inderland Runner Services, apprehending law-breakers throughout Cincinnati. She’s also a witch, one of the many […]
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
Kevin Dooley On the holidays, I like to post something different. Something that means something to me. For this Halloween I will be posting the classic story The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe. I have read this story on every Halloween ever since The Simpsons did a Tree House of Horrors episode on it. […]
“Show, Don’t Tell”
Yup, that nefarious show, don’t tell we always hear about. Something all writers should know and utilize. But this does not mean that you can drown your reader with adjectives. There is an art to knowing when to apply the show, don’t tell rule. But before we get to that, let’s […]
Review of Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Moon Called Book #1 of the Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs Published: ACE – February 2006Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 288 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars) SummaryWerewolves can be dangerous if you get in their way, but they’ll leave you alone if you are careful. They are very good […]
Review of Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
Blood Bound Book #2 of the Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs Published: ACE – February 2007Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 292 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars) SummaryMechanic Mercy Thompson has friends in low places-and in dark ones. And now she owes one of them a favor. Since she can […]
Review of Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
Iron Kissed Book #3 of the Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs Published: ACE – January 2008Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 287 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★½(4.5 stars) SummaryMechanic Mercy Thompson can shift her shape – but not her loyalty. When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left […]
Review of Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs
Bone Crossed Book #4 of the Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs Published: ACE – February 2009Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 304 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★½ (4.5 stars) SummaryBy day, Mercy Thompson is a car mechanic in Eastern Washington. By night, she explores her preternatural side. As a shape-shifter with some […]
Review of Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
Silver Borne Book #5 of the Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs Published: ACE – April 2010Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 304 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★☆ (4 stars) SummaryWhen Mercy Thompson, mechanic and shape-shifter, attempts to return a powerful fae book she previously borrowed in an act of desperation, she finds […]