November 28, 2018

REVIEW: Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch

JanineB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdiversity / London / Magic / POC / police procedural / Recommended Read / UF / Urban-Fantasy2 Comments

Dear Mr. Aaronovitch, The last book in your urban fantasy Rivers of London series saw some big developments, including the unmasking of police constable Peter Grant’s nemesis, the wizard known as the Faceless Man. Lies Sleeping, book seven in the series, finds the hunt for the Faceless Man and his ... more >

August 28, 2018

REVIEW: Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

KaetrinA- Reviews / Recommended ReadsAtlanta / Kate Daniels / Urban-Fantasy20 Comments

Dear Ilona Andrews, When I finished reading Magic Triumphs last night I felt at a loss for words. I’m not sure I have them now. I’m still flailing a little. I ended the book a little shell-shocked. It was almost non-stop action from start to finish and the stakes were ... more >

July 26, 2018

JOINT REVIEW: Iron & Magic by Ilona Andrews

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsjoint review / Magic / Urban-Fantasy10 Comments

Hugh d’Ambray, Preceptor of the Iron Dogs, Warlord of the Builder of Towers, served only one man. Now his immortal, nearly omnipotent master has cast him aside. Hugh is a shadow of the warrior he was, but when he learns that the Iron Dogs, soldiers who would follow him anywhere, ... more >

JanineA- Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews / C- Reviews / Reading ListsFae / mechanic / Montana / Reading lists / UF / Urban-Fantasy / vampires / Washington State / werewolves5 Comments

Continuing with my Mercyverse reading, which starts here. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs This is a book I’ve read multiple times in the past. Charles and Anna arrive in Montana, Charles injured and therefore off-kilter, Anna hesitant to commit to their relationship. Anna is also having difficulty reading Charles, and ... more >

May 9, 2018

What Janine is Reading: Patricia Briggs’s Mercyverse, Part I

JanineA Reviews / B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews / Reading Listsdemons / mechanic / Montana / Reading lists / Shapeshifter / trigger warnings / UF / Urban-Fantasy / vampires / Washington State / werewolves / witch15 Comments

Recently, I reviewed Patricia Briggs’s latest entry in the Alpha and Omega series, Burn Bright. When it came up in the comments that although I’m an avid follower of Charles and Anna, I had only read the first of the Mercy books, readers persuaded me to read further on in ... more >

March 8, 2018

REVIEW x 2: Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs

JanineB+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsFae / Magic / Montana / shapeshifters / UF / Urban-Fantasy / werewolves / Witches31 Comments

PLEASE NOTE: Comments on this post are open to spoilers. Dear Ms. Briggs, Although I’ve only read the first book in your Mercy Thompson series, I’m a big fan of the spinoff series about Charles and Anna. When I first read the novella Alpha and Omega, I fell in love ... more >