B Reviews / Book Reviewsangels / archangel / Guild Hunter series / Nalini-Singh / New York City / Paranormal / POC author / serial killers / Then and Now / vampires7 Comments
Janine: I loved Nalini Singh’s recent release, Archangel’s Light, so much that it sent me back to the beginning of the Guild Hunter series. The reading experience was different enough this time around that I decided to try something different, a post called “Then and Now”, focusing on a recent ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / B- Reviews / Book Reviewsfantasy m/m romance / horror / vampires / werewolves / Witches4 Comments
Kilian Kildare is a soldier, fighting the witches and vampires who twist the gift of magic into something dark. However tragedy after tragedy have left him struggling—he’s been turned into a vampire, ostracized, and left to grieve alone. An offer to join an elite Army unit should be the answer ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsAsian characters / Dark Fantasy / Dragon / England / Fantasy / Malaysia / monsters / POC / POC author / short stories / vampiresComments Off on REVIEW: Spirits Abroad: Stories by Zen Cho
Nineteen sparkling stories that weave between the lands of the living and the lands of the dead. Spirits Abroad is an expanded edition of Zen Cho’s Crawford Award winning debut collection with nine added stories including Hugo Award winner “If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again.” A Datin ... more >
B Reviews / B Reviews Category / Book Reviewsbaker / Dark Fantasy / Small-Town / vampires9 Comments
There are places in the world where darkness rules, where it’s unwise to walk. But there hadn’t been any trouble out at the lake for years, and Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts. Vampires never entered her mind. Review: Dear Robin McKinley, A ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsEuropean-Historical / Historical / short stories / vampires9 Comments
Judge Dee is back to solve a brand-new case involving the mysterious death of the vampire Count Werdenfels. The mystery? Who killed him. The twist? Three different people are proudly proclaiming to have committed the crime. Dear Mr. Tidhar, When I finished the first Judge Dee story, I said I ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEuropean-Historical / Historical / legal hearing / murder mystery / short stories / vampiresComments Off on REVIEW: Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law: A Tor.com Original by Lavie Tidhar
No vampire is ever innocent in Lavie Tidhar’s “Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law”, a Tor.com Original short story The wandering Judge Dee serves as judge, jury, and executioner for any vampire who breaks the laws designed to safeguard their kind’s survival. This new case in particular puts ... more >