July 1, 2013

REVIEW: A Witch’s Handbook of Kisses and Curses by Molly Harper

AmyC+ Reviewsparanormal romance / Witches6 Comments

Dear Ms. Harper: Before this book, I would have said that a paranormal romance cozy would have been not my thing. After all part of the point of injecting magic and supernatural creatures into a romance is about heightening the suspense and excitement right? Though the vampires in this book ... more >

April 8, 2013

REVIEW: Moonset by Scott Tracey

JiaC+ ReviewsFlux / New-York / Witches / Young-Adult1 Comments

Dear Mr. Tracey, I have a soft spot for witches. It stems from my traditional fantasy reader background. After all, a witch is often the urban fantasy equivalent of a mage. Though I’d heard lots of buzz about your debut, Witch Eyes, I haven’t had the chance to pick it ... more >

February 19, 2013

REVIEW: The Lost Soul by Gabriella Pierce

JiaC+ ReviewsHarperCollins / New York City / Paranormal / Witches1 Comments

Dear Gabriella Pierce: I will never fully understand how anyone could claim the short-lived ABC TV series, 666 Park Avenue, was based on this series. They have completely different premises. The TV show was about an apartment building that granted your desires — but for a price. The book series ... more >

October 16, 2012

REVIEW: Personal Demon by Susan Sizemore

JaneC- Reviewsparanormal romance / vampires / Witches3 Comments

Dear Ms. Sizemore: Personal Demon is an extension of your popular Laws of the Blood series that I enjoyed quite a bit. What I recall enjoying about the series was the unromanticized version of vampires; there was a careless brutality and a seeming near constant jockeying for power amongst the ... more >

August 27, 2012

REVIEW: Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong

JiaB Reviewsangels / demons / female friendship / friends-to-lovers / mothers and daughters / Penguin / Urban-Fantasy / Witches8 Comments

Dear Ms. Armstrong, All things must come to an end. That includes your Women of the Otherworld series. I can’t believe it’s been over ten years since we were first introduced to Elena, the only female werewolf in existence. And while I’ve liked some books more than others, I still ... more >

July 9, 2012

REVIEW: The Hunter and the Hunted by Kelley Armstrong

JiaC+ Reviews / C- Reviews / Ebooksangels / demons / Dutton / Penguin / short stories / Urban-Fantasy / werewolves / Witches6 Comments

Dear Ms. Armstrong, Bitten was one of the first urban fantasy novels I read from the current subgenre that sprung up during the last decade. I loved Elena, Clay, and the world you introduced. When you expanded the Otherworld setting beyond the werewolves, I had mixed feelings. I have a ... more >