I chose to review the young adult paranormal Ink because of its unusual setting – Japan. Indeed, author Amanda Sun does a fabulous job evoking the feeling of being in an environment and culture wholly unlike my own. And while the paranormal aspect sometimes confused me, overall I really enjoyed this story, going so far…
Narrated by Susan Ericksen I enjoyed Nora Roberts’ Key series when it came out in 2003 and was delighted to discover that Susan Ericksen, one of my go-to narrators, was the narrator. Unfortunately, the first hours of this second entry are a bit rocky for me in audio. In this trilogy, three young women are…
I am starting to get a little tired of series that start out strong but fizzle their way down to a finale. For me, the Warriors of Poseidon started with a lot of good potential, but this series finale was almost insulting. I am a sucker for a good angst story. The longer a couple…
The omnipresent paranormal romance series often loses its luster after the first few books, but Elisabeth Naughton’s Eternal Guardians series is still going strong with book four, Enraptured. Upon the capture of his brother, Gryphon’s, soul, the demon hybrid Orpheus is tapped by the gods to take Gryphon’s place in the ranks of the Eternal…
The story of Persephone is one of the more passionate of the Greek myths. Demeter, the original Tiger Mother, hovers over her daughter Persephone, refusing all offers of marriage. Hades, like many of the Greek male deities, is mightily in love with the beautiful young Persephone. He appeals to her father to recommend a way…
I really enjoyed Ms. Hobson’s debut The Native Star. The series defies any kind of categorization. While it presents an alternate fantastical history of the world in the 1870s, focusing on America, there are also steampunk elements, as well as science fiction, magic, paranormal, horror, romance, and mystery. Whatever it is, in this case smearing…
At the legendary Battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and seven of his fiercest Spartan warriors made a deal with Ares, the god of war. They became immortal protectors of mankind, fighting demons and creators of wars. Aware that Ares was a capricious god, they still believed that their goal was a noble one and agreed…
Atlantis Unmasked is the sixth in Alyssa Day’s The Warriors of Poseidon series and, though there is some incredible world building and interesting characters, the momentum wasn’t consistent the entire book. Grace Havilland is a descendent of the Goddess Diana, but it’s a fact she never would have known if vampires hadn’t murdered her brother….
Considering the talent behind Dogs and Goddesses, I’ll confess that I expected more than an amusing and fun story. I didn’t get it, but I did enjoy the ride. To put my reaction to this one in perspective, I liked it better than The Unfortunate Miss Fortunes, the first collaboration between Ms. Crusie and Ms….
Mortal Temptations begins a new paranormal romance series. Wait, don’t yawn – the heroes are not the usual vampires or werewolves that have been populating Romanceland in the past couple of years. Instead, they are demi-gods who have fallen prey to the wrath of Hera. When Patricia Lake finds a handsome winged man unconscious in…