fantasy
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Book Review: Guilty Pleasures, Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #1 by Laurell K. Hamilton
Laurell K. Hamilton’s debut novel introduces a vampire hunter with attitude and sass. Anita Blake doesn’t look the part, yet she definitely packs a punch. Hamilton’s book, first published in 1993 by Penguin Publishing Group, is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library or through… Continue reading
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Book Review: Secrets of the Chocolate House, Found Things #2 by Paula Brackston
The second novel in Brackston’s bewitching series brings charm, charisma, intrigue, and danger that will thrill fans of Outlander. Published in October 2019 by St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio, the book is available on Amazon in hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library or through the Libby App. Continue reading
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Book Review: Inheritance: The Lost Bride Trilogy by Nora Roberts
Book One in this Roberts trilogy is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook formats, as well as at your local library through the Libby App. The audiobook, published on November 21, 2023, is narrated by Brittany Presley, with an author’s note delivered by Roberts, providing readers with insights into how she seamlessly… Continue reading
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Book Review: Hooked Never After #1 by Emily McIntinre
This is a dark reimaging of Peter Pan, in which the magic is transformed into something toxic. Readers should be warned about these triggers before reading about captivity, torture, dubious consent, sexual acts with firearms and other implements, and explicit murder scenes. Continue reading
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Book review: Beyond the Highland Mist Highlander #1 by Karen Marie Moning
In this historical romance, Moning introduces readers to Adrienne de Simonne, a woman from 1997 who’s been burned by her ex-financé and has sworn off beautiful men as a result, and Sidheach James Lyon Douglas, Third Earl of Dalkeith, also known as The Hawk, a legendary predator of the battlefield and boudoir, no woman of… Continue reading
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Book review: A Shoe Addict’s Christmas by Beth Harbison
This whimsical Christmas chick-lit is a cross between retellings of It’s a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol. Fans of Nancy Thayer or Donna Van Lière would surely enjoy this book. Continue reading
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Book Review: A Court of Thorn and Roses by Sarah J. Mass
This YA romance fantasy novel and a poor attempt at retelling Beauty and the Beast generated a lot of hyper over the years. Continue reading
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Three Wishes: The Real Cost of Genie Magic
I’m asking what the catch is because I grew up watching those Disney movies and reading the books. With a Genie, a wish isn’t just a wish; there’s always a catch. Continue reading
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Book Review: Broken Curse: The Marked Wolf#3 by Jen L. Grey
In this third and final book of the paranormal fated mate romance series, Emma and Aidan must fight a war by undoing century-old teachings dating back to the original Alpha and original Witch. With the help of their newfound friends, they must undo the antiquated chauvinistic views within the packs that women can’t be leaders… Continue reading
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Book Review Chosen Wolf: The Marked Wolf #2 by Jen L. Grey
In this second book of the paranormal fated mate romance series, Emma and Aidan solidified their bond and, by doing so, unleashed a curse or prophecy. Depending on whose side you stand. Emma is a hybrid shifter witch with a secret society of wolves hunting her because she’s the marked one and will bring about… Continue reading
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