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The Complete Keeper Chronicles
by Tanya Huff

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Summon the Keeper (4 out of 5 stars): This is my second foray into Tanya Huff's worlds (the first being her Enchanted Emporium). This series has the same flavor as the other, in the sense that it's set in our world but mixes in a fantastical element....more Summon the Keeper (4 out of 5 stars): This is my second foray into Tanya Huff's worlds (the first being her Enchanted Emporium). This series has the same flavor as the other, in the sense that it's set in our world but mixes in a fantastical element. I enjoyed this read as much as the other series.

The premise is that Claire is a Keeper, summoned to handle accidents of the supernatural, may-destroy-the-world nature. She summoned to the Elysian Fields Guesthouse and tricked into taking over the bed and breakfast before she knows what's going on. Now she has to figure out how to deal with the woman sleeping in Room 6, the rather amorous ghost in the attic, the hunky cook and handyman who's too young for her, and--oh, yes--the pit to Hell in the basement. If she doesn't, she'll be stuck caretaking the B&B for the rest of her life.

Claire is a great character and she's the main reason that readers will keep reading here. Well, her and the cat. Not just any cat, but a rather talkative, outspoken cat. The two play off of each other well. Once you introduce the other elements--the ghost, the handyman, the imps, Hell--all of whom are great characters in their own right, the drama unfolds in their interplay. The plot itself is not that complicated, mostly Claire trying to deal with the occasional guest who stays at the B&B while she attempts to figure out how to handle the delicate balance between Hell and the sleeping, evil beauty in Room 6. These plot elements were a little episodic in nature, especially in the middle, where the Hell/Room 6 plot mostly stalls out and Claire deals with the parade of supernatural guests, but they were still interesting.

One aspect that was a little odd was the use of the same terminology (Aunties, Uncles, Cousins, etc) that the author has in Enchantment Emporium. I wasn't certain if the books were connected in any way. My initial reaction is no, although I can see how the author may link the two series up. There was no mention of Keepers (that I recall) in the other series, the aunties from that series didn't seem to have the same duties as the Aunties here. So reading another book with the same terms was a little weird. My writerly brain kept trying to make connections which weren't being made in the book.

In the end, the book was a nice, easy read, flowed well, and introduced me to some new characters that I'll certainly continue to follow in the sequels. I might have liked a slightly more tightened plot, something a little less episodic in the middle (with the guests mostly unrelated to the main plot), but it was still a great read.

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by R.M. Meluch

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Night Mares in the Hamptons by Celia Jerome

Night Mares in the Hamptons: A Willow Tate Novel
by Celia Jerome

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Night Mares in the Hamptons is the second book in Celia Jerome's Willow Tate urban fantasy series. Unlike many urban fantasies, this series is much light-hearted in nature, without that dark atmosphere, and while the characters are fun, it does still...more Night Mares in the Hamptons is the second book in Celia Jerome's Willow Tate urban fantasy series. Unlike many urban fantasies, this series is much light-hearted in nature, without that dark atmosphere, and while the characters are fun, it does still have a serious slant to it (so it isn't all about humor). There's also a strong, significant element of romance.

The premise of this book is that night mares have crossed over from the other side (after a breach in the first book) and they are affecting the inhabitants of Paumanok Harbor, driving them to suicide, homicide, and madness. It's up to Willow Tate--for no reason that she can see--to figure out why the mares aren't returning home. Grant, her love interest from the first book, isn't available, so Ty Farraday, a world-famous horse-whisperer, is sent to help her out. Willow has to handle crazed residents of the harbor, enigmatic warnings from her father, Ty's rather blatant advances, and snakes in her attempts to figure out what's going on.

I enjoyed this novel more than the first, mostly because the first had some "first novel" problems. The plot there wasn't as focused, the writing not as smooth, etc. I'm happy to report that nearly all of those issues have been resolved. This book is much smoother and has much better flow than the first. And the plot is much more focused. I enjoyed the mystery aspects and the fantasy elements of the book, thought the characters were fun. Willow Tate comes across as real and believable and her family issues and the situations she gets herself in are very grounded in the real world, even though she's dealing with fantastical problems.

I do have one issue with the fantasy elements here. I don't really understand Willow's power. She's supposed to be a Visualizer, someone who draws images of creatures from Faerie, possibly "drawing" them from their world to ours. That's what happened in the first book . . . sort of. Here, it's not clear how what she's drawn in her current project has brought the mares to our world, or how what she's drawing changes events, or even if they do change events at all. She does seem to have a connection to everything, since elements of what she's drawn do appear, but there are other elements that she hasn't drawn that are significant. Overall, I'm just not clear on exactly what her power is. I had this problem with the first book as well. I don't understand what its limitations are, what it does exactly, etc. It's just not clear.

My other issue--and I admit that this is totally a personal preference thing--is that I'm not interested in the heavy romance elements of the plot. I don't read romance, and that is a significant part of the plot here. Because I don't read it, I can't really tell how well it was done here, but fair warning to those fantasy readers out there--the romance is a significant aspect of the novel, I'd say at least half of the book is devoted to this.

So a good, light urban fantasy with some strong romance elements. I enjoyed the fantasy elements of the book (and wish there was more of this), read over the romance elements (but I'm sure there are a ton of romance fans who'd love it). I'll continue reading the series, but do hope that Celia Jerome gives us a few more ground rules on how Willow Tate's magic works.(less)

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Doppelgangster (Esther Diamond, #2)
by Laura Resnick

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Doppelgangster is the second book in Laura Resnick's Esther Diamond series and I have to say it's much better than the first. I really enjoyed it. I would have picked it up at the bookstore based on the title of the book itself. So clever I'm surpris...more Doppelgangster is the second book in Laura Resnick's Esther Diamond series and I have to say it's much better than the first. I really enjoyed it. I would have picked it up at the bookstore based on the title of the book itself. So clever I'm surprised someone hasn't used it before. In any case . . .

Esther Diamond is an struggling actress in NYC who has just lost her current job. She's forced to waitress at a restaurant frequented by numerous mob gangsters, but she feels relatively safe since her current boyfriend is Connor, a cop who's just been promoted to the police's mob squad. But then she serves Charlie dinner one night. As she leaves for work, Charlie comes back to the restaurant for dinner and acts as if he hadn't already been there earlier. And then the next day, he comes in panicked and is shot right before Esther's eyes. Suddenly gangsters are seeing double and getting killed in impossible situations and it's up to Esther and her cohorts--the resident magician and fighter of Evil, and another gangster Lucky--to figure out what's going on, all while trying to date and dodge Connor as he investigates the same crimes.

As I said, I really enjoyed this book. The first book was OK, but didn't inspire me to grab the second immediately after finishing it. The idea in that first book was fun, but I thought there was a significant lull in action in the middle and a lot of flailing around to no purpose. Only the uniqueness and fun of the characters kept me reading.

That doesn't happen here at all. This second book rockets along with no lulls and lots of creative fun and interplay with the main concept of doppelgangsterism. And that's the best descriptor of the book (and series): FUN. Esther Diamond is a fun character to follow. While smart, she stays in character and never comes off as anything other than an actress who's caught up in weird situations and attempts to figure them out. She's believable, and all of her sidekicks and love interests are believable as well. Connor brings in a nice romantic element, but the book isn't a romance in any way, it's just an added element to the story and Esther's life. (As some of you know, I'm not a fan of the heavy romance elements being inserted into my fantasy or science fiction, although having real relationships is fine with me. This is much more of a relationship. Well, a struggling relationship.) I admit that I figured out who was behind it all fairly early on (there was one element that "gave it away" for me) but honestly you aren't reading this for the reveal in the end. You're reading it because the characters are fun to follow.

So, I loved this book and am sorry that I didn't get to it earlier. I'm definitely moving up the sequels higher on my "to be read" list. In fact, I already took the third book, Unsympathetic magic, off the shelf and onto my bedside stand pile. I'd suggest all of you do the same. You can start with the first book, just be aware that there is that lull in the middle. But in this series, you don't have to start at the beginning. I see no reason why you can't pick up Doppelgangster and start reading right now.(less)

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Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2)
by Gail Carriger (Goodreads Author)

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This is Gail Carriger's second book in the Parasol Protectorate series, a sort of steampunkish series with werewolves and vampires thrown in for kicks. I enjoyed the first book. It's a different take on the urban fantasy series, certainly unique, and...more This is Gail Carriger's second book in the Parasol Protectorate series, a sort of steampunkish series with werewolves and vampires thrown in for kicks. I enjoyed the first book. It's a different take on the urban fantasy series, certainly unique, and the writing is solid and smooth. There's also some humor thrown in, so while the atmosphere is dark, befitting that time period and the content of the book, there's some levity and lightness as well. A nice balance.

The basic premise of this book is that Alexia Maccon, wife to Lord Maccon, a werewolf, is "soulless," meaning that she essentially counters the paranormal. So when she touches her husband, he is mortal and his werewolf side is subdued. She can also dissipate ghosts and make vampires mortal as well. But suddenly, there appears to be a force in London with the same powers, covering an entire area of the city. Lord Maccon heads out to investigate, and Alexia does as well. But before they can figure out what's going on, the phenomenon ends, appearing again in Scotland. Both Maccons head off separately to find out what's going on--is it a weapon? a natural occurance?--while confronting Lord Maccon's past in the process.

I enjoyed this book, probably moreso than the first, mostly because the plot here is much more focused. The first book had to introduce us to the world and how it worked; this one just dives right in and it makes the reading smoother. The plot unwinds at an easy pace, and the usual biting humor based on the strict decorum of the time period is fun. We get introduced to a few new and intriguing characters, get to see more of Lord Maccon's pack, and we find out more about Lord Maccon's past.

Overall, a good book. I'd be more enthusiastic, but the plot, while interesting, never really grabbed me in a chokehold and refused to let go. It was entertaining and held my interest, but didn't do much more than that. So in the end, it was a fun read, certainly something I'd recommend--especially for those who are looking for something slightly different in the urban fantasy field--and I'll certainly be reading the next book in the series . . . but it wasn't "OMG you must read this!"(less)

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Ds9 #26 Rebels Book Three by Dafydd ab Hugh

Ds9 #26 Rebels Book Three: Star Trek Deep Space Nine
by Dafydd ab Hugh

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This is the third and final book in the Rebel series. It's also the best book in the series.

There are two plotlines in this series. The first involved Kai Winn taking over Deep Space Nine as a prelude to handing it over to the Bajorans, but only for...more This is the third and final book in the Rebel series. It's also the best book in the series.

There are two plotlines in this series. The first involved Kai Winn taking over Deep Space Nine as a prelude to handing it over to the Bajorans, but only for a trial run. However, the station is attacked by aliens from the Gamma Quadrant and in this book they've seized the station and are looking for one of the Bajoran's Orbs. Winn appears to be cooperating with the aliens, which infuriates Kira, used to resisting the Cardassians at all costs. The second plotline involves Sisko on a planet being invaded by Cardassians because it contains advanced technology, even though the locals don't appear to know how to use it. Sisko has taken that technology away from the locals, trying to force them to learn on their own and resist the Cardassian invasion.

The best plotline is the one involving Winn and Kira and it comes to a great conclusion here, with Kira resisting the alien invasion in her up-front, brutal way, while Winn resists in a more passive way. This plotline is by far the more interesting and involving one. And in this book it takes a slightly darker turn as the author pushes some of the violence as well as the treatment of the hostages by the aliens. The payoff on this plotline is worth the small misgivings I had about it earlier on in the series.

However the other plotline isn't as good. I had major issues with the decisions the crew was making regarding this planet and the locals, mostly dealing with violations of the Prime Directive. If you set aside my problems with that, and with the way the culture was portrayed in the first two books, though, the plotline was much better here. Much more believable. Sisko has turned off the power, so to speak, and woken the locals up. They begin to resist the Cardassian invasion, instead of being passively slaughtered. Sisko and crew begin helping them in their resistance, while finding out exactly how the planet came to this situation. While the plotline was MORE believable than the setup in this book, I still had problems with the culture advancing so swiftly. They went from people that didn't know how to use a rope, to building their own fighter jets (basically). Granted they have dormant tech sitting all around them, but the advancements were far, far too swift to be acceptable. In my opinion.

That said, both plotlines still made for an interesting story in this book, better than the first two books anyway. Not the best of the Star Trek books out there, but OK reads in the end.(less)

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Ds9 #25 Rebels Book Two by Dafydd ab Hugh

Ds9 #25 Rebels Book Two: Star Trek Deep Space Nine
by Dafydd ab Hugh

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This is the second book in the Rebel series. I had issues with the first book and those issues continue here.

The basic premise: There are two storylines going on here. In the first, Kai Winn has taken over the station on a trial basis as a prelude to...more This is the second book in the Rebel series. I had issues with the first book and those issues continue here.

The basic premise: There are two storylines going on here. In the first, Kai Winn has taken over the station on a trial basis as a prelude to handing it back to the Bajorans, but the station has been attacked by a group of aliens from the Gamma Quadrant. Kira and the Bajoran military are attempting to keep the attackers from taking over. Meanwhile, Sisko and the rest of the Federation crew, along with Odo and Quark, are on a planet littered with technology but with a rather primitive society which has been invaded by a group of Cardassians and their allies. Sisko is attempting to teach the locals how to defend themselves from the Cardassians, essentially turning them into rebels.

Let's start with the good stuff. I liked the plotline with Kai Winn and the station being invaded. In fact, the most riveting part of the book is the flashbacks Winn is having to the Cardassian Occupation and how she helped the Resistance during that time. I wasn't as caught up in the actual attack on the station in the present time, but it was still mildly interesting. This is the storyline I wanted to read about.

However, most of this book was spent on Sisko and defending the planet from the Cardassian invasion. My problem with this plotline is that I just did not believe the society as presented on this planet. I mentioned this in my review of the first book: they start off with no knowledge whatsoever, even though they're surrounded by technology. They don't appear to know how to use a rope. This just doesn't work for me. I can't accept this premise. In this book, we have Sisko and crew trying to bring them up to speed so they can defend themselves against the invaders. But they keep falling back on the tech they already know how to use, and the problem is that the Cardassians are neutralizing that tech before they attack. So Sisko decides that they need to take ALL of the technology away from the locals to bring them back to ground zero and force them to rely on themselves and not their tech. I will admit that this second book was much better in the "believability" department than the first book. So if you ignore that setup in the first book, this was a better story. It still strained credibility to some extent though.

So, one interesting plotline that I wished the author had focused on more, and one that has a faulty premise (in my opinion) but has improved. I'm hoping the third book is better.(less)

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Ds9 #24 Rebels Book One by Dafydd ab Hugh

Ds9 #24 Rebels Book One: Star Trek Deep Space Nine
by Dafydd ab Hugh

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Continuing my catch-up on Star Trek reading, I began the Rebel series by Dafydd ab Hugh. I haven't finished the series yet, so this is only a review of the first book.

The main premise is that the Bajorans take over the running of Deep Space Nine (the...more Continuing my catch-up on Star Trek reading, I began the Rebel series by Dafydd ab Hugh. I haven't finished the series yet, so this is only a review of the first book.

The main premise is that the Bajorans take over the running of Deep Space Nine (the intent all along was for them to take over eventually) on a trial basis, while Sisko and crew take the Defiant to investigate the Cardassian's sudden interest in an inhabited planet. Kai Winn is assigned to run Deep Space Nine, which irritates Kira to no end. This part of the plot is light in this book and I expect it to be expanded in the follow-ups. Most of the book focuses on Sisko's investigation, where he discovers that the Cardassians and another race are trying to take over the planet from the inhabitants. The planet is rich in minerals and latinum and technology, while the inhabitants are weak and don't appear to be able to fight back. They seem to be a degenerative society--meaning that they were once at a high technological level, but something happened and now they barely know how to use the technology that surrounds them at even a fundamental level. This is why it's so easy for the Cardassians to take control.

I find the situation at Deep Space Nine more interesting than what's happening with Sisko on the planet. Unfortunately, that plot isn't developed much in this book, merely set up. The main focus is on Sisko and the inhabitants of the planet . . . which is unfortunate because I just don't buy into this society at all. Their first encounter with the inhabitants has the Federation crew rescuing a girl who's fallen down a well. They do so by using a rope and a board, which the local inhabitants find astounding. It turns out they put the girl down the well themselves (and could have rescued her easily with their own technology), but as a rite of passage, the girl was supposed to use the technology around her in some new way to save herself. What I couldn't stand was their reaction to the rope and board. They treated like some god and descended from heaven and given them fire. I just couldn't accept the fact that there would be a society with advanced technology (even if they hadn't developed it themselves) that wouldn't also have rudimentary skills and logic enough to use a rope and board. This basic problem persists throughout the whole book. So I had major problems with the foundation of this particular society and their problems.

But setting that aside, Sisko and crew them set out to teach the society essentially how to rebel against the Cardassian invasion. The first book is about shifting their perspective enough that they are goaded into fighting for their own planet. The whole thing violates the Prime Directive in so many ways that I just shake my head. The excuse seems to be that the Cardassians invaded, so the Federation is there to simply make them stop, but that shouldn't require that Sisko and crew interact with the locals and alter their society to such an extent. They should be focused on the Cardassians and how to get them off the planet.

There are some other issues, such as why Quark is even part of the group at all. He should never have been allowed on the mission. And a few other things along those lines.

So, I essentially have a problem with the entire set-up of the book--with the society, and with how the crew is acting to solve the problem. It's entertaining, but I've basically had to turn my brain off and just read for fun. I'm hoping the next two books focus more on Kai Winn, Kira, and the station and less on this planet.(less)

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Summon the Keeper (4 out of 5 stars): This is my second foray into Tanya Huff's worlds (the first being her Enchanted Emporium). This series has the same flavor as the other, in the sense that it's set in our world but mixes in a fantastical element....more
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Joshua Palmatier rated a book 3 of 5 stars Night Mares in the Hamptons: A Willow Tate Novel by Celia Jerome	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Night Mares in the Hamptons is the second book in Celia Jerome's Willow Tate urban fantasy series. Unlike many urban fantasies, this series is much light-hearted in nature, without that dark atmosphere, and while the characters are fun, it does still...more
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Joshua Palmatier rated a book 4 of 5 stars Doppelgangster (Esther Diamond, #2) by Laura Resnick	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Doppelgangster is the second book in Laura Resnick's Esther Diamond series and I have to say it's much better than the first. I really enjoyed it. I would have picked it up at the bookstore based on the title of the book itself. So clever I'm surpris...more
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Joshua Palmatier rated a book 3 of 5 stars Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2) by Gail Carriger (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is Gail Carriger's second book in the Parasol Protectorate series, a sort of steampunkish series with werewolves and vampires thrown in for kicks. I enjoyed the first book. It's a different take on the urban fantasy series, certainly unique, and...more
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Joshua Palmatier rated a book 3 of 5 stars Ds9 #26 Rebels Book Three: Star Trek Deep Space Nine by Dafydd ab Hugh	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is the third and final book in the Rebel series. It's also the best book in the series. There are two plotlines in this series. The first involved Kai Winn taking over Deep Space Nine as a prelude to handing it over to the Bajorans, but only for...more
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Joshua Palmatier rated a book 2 of 5 stars Ds9 #25 Rebels Book Two: Star Trek Deep Space Nine by Dafydd ab Hugh	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is the second book in the Rebel series. I had issues with the first book and those issues continue here. The basic premise: There are two storylines going on here. In the first, Kai Winn has taken over the station on a trial basis as a prelude to...more
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Continuing my catch-up on Star Trek reading, I began the Rebel series by Dafydd ab Hugh. I haven't finished the series yet, so this is only a review of the first book. The main premise is that the Bajorans take over the running of Deep Space Nine (the...more
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