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The main character, Max, was so ea...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 08:53:38 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 06:57:41 -0800 2009

A young woman is given extraordinary powers by her friend, a witch. In exchange for these powers she must serve the witch for eternity. Her struggle with her identity and her ethics while immersed in a violence prone culture defines the story...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 21:47:35 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 19:06:27 -0800 2009 All Things Urban Fantasy

Like my favorite urban fantasy author Patricia Briggs (who just happened to have blurbed for this book), Diana Pharaoh Francis has a background as an established fantasy writer, and that background is certainly evident in Bitter Night.

...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 18:49:04 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 18:23:05 -0800 2009 Summary: Once, Max dreamed of a career, a home, a loving family. Now all she wants is freedom…and revenge. A witch named Giselle transformed Max into a warrior with extraordinary strength, speed, and endurance. Bound by spellcraft, Max has no choice but to fight as Giselle’s personal magic...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 10:16:38 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 15:40:44 -0700 2009 Shadowblade Prime--the witch's elite protector, bound to shadow and poisoned by sunlight. Understandably, Max bears her burden with a surly attitude and much rebellion; ho...more...]]> 4 0 false true Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 13:50:06 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 13:20:57 -0800 2009
The story is tense and gripping, and the characters are fascinating and likab...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 11:13:49 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 12:31:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 10 23:20:35 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 22:48:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 19:32:52 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 19:33:59 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 08:16:18 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 12:45:35 -0800 2009 Bitter Night, Diana Pharaoh Francis introduces an unusual urban-fantasy heroine. Max is a Shadowblade, a super-powered warrior bound to serve a witch and her coven. Enslaved against her will, Max has loathed Giselle, her witch, for decades. Yet she finds herself working alongside Giselle, and oth...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 17:59:58 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 04:09:38 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 09:34:34 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 09:36:49 -0700 2009 Booklist.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 09 17:02:18 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 17:02:30 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 16:40:39 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 16:40:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 11:19:33 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 11:19:33 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 18:51:13 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 18:51:13 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Nov 20 18:46:24 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 18:46:24 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 10:13:44 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 10:13:44 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 08:14:53 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 08:14:53 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6379951