Finally after waiting more years then I care to count Katie finally brings Ben and Fran into the adult world after seeing them in 2 young adult books....moreFinally after waiting more years then I care to count Katie finally brings Ben and Fran into the adult world after seeing them in 2 young adult books. ( Got Fangs? and Circus of the Darned ) They were a fun read but I was glad to see them as adults to get there happly ever after ending.(less)
I started reading this book in the high hopes that it would inlighten me. Well it didn't. It was like reading a psych text book for a college class. ...moreI started reading this book in the high hopes that it would inlighten me. Well it didn't. It was like reading a psych text book for a college class. I got 60% through it and became so bored reading it that I put it on my book shelf 7 months ago and it's been gathering dust ever since. Who knows, maybe one day I'll open it up again and finish it. I did pay for the damn thing, I need to at least get my moneys worth out of it.(less)
Not only do I have this in the hardback edition, I also own the unabridged audiobook read by James Marsters. What can I say I'm a Harry Dresden FanGi...moreNot only do I have this in the hardback edition, I also own the unabridged audiobook read by James Marsters. What can I say I'm a Harry Dresden FanGirl from way back.
Besides finding out that he's got a daughter... it seems that everything else Harry has is being taken away from him.... His place of business, his home, his beloved blue beetle, even it seems his cat. "Changes" is an apt name for this book cuz great changes have happened to Harry. I just wonder with his single handedly wiping out of the entire Red Court of Vampires if his legend is more then the White Council of Wizards can handle now. And as always Jim butcher has left me on the edge of my seat with a cliff hanger... is Harry alive or dead at the end of the book?(less)
Ok, first of all---- The Katie Macalister story in this book is a reprint. I bought the hardback edition from the science fiction book club thinking i...moreOk, first of all---- The Katie Macalister story in this book is a reprint. I bought the hardback edition from the science fiction book club thinking it was a new short story by Katie. As I'm a major fan girl of the author it turned out alright as now I have a hardback edition of the story. Anyway, never having read any of the other authors, I can't tell if they are also reprints.
Having gotten THAT out of the way . . .
I still enjoyed reading the Katie Macalister story (Bring out your Dead) again. But to properly enjoy it, you do need to have at least a basic familiarity with her Dark Ones series.
Gentlemen Prefer Voodoo by Angie Fox: Set in the deep south of New Orleans, a voodoo priestess calls forth her perfect mate, a zombie lover. Of the three other stories I like this one the best as it had the same character flow and ambience of Katie Macalister's work. I give it 3 out of 5 stars.
Zombiewood Confidential by Marianne Mancusi: basically a poke at Hollywood's zombie movie genre.
Every Part of You by Lisa Cach: Again a poke of fun at Hollywood's plastic surgery craze.
I wasn't too impressed by either story and give them both 2 out of 5 stars.
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**spoiler alert** Hey what can I say.... I LOVE IT!!!!! Started reading it at 6pm wed and finished at 4am thurs a 10 hour reading marathon... there we...more**spoiler alert** Hey what can I say.... I LOVE IT!!!!! Started reading it at 6pm wed and finished at 4am thurs a 10 hour reading marathon... there were just so many good scenes in the book, but I gotta say Magoth "stole the show". the scenes in the woods getting whacked with May's tail and the nakid "butt cheek" leather pants/chaps... oh and him and Drake's mom talking kinky sex toys... LOL
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I don’t know what happened to the authors muse, but this book just didn’t excite me the way the first 3 in the series did. I think she should have st...moreI don’t know what happened to the authors muse, but this book just didn’t excite me the way the first 3 in the series did. I think she should have stopped with the last one, because the storyline for this book was just tolerable. I like a romance with liberal love scenes and the descriptive telling of how the vampires and their mates marry/bond with each other. This had little to none of that. Hopefully the next book in the series will redeem itself.(less)
A cute lighthearted romance. PG 13 rated in the sexual dialog between Rory and Vickie. I time filler read for those 15 minute breaks at work and dur...moreA cute lighthearted romance. PG 13 rated in the sexual dialog between Rory and Vickie. I time filler read for those 15 minute breaks at work and during lunch. I liked it but not enough to read books 1 and 2 in the series about Vickie’s sisters finding love and marriage. (less)
Tall, Dark & Fangsome made my all night page turner list. I’d been trying to savor the book, only reading a few chapters a night to make it last. Bu...moreTall, Dark & Fangsome made my all night page turner list. I’d been trying to savor the book, only reading a few chapters a night to make it last. But last night when I was in the middle of the book I just couldn’t put it down; and did an 8 hour marathon read to finish it. Poor Sarah blocked, or should I say staked, at every turn to try and rid herself of her nightwalker curse by Gideon Chase. The desperate, manipulative, and now dieing vampire hunter is hell bent on having Sarah sire him. In the end he gets what he wants, and more to his dismay. But alls well with the world of Sarah and Thierry for as with all romance novels they get their HEA. A very good series even if it is romance without sex scenes.(less)
OK after reading the 4th book in this series I finally get it …. The author likes to write romance without sex scenes. Which really kind of irked me...moreOK after reading the 4th book in this series I finally get it …. The author likes to write romance without sex scenes. Which really kind of irked me, cuz I was use to the writing styles of Katie Macalister and Alexander Ivy. Moving past that, I have to say I really enjoyed reading about the trials and tribulations of one Sarah Dearly, vampire. Yes, I’ll be quite happy when Sarah and Thierry get their HEA and the bad guys get staked; in the 5th and final book in the series…. Tall dark and fangsome.
It took the first 2 books to really get into Michelle’s version of her Toronto vampire world. Where the vamps can walk in the sun and tolerate human food and drink. Of course they do have the general vampire traits….. No reflections, fangs, and need for a pint of O negative when they get thirsty.
If you’re into sweet romance with equal amounts of humor and implied behind closed doors sex scenes then give this series a try. Like me, it just may grow on you.
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