Irregulars in Read with Pride Northwest

Mar 18, 2012 ttg rated it it was amazing

Shelves: m-m, reviews, favorites

Anthologies can be a mixed bag and I mostly don't go for them, especially since it can be hard to keep momentum up through the whole book.

Project concepts like the Irregulars though is a great way to do it. As other reviewers have discussed, the anthology is based in the same setting--our world, but skewed, with the existence of other realms and supernatural beings, and an international police organization that helps maintain order and minimize "incidents" between the humans and other beings.

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Aug 26, 2013 Shelby rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: assassin-spies, deserve-additional-reads, paranormal, law-enforcement-bodyguard-pi, bands-music, m-m, anthology, horror-gothic

The “Irregulars” compiles a series of short stories all set in the same dark and twisted paranormal world. Each book builds on the previous one adding more and more layers to this complex picture.

Cherries Worth Getting by Nicole Kimberling - ★★★

So I’m a fan of the paranormal genre, but starting out a book with our hero Keith trying to track down goblins who trade in human flesh was a little well, ewwwww. Then to find out he got into his job because he used to be a chef and in a similar situ ...more

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Oct 14, 2013 Laylah Hunter rated it it was amazing

Shelves: gods-and-monsters, lgbt-fantasy-challenge-2013

Ok, no surprise to anyone: this is a really good book. Four authors who consistently produce high-quality stuff, all telling stories in a really neat world? Yep, that's a pretty guaranteed formula. I could find little quibbles with the stories if I tried, because that's the curse of being a writer or editor, but mostly I was just having a really good time and I kept trying to sneak away from my desk at work to read just a few more pages. I don't think I can pick a favorite; they all built off th ...more

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Dec 10, 2013 Abi Walton rated it really liked it

Shelves: lgbt, blind-eye-books

I really enjoyed this book which surprised me as i Don't normally enjoy short episodic like stories that this book was made up of. However this book had me hooked from the first page I was already in love with all the authors such as Astrid Amara and Ginn Hale and was enthraled in the land that these authors created.
The first book called Cherries Worth Getting by Nicole Kimberling i felt was one of the weakest out of the bunch but this does not mean its a bad story in fact its very good its jus ...more

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May 16, 2012 Absynthe rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sci-fi, supernatural-mystical, m-m, crime-or-thriller, cops-emts-soldiers-detectives

Brilliant. Reminds me of some of Neil Gaiman's finest work. Amazing world building and mythology with truly captivating characters, excellent writing and fascinating stories. ...more

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