New Releases ~ week 02/11/2019

A Conspiracy of Realms by Bella Forrest (#72 Shade Of Vampire)

A Deadly Divide by Ausma Zehanat Khan (#6 Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak)
All Things Valentine by Dawn Brower (#3 Kismet Bay)
Blood Apprentice by Elizabeth Hunter (#5 Elemental Legacy)
Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard (The Witchlands #3)
Daisy Song by Rebekah Dodson (#3 Life After Us)
Demon's Dance by Keri Arthur (#4 Lizzie Grace)
Dukes Are Forever by Bec McMaster (#5 London Steampunk: The Blue Blood Conspiracy)
Ensnared by Elisabeth Naughton (#Eternal Guardians #98 1001 Dark Nights)
Familiar Demon by Amy Lane (#2 Familiar Love)
Isabel, An Independent Bride by Hildie McQueen (#9 Brides for All Seasons)
Kilted Sin by Tammy Andresen (#3 Brethren of Stone)
Luck of the Devil by Meghan March (#2 The Forge Trilogy)
Murders and Metaphors by Amanda Flower (#3 A Magical Bookshop Mystery)
Nice and Easy by Erin Nicholas (#3 Boys of the Big Easy)
Past Due for Murder by Victoria Gilbert (#3 A Blue Ridge Library Mystery)
Shelter For Quinn by Susan Stoker (#13 Badge of Honor: Texas Heroes)
Sleight of Fantasy by Dima Zales (#4 Sasha Urban Series)
Taken by the Rake by Shana Galen (#3 Scarlet Chronicles)
Terminal Uprising by Jim C Hines (#2 Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse)
The Black Coats by Colleen Oakes
The Blood Spell by C J Redwine (#4 Ravenspire)
The Companion by Christopher X Sullivan (#2 It's Just Us Here)
The Governess by Christi Caldwell (#3 Wicked Wallflowers)
The Puppy Who Knew Too Much by V. M. Burns (#2 Dog Club Mystery)
The Revenant Express by George Mann (#5 Newbury & Hobbes Investigations)
The Triumphant by Lesley Livingston (The Valiant #3)
Wolf On the Job by Amanda M. Lee (#Short Covenant College)

This Week's Reads

Book of Universe
by LordSkizz (DeviantArt)

I've been in a bad reading slump lately, then the olympics started and I've been trying to read even less.

Terminal Alliance by Jim C Hines
Janitors of The Post-Apocalypse #1 (Goodreads)
**I've always enjoyed Hines books and since I tend to be picky about my sci-fi I thought one by hime would be good choice.

Shade the Changing Girl vol 1 Earth Girl Made Easy by Cecil Castellucci, Marley Zarcone (artist)
(Goodreads)
**This looked interesting when I saw it on the shelf. Looking at the star reviews now, maybe not so much. Will still give it a try and see if I think differently.

New Releases ~ week of 11/06/2017

**This has to be one of the largest release lists from this year

A Bella Flora Christmas by Wendy Wax (#5.5 Beach)

A Christmas Return by Anne Perry (#15 Christmas novellas)
A Deadly ÉClair by Daryl Wood Gerber (#1 A French Bistro Mystery)
A Family for Christmas by Tara Taylor Quinn (#13 Where Secrets are Safe)
A Late Frost by Sheila Connolly (#11 Orchard Mystery)
A Snowbound Cowboy Christmas by Amanda Renee (#1 Home on the Ranch: Montana)
A Texas Soldier's Christmas by Cathy Gillen Thacker (#5 Texas Legacies: The Lockharts)
An Ex For Christmas by Lauren Layne (#5 Love Unexpectedly)
Assault and Buttery by Kristi Abbott (#3 Popcorn Shop Mystery)
Blue Ridge Sunrise by Denise Hunter (#1 Blue Ridge)
Christmas on the Run by Shirlee McCoy (#8 Mission: Rescue)

City of Lies by Victoria Thompson (#1 Counterfeit Lady Novel)
Cowboy Christmas Guardian by Dana Mentink (#1 Gold Country Cowboys)
Dead of Winter by Wendy Corsi Staub (#3 Lily Dale Mystery)
Deadly Dirty Martinis by Elizabeth Ashby, Nicole Leiren (#18 Danger Cove)
Death at the Emerald by R J Koreto (#3 Lady Frances Ffolkes Mystery)
Deja New by MaryJanice Davidson (#2 Insighter)
Digging for Trouble by Linda Fairstein (#2 Devlin Quick Mystery)
Dirty Filthy Fix by Laurelin Paige (#5.5 Fixed)
Easy Errors by Steven F Havill (#22 Undersheriff Bill Gastner)
Eaves of Destruction by Kate Carlisle (#5 Fixer-Upper Mystery)
Expecting a Lone Star Heir by  Sara Orwig (#1 Texas Promises)
Follow Me by Sara Shepard (#2 The Amateurs)

Gabe by Katie Ashley (#1 Jacob's Ladder)
Gluttony Bay by Matt Wallace (#6 Sin Du Jour)
Hellwalkers by Alexander Gordon Smith (#3 The Devil's Engine)
Heroes of Tomorrow by Heather Long (#4 Boomers)
Highland Dragon Rebel by Isabel Cooper (#2 Dawn of the Highland Dragon)
Holiday Wishes by Jill Shalvis (#4.5 Heartbreaker Bay)
Jade City by Fonda Lee (#1 The Green Bone Saga)
Let Darkness Bury the Dead by Maureen Jennings (#9 Detective Murdoch)
Lone Star Christmas Rescue by Margaret Daley (#2 Lone Star Justice)
Manhunt by James Patterson (#10.5 Michael Bennett)
Midnight Labyrinth by Elizabeth Hunter (#4 Elemental Legacy)
Mocha and Murder by Christy Murphy (#4 Mom and Christy's Cozies)

Much Ado About Murder by Elizabeth J Duncan (#3 Shakespeare in the Catskills)
Nightfall by Shannon Messenger (#6 Keeper of the Lost Cities)
No Other Duke Will Do by Grace Burrowes (#3 Windham Brides)
Not a Creature Was Purring by Krista Davis (#5 Paws and Claws Mysteries)
Of Spice and Men by Sarah Fox (#3 Pancake House Mystery)
On the Line by Stina Lindenblatt (#2 Off the Ice)
Out of the Ashes by Pittacus Lore (#1 The Legacy Chronicles)
Out of the Ordinary by Jen Turano (#2 Apart From the Crowd)
Perfect Gravity by Vivien Jackson (#2 Tether)
Potions and Pastries by Bailey Cates (#7 A Magical Bakery Mystery)
Renegades by Thomas Locke (#2 Recruits)
Renegades by Marissa Meyer (#1 Renegades)

Retribution Rails by Erin Bowman (#2 Vengeance Road)
Rosemarked by Livia Blackburne (Rosemarked #1)
Shadowborn by David Dalglish (#3 Seraphim)
Someone to Wed by Mary Balogh (#3 Westcott)
Terminal Alliance by Jim C Hines (#1 Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse)
That Olde White Magick by Sharon Pape (#2 An Abracadabra Mystery)
The Becoming of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin (#1 The Shaw Confessions)
The Billionaire's Secrets by J. S. Scott (#6 Sinclairs)
The Bull Rider's Plan by Jeannie Watt (#4 Montana Bull Riders)
The Callback by Brandy L Rivers (#1 Love Behind the Scenes)
The Cowboy SEAL's Christmas Baby by Laura Marie Altom (#5 Cowboy SEALs)
The Getaway by Jeff Kinney (#12 Diary of a Wimpy Kid)
The Ghosts of Galway by Ken Bruen (#13 Jack Taylor)
The Gift by Shelley Shepard Gray (#3 Amish of Hart County)
The Governess Who Captured His Heart by Sophie Barnes (#1 Honorable Scoundrels)
The House of Unexpected Sisters by Alexander McCall Smith (#18 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency)
The Midnight Line by Lee Child (#22 Jack Reacher)
The Noel Diary by Richard Paul Evans (#4 Christmas Box)
The Outpost by Devney Perry (#4 Jamison Valley)
The Realms of God by Michael Livingston (#3 Shards of Heaven)
The Rule of Luck by Catherine Cerveny (#1 Felicia Sevigny)
The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason (#1 Konrad)
The Sisters of the Crescent Empress by Leena Likitalo (#2 The Waning Moon)
The Speaker by Traci Chee (#2 Sea of Ink and Gold)
The Tree by Na'amen Gobert Tilahun (#2 Wrath & Athenaeum)
The Vineyard Victims by Ellen Crosby (#8 Wine Country Mystery)
Third Son's a Charm by Shana Galen (#1 Survivors)
Three Strikes by Kate Kessler (#3 Audrey Harte)
To Marry a Texas Outlaw by Linda Broday (#3 Men of Legend)
Truth Be Told by Kendra Elliot (#2 Rogue Justice)
Twelve by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (#4.5 The Naturals)
Twelve Nights of Temptation by Barbara Dunlop (#2 Whiskey Bay Brides)
Typhoon Fury by Clive Cussler, Boyd Morrison (#12 The Oregon Files)
Unholy City by Carrie Smith (#3 Claire Codella Mystery)
War of the Cards by Colleen Oakes (Queen of Hearts Saga #3)
Wheels Up by Annabeth Albert (#4 Out of Uniform)
Wolf Hunter by Jane Godman (#5 Arctic Brotherhood)

New Releases ~ week of 02/01/2016

A Deadly Tail by Dixie Lyle (#4 Whiskey, Tango and Foxtrot Mystery)

A Disguise to Die For by Diane Vallere (#1 Costume Shop Mystery)
A Familiar Tail by Delia James (#1 A Witch's Cat Mystery)
A Turn for the Bad by Sheila Connolly (#4 County Cork Mysteries)
A Whisker of Trouble by Sofie Ryan (#3 Second Chance Cat Mystery)
Assassin's Heart by Sarah Ahiers (#1 Assassin's Heart)
Banished by Kimberley Griffiths Little (#2 Forbidden)
Beauty, Beast, and Belladonna by Maia Chance (#3 A Fairy Tale Fatal Mystery)
Bewitched by Amanda M. Lee (#8.5 Wicked Witches of the Midwest Mysteries)
Bind Me by Anna Zaires (#2 Capture Me)
Blackjack by Robert Knott (#8 Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch Westerns)

Blood in Her Veins by Faith Hunter (#Stories Jane Yellowrock)
Breakdown by Jonathan Kellerman (#31 Alex Delaware)
Brotherhood In Death by J. D. Robb (#42 In Death)
By Break of Day by M. L. Buchman (#21 Night Stalkers)
Cold Shot by Dani Pettrey (#1 Chesapeake Valor)
Darkness Fair by Rachel A Marks (#2 The Dark Cycle)
Darkness Raging by Yasmine Galenorn (#18 Sisters of the Moon/Otherworld)
Dreaming Death by J Kathleen Cheney (#1 Palace of Dreams)
Ember's Fire by Norah Wilson (#2 The Standish Clan)
For Cheddar or Worse by Avery Aames (#7 Cheese Shop Mystery)
Fused by Cari Quinn, Taryn Elliott (#4.5 Lost in Oblivion)

Games Wizards Play by Diane Duane (#10 Young Wizards)
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen by Lois McMaster Bujold (#16 Miles Vorkosigan)
Grave Visions by Kalayna Price (#4 Alex Craft)
Hard Ever After by Laura Kaye (#5 Hard Ink)
In Place of Never by Julie Anne Lindsey (#3 Calypso)
It's a Wonderful Knife by Christine Wenger (#5 Comfort Food Mysteries)
Jane and the Waterloo Map by Stephanie Barron (#13 Jane Austen)
Midnight Revenge by Elle Kennedy (#7 Killer Instincts)
Murder on Wheels by Lynn Cahoon (#6 A Tourist Trap Mystery)
Notorious by Carey Baldwin (#3 Cassidy & Spenser)

Off the Books by Lucy Arlington (#5 Novel Idea Mystery)
Pain Killer by LS Sygnet (#2 Raver/Castillo)
Raging Sea by Michael Buckley (#2 Undertow)
Remembrance by Meg Cabot (#7 Mediator)
Revisionary by Jim C Hines (#4 Magic ex Libris)
Riders by Veronica Rossi (#1 Riders)
Savage Nights by Mia Gabriel (#2 The Savage Trilogy)
Scene of the Brine by Mary Ellen Hughes (#3 Pickled & Preserved Mystery)
SEAL Wolf In Too Deep by Terry Spear (#18 Heart of the Wolf)

Spoils of Victory by John A Connell (#2 Mason Collins)
Starflight by Melissa Landers (#1 Starflight)
Stars Above by Marissa Meyer ( Lunar Chronicles Collection)
The Alchemy of Chaos by Marshall Ryan Maresca (#3 Maradaine)
The Art of War by Stephen Coonts (#6 Tommy Carmellini)
The Bride Wore Starlight by Lizbeth Selvig (#3 Seven Brides for Seven Cowboys)
The Custodian of Marvels by Rod Duncan (#3 Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire)
The Grim Steeper by Amanda Cooper (#3 Teapot Collector Mystery)
The Hunter by Kerrigan Byrne (#2 To Tempt a Highlander)

The Shadow by Sylvain Reynard (#2 The Florentine)
Thirty Nights With a Dirty Boy by Shiloh Walker (#1 Heroes and Heartbreaker)
Town in a Cinnamon Toast by B B Haywood (#7 Candy Holliday Mystery)
Unreasonable Doubt by Vicki Delany (#8 Constable Molly Smith)
Wicked Sexy Liar by Christina Lauren (#4 Wild Seasons)
Wickedly Powerful by Deborah Blake (#3 A Baba Yaga Novel)

New Releases ~ week of 1/5/2015

*Beginning of month is always a long list and this month has a ton of mysteries being released. All links go to Goodreads.

A Case of Spirits by KJ Charles (#2.5 Charm of Magpies)

A Fine Summer's Day by Charles Todd (#17 Ian Rutledge)
A Seamless Murder by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez (#6 A Magical Dressmaking Mystery)
After the Fall by Patricia Gussin (#5 Laura Nelson Mystery)
Alistair Grim's Odditorium by Gregory Funaro (#1 Odditorium)
All the President's Menus by Julie Hyzy (#8 White House Chef Mystery)
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley (#7 Flavia de Luce Mystery)
Because of the Baby... by Cat Schield (#5 Texas Cattleman's Club: After The Storm)
Blood of the Faithful by Michael Wallace (#8 The Righteous)

Carrying the lost Heir's child by Jules Bennett (#3 Barrington Trilogy)
Contradictions by Tiffany King (#3 Woodfalls Girls)
Cowgirls Don't Cry by Silver James (#1 Red Dirt Royalty)
Dead of Winter by Kresley Cole (#3 Arcana Chronicles)
Dead Wrong by Richard Phillips (#2 Rho Agenda Inception)
Devil in the Deadline by LynDee Walker (#4 Headlines in High Heels Mysteries)
Diners, Drive-ins and Death by Christine Wenger (#3 Comfort Food Mysteries)
Doing the Devil's Work by Bill Loehfelm (#3 Maureen Coughlin)
Drifters by John L Campbell (#3 Omega Days)
Ensnared by A. G. Howard (#3 Splintered)

Falling Away by Jasinda Wilder (#4 Falling)
Feta Attraction by Susannah Hardy (#1 Greek to Me Mystery)
Firefight by Brandon Sanderson (#2 The Reckoners)
First and Last Sorcerer by Barb Hendee, J C Hendee (#13 Noble Dead)
For Whom the Bluebell Tolls by Beverly Allen (#2 Bridal Bouquet Shop Mysteries)
Frostfire by Amanda Hocking (#1 Kanin Chronicles)
Fry Me A Liver by Delia Rosen (#6 A Deadly Deli Mystery)
Ghost in the Guacamole by Sue Ann Jaffarian (#5 Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery)
Golden Son by Pierce Brown (#2 Red Rising)
Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel Jos Older (#1 Bone Street Rumba)
How to Plan a Wedding for a Royal Spy by Vanessa Kelly (#3 Renegade Royals)

Hungry Like the Wolf by Paige Tyler (#1 SWAT)
Insatiable Appetites by Stuart Woods (#32 Stone Barrington)
Iron Axe by Steven Harper (#1 Books of Blood and Iron)
Kiss of the Rose Princess, Vol. 2 by Aya Shouoto (#2 Kiss of the Rose Princess)
Last Call by Alice Clayton (#2.5 Cocktail)
Lie of the Needle by Cate Price (#3 Deadly Notions Mystery)
Lycan Fallout : Fall Of Man by Mark Tufo (#2 Lycan Fallout)
Meet Me In Scotland by Patience Griffin (#2 Kilts and Quilts)
Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant by Hy Conrad (#4 Mr. Monk)
Nantucket Fivespot by Steven Axelrod (#2 Henry Kennis Mystery)
No Ghouls Allowed  by Victoria Laurie (#9 Ghost Hunter Mystery)

Originator by Joel Shepherd (#6 Cassandra Kresnov)
Reborn by Jennifer Rush (#3 Altered)
Rescue on the Oregon Trail by Kate Messner (#1 Ranger in Time)
Retribution by David Hagberg (#18 Kirk McGarvey Adventures)
River of No Return by David Riley Bertsch (#2 Jake Trent)
Rogue Wave by Jennifer Donnelly (#2 Waterfire Saga)
Secrets of a Scandalous Heiress by Theresa Romain (#3 Matchmaker Trilogy)
Slavers of the Savage Catacombs by Jon F Merz (#2 Shadow Warrior saga)
Snoop to Nuts by Elizabeth Lee (#2 Nut House Mysteries)
Snow Way Out by Christine Husom (#1 Snow Globe Shop Mystery)
Snowed In with Her Ex by Andrea Laurence (#1 Brides and Belles)

Some Like It Haute by Diane Vallere (#4 Style and Error)
Someone Like Her by Sandra Owens (#2 K2 Special Services)
Strands of Sorrow by John Ringo (#4 Black Tide Rising)
Sweetie by Kate Klimo (#6 Dog Diaries)
The Body Snatchers Affair by Bill Pronzini (#3 Carpenter and Quincannon Mysteries)
The Burning Horizon by Erin Hunter (#5 Seekers: Return to the Wild)
The Case of the Missing Moonstone by Jordan Stratford (#1 Wollstonecraft Detective Agency)
The Trouble with Texas Cowboys by Carolyn Brown (#2 Burnt Boot)
The Millionaire Rogue by Jessica Peterson (#2 Hope Diamond Trilogy)
The Witch Hunter's Tale by Sam Thomas (#3 Midwife Mystery)
The Witches of Echo Park by Amber Benson (#1 Witches of Echo Park)

Twisted Threads by Lea Wait (#1 A Mainely Needlepoint Mystery)
Unbound by Jim C Hines (#3 Magic ex Libris)
Unleashed by Gordon Korman (#7 Swindle)
Where the Bones Are Buried by Jeanne Matthews (#5 Dinah Pelerin Mystery)
White Plague by James Abel (#1 Joe Rush)
Willowgrove by Kathleen Peacock (#3 Hemlock Trilogy)
Winter at the Door by Sarah Graves (#1 Lizzie Snow)
With Baited Breath by Lorraine Bartlett (#1 Lotus Bay Mystery)
Wolves' Bane by Angela Addams (#3 Order of the Wolf)

Book Review ~ The Stepsister Scheme

The Stepsister Scheme (Princess #1)

by Jim C Hines
published by DAW
genre: Adult, Fantasy, Fairytale, Retellings,

Summary (Goodreads): You know how all those old fairy tales take you through lots of scary adventures till you finally reach that inevitable line: "And they lived happily ever after..." Guess what? It's not true. Life in never-never land isn't all sweetness and light. Cinderella - whose real name is Danielle Whiteshore (nee Danielle de Glas) - does marry Prince Armand. And (if you can ignore the pigeon incident) their wedding is a dream-come-true.

But not long after the "happily ever after," Danielle is attacked by her stepsister Charlotte, who suddenly has all sorts of magic to call upon. And though Talia - otherwise known as Sleeping Beauty - comes to the rescue (she's a martial arts master, and all those fairy blessings make her almost unbeatable), Charlotte gets away.

That's when Danielle discovers a number of disturbing facts: Armand has been kidnapped and taken to the realm of the Fairies; Danielle is pregnant with his child; and the Queen has her very own Secret Service that consists of Talia and Snow (White, of course). Snow is an expert at mirror magic and heavy-duty flirting.

Can three princesses track down Armand and extract both the prince and themselves from the clutches of some of fantasyland's most nefarious villains?

My Thoughts: I'm not really familiar with the darker fairytales. I mostly know the basic Disney tales with a few side facts here or there that come from other tellings. This is definitely not a Disney story.
The author has created an interesting world. Both Snow White and Sleeping beauty's stories have already taken place. After the tragedy of their stories they both end up living with Cinderella's mother-in-law as a secret group that takes care of things the King would be better off not knowing.
Danielle (Cinderella) is still newly married when this starts and not confident in her place. I liked watching her grow as a character. While she still had doubts about her abilities, she still did what had to be done in order to protect her child and try and save the Prince.
Talia (sleeping beauty) was probably my favorite. There was something about how able she was (do to the gifts from the fairys) and yet she was also the most damaged of the three. Hearing bits of her story throughout just made her that much stronger.
Overall, I always enjoy finding new retellings of old stories and this one didn't disappoint. From finding out how and why the stepsister were suddenly able to pull all this off to the whole world of Fairytown, it kept me engaged in the story. I liked that there was an HEA in this story even if it wasn't what you normally think of one. I'm looking forward to reading the next story and watching the bonds and abilities of these three princesses grow.

Rating: 4

New Releases ~ week of 8/5/2013 ~ pt 1

Blood Feather by Don Bendell (#2 in Joshua Strongheart)

Heaven's Fall by Michael Cassutt, David S. Goyer (#3 in Heaven's Shadow )
Turn and Burn by Lorelei James (#5 in Blacktop Cowboys)
Elegy by Amanda Hocking (#4 in Watersong)
Wicked Beat by Olivia Cunning (#5 in Sinners on Tour)
Caught Up in You by Roni Loren (#4 in Loving on the Edge)
Walking in the Midst of Fire by Thomas E Sniegoski (#6 in Remy Chandler)
Terminated by Rachel Caine (#3 in Revivalists)
Castaway Cove by JoAnn Ross (#6 in Shelter Bay)
Infinityglass by Myra McEntire (#3 in Hourglass)
Biting Bad by Chloe Neill (#8 in Chicagoland Vampires)
Codex Born by Jim C Hines (#2 in Magic ex Libris)
Eva's Eye by Karin Fossum (#10 in Inspector Sejer)

Unforgettable by Alison Kent (#3 in Dalton Gang)
Once Upon a Tartan by Grace Burrowes (#2 in MacGregor Trilogy )
Jaguar Fever by Terry Spear (#2 in Heart of the Jaguar)
Guardian Demon by Meljean Brook (#8 in The Guardians)
If Bread Could Rise to the Occasion by Paige Shelton (#3 in Country Cooking School Mystery)
The Uprising by Lisa M. Stasse (#2 in The Forsaken Trilogy)
The Passion of the Purple Plumeria by Lauren Willig (#10 in Pink Carnation)
Do Or Diner by Christine Wenger (#1 in Comfort Food Mysteryies)
Heirs and Graces by Rhys Bowen (#7 in Royal Spyness )
Cover Story by Erika Chase (#3 in Ashton Corners Book Club Mysteries)

Seed No Evil by Kate Collins (#14 in Flower Shop Mystery)
Cross Stitch Before Dying by Amanda Lee (#6 in Embroidery Mystery)
Cloche and Dagger by Jenn McKinlay (#1 in A Hat Shop Mystery)
Remnants of Murder by Elizabeth Lynn Casey (#8 in Southern Sewing Circle Mystery)
Pall in the Family by Dawn Eastman (#1 in A Family Fortune Mystery)
Death Al Dente by Leslie Ann Budewitz (#1 in Food Lover's Village)
Night's Mistress by Amanda Ashley (#5 in Night )
Captain Awesome vs. the Spooky, Scary House by Stan Kirby (#7 in Captain Awesome)
Love on a Midsummer Night by Christy English (#2 in Shakespeare In Love)
Heart Fortune by Robin D. Owens (#12 in Celta)
A Cold White Sun by Vicki Delany (#6 in Constable Molly Smith)

Grave Visions by Kalayna Price (#4 in Alex Craft)
Burn by Maya Banks (#3 in Breathless)
Barry by Kate Klimo (#3 in Dog Diaries)
The Memory Key by Conor Fitzgerald (#4 in Commissario Alec Blume)
Spring Awakening by T. J. Brown (#3 in Summerset Abbey)
The Redemption of Callie & Kayden by Jessica Sorensen (#2 in The Coincidence)
Kindred and Wings by Philippa Ballantine (#2 in Shifted World)
Power to the Purple! by Sophie Bell (#2 in Ultra Violets)
Under A Spell by Hannah Jayne (#5 in Underworld Detection Agency)
Hotshot by Julie Garwood (#11 in Buchanan )
Cowboy Seeks Bride by Carolyn Brown (#7 in Spikes & Spurs)
The Dominant by Tara Sue Me (#2 in Submissive)
Last Chance Summer by Hope Ramsay (#5.5 in Last Chance)
Colton by Blood by Melissa Cutler (#2 in Coltons of Wyoming)
The Beast by Faye Kellerman (#21 in Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus)
From Herring to Eternity by Delia Rosen (#4 in A Deadly Deli Mystery)
The Dying Hours by Mark Billingham (#11 in Tom Thorne)
Possession by Kat Richardson (#8 in Greywalker)
Time Crossed by Katie MacAlister (#1.5 in Time Thief)
Blood on the Verde River by Dusty Richards (#3 in Byrnes Family Ranch)
Dangerous Waters by Sandra Robbins (#1 in Cold Case Files)
Slow Surrender by Cecilia Tan (#1 in Struck by Lightning)
Immortal Twilight by James Axler (#66 in Outlanders)
Claimed by the Immortal by Rachel Lee (#4 in Claiming)
Hide and Seek by Lynette Eason (#1 in Family Reunions)
His Forever Valentine by Marie Ferrarella (#6 in Forever Texas)

Book Review ~ Libriomancer

Libriomancer (Magic Ex Libris #1)

by Jim C Hines
published by DAW
genre: Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal

Summary (Goodreads): Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of the secret organization founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg.  Libriomancers are gifted with the ability to magically reach into books and draw forth objects. When Isaac is attacked by vampires that leaked from the pages of books into our world, he barely manages to escape. To his horror he discovers that vampires have been attacking other magic-users as well, and Gutenberg has been kidnapped.

With the help of a motorcycle-riding dryad who packs a pair of oak cudgels, Isaac finds himself hunting the unknown dark power that has been manipulating humans and vampires alike. And his search will uncover dangerous secrets about Libriomancy, Gutenberg, and the history of magic. . .

My Thoughts: This book is every fantasy readers dream come true. Having the magic to pull any item from any book. There were several times during the book I found myself thinking "I so want to do that".
I really enjoyed reading about Isaac and his pet flaming spider. The fact that he was not perfect and tended to overdo it made him more likable and believable. I also liked how the vampires were based off of different vampire books/authors.
I'm not sure about Lena, she had a lot of good points and I liked her for most of the book but the ending kind of made me pause. This book is a definite fantasy but for some reason the author felt the need to add an HEA/HFN. It was not needed. I don't have a problem with the relationship/s but it would have been just as fine to leave it out and work it into the next book.
Overall, there was plenty of action and interesting pets. I'm curious about the big bad as well as some of the other high up players in the secret organization. I'll be reading the next but can see myself moving on if the relationship between Isaac/Lena and Lena/Dr becomes too much of a focus.

Rating: 3.5