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White, Angela: Alexa’s Travels: A Prelude (2010)

Cover design/art by Angela White You need to begin reading the Alexa’s Travels series with Bone Dust & Beginnings. While this short-story/novella calls itself Prelude, it is not. Instead it is a...

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Weber, David: Oath of Swords (War God) (1995)

Cover art by Larry Elmore I have long been a fan of David Weber. By the time I discovered Oath of Swords I had already read most of his science fiction stuff. Weber has a varied writing background of...

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Thoma, Chrystalla: Rex Rising (Elei’s Chronicles) (2011)

Cover design by Chrystalla Thoma Like so many others, I really like this cover. It is probably the eye that does it for me. I am a sucker for eyes. Kabam is how Rex Rising begins. Elei is on the run...

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Leckman, J.R.: Inheritance (The Legend of Kimberly) (2011)

Cover art by Isabell Weise I am really glad I read Inheritance and doubly glad I am not Kimberly. Her father and brothers are crazy violent. Because of the abusive parts of the novel some of the...

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Soriano, M.F. : Blood Brothers (Bound By Blood) (2013)

Cover design by Streetlight Graphics Blood Brothers is Soriano’s first completed fantasy novel although he has previously published some work under the pseudonym of Don Broma. It is the first one in a...

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Maxey, James: Bitterwood (2007)

Cover art by James Maxey Originally Bitterwood was meant to be a stand-alone novel. I guess sales must have been better than expected and therefore an invitation was extended to James Maxey to expand...

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Moore, Mary C.: The Shadow Killer (2011)

Cover art by The Shadow Killer is only 10 pages long, but Mary C. Moore manages to fill those ten pages with so much sadness and hope that it made me want to weep. Being homeless must suck in a major...

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Leckman, J.R.: Pursuit (The Legend of Kimberly) (2012)

Cover art by Georgi Markov I have placed this cover among my favorites (see slide show). Markov has captured one of the scenes of the story perfectly. So, here we are with book no. 2 of The Legend of...

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Lindskold, Jane: Wolf Hunting (Firekeeper Saga V) (2006)

Cover artist Julie BellMy favorite Firekeeper cover When Jane Lindskold got Julie Bell to do the covers for the Firekeeper saga she made the best choice possible. Julie Bell’s wolves and people are...

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Heppe, Matt: Eternal Knight (2011)

Cover by Ken Hendrix Matt Heppe has a couple of places you can reach him. One is his blog and the other is on facebook. Hadde and the rest of her village, Long Meadow, live within the area of “The...

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Hoyt, Sarah A.: Draw One in the Dark (Shifter) (2006)

Cover art by Veronica Casas Draw One in the Dark made me think about what it must be like to be a foster-kid and a homeless kid in the US. I haven’t been a foster-kid anywhere. Nor have I worked with...

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Hartman, Rachel: Seraphina (2012)

There are tons of reviews of Seraphina out there. Seriously, tons. Most of them praise Rachel Hartman’s writing to heaven and with good reason. Believe it or not, this is actually Hartman’s first...

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Lupo, Tarrin P.: The Necessity of Man (2011)

Editor: Adam LishawaCover art: Doc Samson Gender seems to be the main theme of The Necessity of Man. The Necessity of Man is utterly believable. I cannot count the times men have used women’s nature as...

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McManamon, Michael: Glory 1 (2013)

Glory is book one of a five book series. I see that number two is now out on the market. We enter the world of Glory at the beginning of the Apocalypse. Let me tell you, Jackson was a surprise. He is...

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Violante, Maria: BirthMarked (The Markers I) (2013)

Cover artist: James Caldwell So, I was sent a review copy of BirthMarked by Maria Violante and have now finished it. She wasn’t sure I was going to like it, but I did. The main character is very...

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McMillin, Dean C.: Shadowslave (The Shadewright Cycle II) (2012)

Dean C. McMillin has written the sequel to Shadewright: Shadowslave. At the beginning of Shadowslave we get a synopsis of the storyline in Shadewright. Huge brag before we get down to business. It has...

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Cane, Laken: Blood and Bite (Rune Alexander II) (2013)

Blood and Bite was given to me as a reviewer’s copy. As you all know I loved the first installment of the Rune Alexander series, Shiv Crew. Talk about dark. I am going to state one major complaint...

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Bellet, Annie: Avarice (Pyrrh Considerable Crimes Division I) (2012)

Cover art: NathieCover design: Greg Jensen Avarice: excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain (Merriam-Webster) Avarice was not what I expected. Now that I have read it, I do not know exactly...

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McGuire, Seanan: Chimes at Midnight (October Daye VII) (2013)

Cover art by Chris McGrathCover design by G-Force DesignInternal dingbat by Tara O’Shea I first discovered Seanan McGuire through her pseudonym Mira Grant. I enjoyed her Newsflesh characters so much...

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Stross, K.M.: The Man in Black – The Woman in White (2013)

Cover art by Chris Smith The Man in Black – The Woman in White shows us what the earth could be like in almost 200 years if we keep on letting it go to pieces and allow money to rule the world. Stross...

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Tarwater, Tristan J.: Little Girl Lost (Valley of Ten Crescents) (2012)

Book cover design: Christopher TarwaterCover artist: Amy Clare Learmonth (she has some incredible illustrations on her site)Editor: Annetta Ribken The cover of Little Girl Lost reminds me of the story...

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Zamin, Mira: The Puppet Queen: A Tale of the Sleeping Beauty (2012)

Cover image: “Sweet Nothings”:John William Godward (1861-1922)Cover design by Mira Zamin Dolce far Niente (1904)Gorgeous painting Various versions of the Sleeping Beauty tale have been around since the...

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Canavan, Trudi: The Magician’s Guild (Black Magician I) (2001)

Various artists for the 6 different covers:Les Petersen: bottom centreSteve Stone: top centreMatt Stawicki: top right As far as I can tell, The Magician’s Guild has been published in 3 different...

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Briggs, Patricia: Sianim series

Map of Sianim by Michael Enzweiller Patricia Briggs was born in 1965. Her joy in storytelling manifested itself early, and scaring her friends (including her husband Mike) was one of her funner...

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Chatwin, Bruce: The Songlines (1987)

My first comment on this book sounds negative. Maybe I mean it that way. I haven’t made up my mind yet. Bruce Chatwin is another white dude in a long line of white people telling the story of the...

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Malala Yousafzai on the mend

I admit it. I am a feminist. As a feminist I find it natural to be a supporter of equal rights to all no matter what age, gender, skin tone, sexuality, class or cultural or religious background. But I...

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Cannot Change the Past – trigger alert

Broadblogs wrote an article called Why We Have Sex based upon the findings of CM Meston and DM Buss at the Department of Psychology at the University of Texas. These two researchers wrote an article...

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Kress, Nancy: Crossfire (2003)

Cover by Jim Burns Crossfire is Nancy Kress‘ first book in a duology about the travellers from Earth to Greentrees. They have all pooled their resources so they can get away from an Earth where the...

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Kress, Nancy: Crucible (2004)

Cover by Jim Burns Crucible continues where Crossfire left off. Nancy Kress was married to the author Charles Sheffield. In Crucible the characters Lucy and Karim talk a bit about the effects of the...

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Ee, Susan: Angelfall (2012)

Cover art by Silverlute Angelfall is Susan Ee’s debut novel and the first book in the Penryn & The End of Days series. Wow. That woman has talent. The story of Penryn’s hunt for her sister is...

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Sykes, Wanda: I’ma Be Me

Wanda Sykes is hilarious. Sure she is politically astute and opinionated, but mostly she is funny. Laugh until I cannot make a sound kind of funny. I really needed I’ma Be Me. Some of the audience...

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Adina, Shelley: Lady of Devices (2011)

Cover art by Ann Bui Ngyuen Lady of Devices is Shelley Adina’s first novel in the Magnificent Devices’ series. This steampunk novel is set in an alternate Victorian era. As usual with steampunk novels,...

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Anna, Vivi: Dawning (2011)

Dawning is my introduction to the Nini Decker universe. My appetite was whet and the novel presented quite a dilemma for the main character Dashrael. In a blatant show of racism, the chancellor tells...

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Flagg, Fannie: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (1987)

My first meeting with Fannie Flagg (or Patricia Neal) was on the film-creen. I am trying to remember just how far back she and I go, and I believe I might have a tentative meeting period set at Grease...

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Flagg, Fannie: Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! (1998)

Fannie Flagg is four years younger than my mother and six years younger than my dad. As such, many of their experiences have been similar. Technological advances have followed the same tempo even...

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Parkhurst, Bodie: Redeeming Stanley (2009)

Cover art by Sherry Wachter Redeeming Stanley is a treat of a novel. It is lighthearted, raunchy and adventurous. Most of all Redeeming Stanley is well written and thought out. Meet Weldon Frame,...

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Carlon, Lee: A God-Blasted Land (The Bastard Cadre) (2011)

Cover design by Lee Carlon A God-Blasted Land is book number one of the The Bastard Cadre. Avril Ethanson learns some difficult lessons about trust and choice in the A God-Blasted Land. He is 17 and...

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Carson, Rae: Dangerous Voices (2012)

Cover artist Jenn Reese Freedom of Speech. How far are we willing to go to let our voices be heard? How far are others willing to go to stop our voices from being heard? Dangerous Voices is a...

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Wilson, Catherine M.: The Warrior’s Path (When Women Were Warriors) (2008)

When I talk about authors who write musically, Catherine M. Wilson is one of those authors. After reading her The Warrior’s Path right after reading the Frey Saga I found myself understanding a...

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Dalglish, David: The Weight of Blood (The Half-Orcs) (2010)

There is a timeline for Dalglish’ books. You can find it on his website. However, that does not mean you have to read the books in that order. I haven’t. David Dalglish has created a world called...

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Dalglish, David: Night of Wolves (The Paladins) (2011)

Grrr, roar. Kind of looks like those nails and teeth could do some damage. With abs like that there is probably some strength as well. This wolf-man looks like the description in Night of Wolves –...

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Harkness, Deborah: Shadow of Night (All Souls) (2012)

A Discovery of Witches was one of the many books that my librarian, Ragnhild, recommended to me. I loved it and was highly motivated to read Shadow of Night. Now I have, and am left with a feeling of a...

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Britain, Kristen: The High King’s Tomb (Green Rider) (2007)

Once again my son and I enjoyed reading Kristen’s work together. As I have said before, Kristen Britain’s writing makes reading aloud a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Her prose flows through my eyes...

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Guon, Ellen: Bedlam Boyz (Urban Elves) (1993)

There seem to be pirat copies of the digital version around – according to the author. Amazon has taken their copy off the air. The Urban Elves series is a sub-series to the Elves on the Road Universe...

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Gunzel, Jeff: Land of Shadows (The Legend of the Gatekeeper) (2012)

First of all I would like to compliment Jeff Gunzel on his choice of cover artist. The cover of Land of Shadows is amazingly beautiful. Love the work of Ronnell D. Porter. I see that some of the...

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Ficks, J.L. & Dugue, J.E.: Kingsblood (The Chronicles of Covent) (2012)

On the planet of Covent there once lived a dark elf named Shade. Growing up had brought Shade into the assassin work-force. I’ve often wondered what makes an assassin. In chapter 1 of Kingsblood we get...

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Hicks, Michael R.: Empire (In Her Name – Redemption) (2009)

I saw the old cover on one of the reviews below and prefer this one. Flow! To me it is all about the flow. It is that magical quality that some authors are born with and some authors can work their way...

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Hicks, Michael R.: Confederation (In Her Name – Redemption) (2008)

Has your loss ever been so strong you thought you would die from the pain? I imagine a lot of people of my venerable age of 48 could say yes. How do you deal with something like that? Well, you either...

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Hicks, Michael R.: Final Battle (In Her Name – Redemption) (2009)

Cover art by Michael Hicks. Stock images from bought from Dreamstime.com and edited in Photoshop I feel the need to warn readers of the Redemption trilogy. Toward the end of Final Battle there is a...

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White, Angela: Bone Dust & Beginnings (Alexa’s Travels) (2012)

I started off reading Prelude, which isn’t a prelude but a continuation of Bone Dust & Beginnings. I couldn’t get a grip on what on earth Alexa was and felt annoyed at myself for not getting it....

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