ARC Review: May Day by Josie Jaffrey

May Day by Josie Jaffrey My Ratings: 4/5 If the murderer you’re tracking is a vampire, then you want a vampire detective. Just maybe not this one. It’s not that Jack Valentine is bad at her job. The youngest member of Oxford’s Seekers has an impressive track record, but she also has an impressive grudge …

Book Review: Killian’s Dead by Josie Jaffrey

Killian's Dead by Josie Jaffrey My Ratings: 4/5 Love is for losers. Jack doesn't care about anything except music. All she wants to do is find a decent gig, stand by the speakers and let the bass roll through her. It's the only reason she gets out of bed. Until she meets Winta. In the …

ARC Review: Vampire State Building by Ange, Patrick Renault & Charlie Adlard

Vampire State Building by Ange My rating: 2 of 5 stars The newest horror series from the artist of The Walking Dead! Get ready to be bitten from the first full color page... Terry Fisher is a young soldier on the verge of being sent away for active military duty, and is going to meet …

ARC Review: Vampire Knight: Memories, Vol. 4 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight: Memories, Vol. 4 by Matsuri Hino My rating: 3 of 5 stars Vampire Knight returns with stories that delve into Yuki and Zero’s time as a couple in the past and explore the relationship between Yuki’s children and Kaname in the present. These are the stories of what happened during the 1,000 years …

Review: The Blood Prince (Sovereign, #3) by Josie Jaffrey

The Blood Prince by Josie Jaffrey My rating: 4 of 5 stars The price of freedom is always paid in blood. The sovereigns of the Silver have awakened, but the Queen is a fractured shell of the woman Cam remembers. He hopes to put her back together by finding her son, the missing prince. At …

Review: The Silver Queen by Josie Jaffrey

The Silver Queen by Josie Jaffrey My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars The last city on Earth is contaminated. Now blood is the only thing that can wash it clean. Julia is trapped inside the Blue as the Nobles fight over the few humans who are still alive. When the dust settles and she finds herself …

Review: The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison

The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison My rating: 4 of 5 stars To save the lives of her friends, Rachel did the unthinkable: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon magic. And now her sins are coming home to haunt her. As Rachel searches for the truth behind a terrifying murder, an even greater menace …

ARC Review: Vampire Knight: Memories, Vol. 3 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight: Memories, Vol. 3 by Matsuri Hino My rating: 4 of 5 stars Warnings: physical violence, terrorist attack (bombing, suicide bombing), blood-letting Yuki and Zero have finally decided to give their relationship a go, after decades of being 'friendly' in the eyes of everyone else. It was also convenient that most of the detractors …

ARC Review: Vampire Knight: Memories, Vol. 2 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight: Memories, Vol. 2 by Matsuri Hino My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Vampire Knight returns with stories that delve into Yuki and Zero’s time as a couple in the past and explore the relationship between Yuki’s children and Kaname in the present. Neither the vampire aristocrats nor the vampire hunters approve of Yuki …

ARC Review: The Hunted by Arthur Slade

The Hunted by Arthur Slade My rating: 4 of 5 stars Amber Fang enjoys life's simple pleasures. A perfect evening for her includes a good book, a glass of wine and, of course, a great meal, preferably straight from the jugular. Raised to eat ethically, Amber dines only on delicious cold-blooded killers. But confirming that …

Review: The Gilded King by Josie Jaffrey

The Gilded King by Josie Jaffrey My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars In the Blue, the world’s last city, all is not well. Julia is stuck within its walls. She serves the nobility from a distance until she meets Lucas, a boy who believes in fairytales that Julia’s world can’t accommodate. The Blue is her …

Shouting from the Shelftops #4

Shouting from the Shelftops is a bimonthly feature to gush over book news that come to my attention, to celebrate good news amidst whatever the year is delivering to you. The basic mood for these posts is just Enthusiastic Screaming™. It has been an exhilirating two weeks in Booklandia and I can't wait to get …

Review: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown's gates, you can never leave. …

ARC Review: Vampire Knight: Memories, Vol. 1 by Matsuri Hino

Vampire Knight: Memories, Vol. 1 by Matsuri Hino My rating: 3 of 5 stars After a fierce battle between humans and vampires, a temporary peace was established, but Kaname continued to sleep within a coffin of ice... Yuki gave Kaname her heart to revive him as a human being. These are the stories of what …

ARC Review: The Casquette Girls

The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden My rating: 4 of 5 stars After the storm of the century rips apart New Orleans, sixteen-year-old Adele Le Moyne wants nothing more than her now silent city to return to normal. But with home resembling a war zone, a parish-wide curfew, and mysterious new faces lurking in the …