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Giveaway Winner Selected!

Hi everyone! I hope my fellow east coasters are safe and prepared for Hurricane Sandy. While it looks like I won’t be shipping this book as soon as I would like due to the weather, I still want to thank all of you for participating, and now we have a winner. If you posted in the comment section of the announcement thread, you were entered for a chance (or multiple chances for those following the blog multiple ways) to win. And the winner is:

Clenna Emery

Please check your email, Clenna! Hope you enjoy! Thank you everyone for the continued support and I look forward to the next giveaway which is coming up very soon! There are a lot of awesome books coming out soon, so I guess that means there will be more giveaways!


Late Eclipses (October Daye #4) - It’s like night and…daye! Reading October in October!

This marks my first review of Seanan McGuire’s popular series. Normally I prefer to review every book after I read it; however, for this series it was super difficult to become invested early on. I got through the first three quickly to keep my enthusiasm up for the series. But since I read them quickly I didn’t think I could write a proper review. But due to the high acclaim that the later books have received I decided to push through, and that turned out to be a good decision.

October “Toby” Daye, our favorite half-human, half-fae, is just a magnet for trouble. She means well, but when it comes to Faerie politics, nothing is cut and dry. She earns knighthood, an unprecedented achievement for a changeling since their kind are all but shunned when it comes to the fae community. So there is definitely an ulterior motive involved…perhaps the perfect scenario to make Toby public enemy number 1 after a number of grave incidents happen to those closest to her.

This is far and away the best book of the series so far. it’s the most emotionally charged book yet where loyalties are cemented, secrets are revealed, and the action is steady. Everything is a close call, keeping the suspense high. I really didn’t know what to expect from page to page for the majority of the book. We find out who Toby’s friends really are and just how far they are willing to go to protect her. Her friends aren’t perfect, but they’re honorable.

I finally found myself really starting to like the side characters. My favorite supporting characters are Tybalt, the Luidaeg, Connor, and May. Being the cat person that I am, I do wish Tybalt would get more page time. Though not my favorite, I do like Sylvester and sympathized with him quite a bit. Everyone is coming into their own, and more than willing to prove their worth. The character development is pretty compelling, especially when it comes to Toby and May. The mythology involving the plethora of fairie species evolves quite a bit, expanding the world even more. They are more vulnerable than we think and I’m interested in seeing where things will go next.

It’s not the first series to have a slow beginning. My favorite series, The Hollows, is the same way (though I became invested faster). I am glad that I stuck through it though because it’s definitely one of the best that urban fantasy has to offer. Book 1 to book 4 is literally like night and…daye.

 


Giveaway! Signed copy of Soulless (Parasol Protectorate #1) by Gail Carriger!

It’s been a little while, but I can’t forget about you guys! Though I haven’t completed reading this series yet (I’ll resume it after catching up with October Daye, Night Huntress, and a few new releases), that doesn’t mean I can’t give it away.

I had the pleasure of meeting Ms.Gail Carriger over the summer at San Diego Comic Con, so rest assured that this is a genuine autographed copy of the book, specifically for one lucky Your Urban Fantasy follower.

I am collecting entries through Saturday, October 27th. I will announce the winner the next day.

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Wicked Nights (Angels of the Dark #1) - Engaging, and great world building!

Even for a PNR, I have to give Gena Showalter credit. The story overall is solid and engaging from beginning to end.

The main characters here are Zacharel, ruthless angel and leader of the most fiercest army of the heavens, and Annabelle Miller, a once ordinary girl who has been institutionalized for the past four years after being accused of her parents’ grizzly murder. Of course she is innocent, having been tagged by a demon who has plagued her constantly since that fateful day, but who’ll believe in monsters? Luck for her Zacharel knows the deal, and helping her may be his last chance at redemption lest he lose his wings forever.

This is the first book in the spin-off of the Lords of the Underworld series. Admittedly I have not yet read those novels, but this book seems to stand on its own just fine. The world building is great and the development of the pair is well done, making it easy to root for them. Zacharel is the epitome of arrogant and self-absorbed. He is a fierce fighter, but seeing as the only love he’s ever known was in the platonic sense towards his brother, his growing feelings for Annabelle present new territory to him.

It feels like young love at times which is something I don’t see all that often in PNR, so it was a little refreshing. Their awkward moments and banter are entertaining, but there’s also a fair amount of action to keep the book from being overly sappy. Annabelle doesn’t want to be a damsel or a victim, so I found her to be admirable at times.

One of my favorite aspects was reading about the angels’ typical living quarters. The can live on the ground, but they can also live in the clouds, literally, and I felt like Showalter put this to good use. I enjoyed the scenes there just to see what she could cook up.

The final villain came as no surprise to me, and neither did the ending of the book. But I wasn’t really anticipating too many crazy twists. You don’t always need that for a good read.

I like the writing, so I think I will continue to follow this series as well as eventually read her Lords of the Underworld series in due time. Perhaps in 2013. I don’t know if this is the right book for every PNR fan since it isn’t too heavy on the sexual content (with a few tweaks this could probably be classified as Urban Fantasy), but as someone to generally prefers UF to PNF, it worked for me.

 

 


Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson #3) - Dead on Arrival…

I’m starting to wonder how many more directions we’ll get to these graves. Right, left, ahead… I don’t even know if Charley knows where she’s going anymore. I just hope the cemetery isn’t that big. Personally, I just want to know the directions to the exit.

Third Grave Dead Ahead is the third installment of the Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones. Charley once again is pulled into a murder case, this time involving a possessive doctor and his missing wife. She’d like to be at her best, but after binding Reyes Alexander Farrow (Son of Satan and her lifelong protector) to his body, she’s haunted by him in her sleep, meaning she’s getting no rest at all. So she’ll just solve that little issue by staying awake. I go on record to say that Reyes is a better problem to have than Freddie Kruger…

Unable to rely on Reyes’s help when faced with grave danger, she may actually need to take care of herself! Oh the shock!

After reading this book, the events of book 2 were rendered completely pointless. Reyes goes from wanting his body to die (since it’s just a burden and he’d only rot in prison) to now wanting to save it to prove his innocence. Deux ex Machina much? He couldn’t have decided on that one whole book prior to this? There’s an excuse, but it’s as thin as the paper these books are printed on. Furthermore, I am completely apathetic to their relationship, and now he’s becoming a lot more of a problem than a sweet escape. Maybe in about 10 books from now they’ll actually fight, or do something way more interesting than what’s here.

At this point these books feel really formulaic. There are constant punchlines (very few actually made me laugh), no poignant drama, more humans causing trouble (as if they should be an actual threat to the Grim Reaper), and we get breadcrumbs at best for any development that relates to Charley’s powers. I honestly ended up skimming to the dialogue to get through this book, making me realize that I simply do not like Charley.

Finally the last 10% picks up in the paranormal department, but it should have happened a lot sooner. But of course, Charlie has to figure these things out for herself; it cannot be told. She’s just not smart enough to figure it out before the end.

I am still scratching my head as to how she didn’t figure out how to reverse a particular spell when the solution ended up being…oh, I don’t know…ONLY THE MOST OBVIOUS THING TO SAY!!

I gave three books a go. I really wanted to like it, but at this point this series is not for me. Where’s that exit again? Oh, here it is!


Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson #2) - I might be warming up to it

Charley is back for another go ’round in Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones. This time she has to help her receptionist and BFF, Cookie, after her old classmate, Mimi, goes missing. There seems to be a trend as Cookie and Mimi’s high school classmates are turning up dead, almost 20 years later.

And then there’s Reyes Alexander Farrow, Son of Satan, and now Charley’s personal poltergeist/incubus. He’s once again separated from his corporeal form which is being hidden and tortured. His body is the perfect bait for demons to lure Charley to them. They want in to heaven, and she is their key. But if she doesn’t get to Reyes on time, he will be corporeally dead…forever.

The first book started out pretty good and then dropped off for me. I can say that I consistently enjoyed this book at the same level all throughout, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as the beginning of the first book. The punchlines still don’t let up, but I tried to adjust to it a little better. I didn’t laugh at most of them, but one or two made me chuckle. I have a sense of humor, but less is more for me.

I’m still a little put off by the lack of true paranormal adversaries. Her biggest issues are still mere humans. I’d like for her to be more capable of kicking butt. She’s only the Grim-frickin’-Reaper. Yet time and time again she is on the business end of one attack or another. She just takes lickin’s and keeps on tickin’, but I want her to fight back.

I am trying to become attached to Reyes, but it’s not really happening. It’s even harder to care about their relationship. Maybe it’s harder to buy it because he’s incorporeal, so it’s not “real” enough. Since they spend most of their screentime together sucking face and then some, there are countless opportunities to become invested, but it’s become boring quickly. I want to see more regarding his back story as the Son of Satan and the demons. That’s the only thing that keeps me hanging on.

There is still a chance for the lore behind the other worlds to pick up in the next novel. It still didn’t get a satisfying amount of focus, but I will give the next read a go to see if anything substantial happens. Though I can’t guarantee that I will read any further it doesn’t.


Deceptions (Demonkin #2) - I was hoping for more

When you’ve got a book that’s a borderline novella, with so little page time the pressure is on to make an impact. I felt like Origins accomplished that. This one? Not so much.

Ashlyn is settling into her role as an FBI agent, and a new case has fallen into her lap. She has to protect the State of California’s new and very first vampire governor. Though many hope this fosters better relations between humans and vampires, others are out for his blood. But they’ll get it over Ashlyn’s dead demon body…with a sprinkle of vampire thrown in. That might not be too far off as her naivety puts her in deeper water than ever.

Attempts to be edgy sort of diminished the value of the series for me. I really enjoyed the first Origins book, but Deceptions felt like a completely different series, and Ashlyn a completely different character. I guess she’s growing up. She now has to learn the ways of the vampire world. I would have preferred more of that and less focus on her honeymooning with a new certain someone. I won’t say more to spoil anything, but I feel like that character could have contributed more to the story than to make Ashlyn hot in her pants. That, and it came off as fleeting. I wasn’t convinced that it would be for the long haul, so I didn’t find myself very interested in it.

Elves are introduced in the prior novel, but they barely receive a mention in this one which was a let down. Demon development was also few and far in between. I was really looking forward to learning about Ashlyn’s heritage. We get a glimpse into her power but it just wasn’t enough. It all led to an ending that I predicted a little too early, enough so that the book started to drag for me towards the end, but it wasn’t too unbearable.

While I didn’t enjoy it as much as the first, there is still potential there, so I will give book 3 a try. The books are short, they’re free (on Amazon Prime), and there’s a chance the plot could pick up and grab me as well as the first book did.


Book Release day! Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond - A little bit of old, a little bit of new

Just a friendly reminder to you guys that Into the Woods was released today! Below is my review that was previously posted. While the anthology was awesome and I loved Trent’s short story, Million Dollar Baby, I have to say that I liked the bonus chapter from A Perfect Blood even better.

Review

Into the Woods by Kim Harrison, Rachel Morgan, Trent Kalamack, JenksEven being the Hollows snob that I am, I admit a couple of stories have slipped through the cracks for me over the years. That’s why I was quite pleased to hear that the stories would finally be included in an anthology! I’ll be honest and say that when I opened it I immediately skipped to “Million Dollar Baby”, the story centering on Trent and Jenks’s elf quest in Pale Demon, and it didn’t disappoint! Everything else for me was a bonus, but it was all worthwhile. Here’s a breakdown of the stories and my general feelings:

“Million Dollar Baby”- this was easily the premiere story for this publication. It was essentially priceless getting into Trent’s head and learning quite a few things that we never knew before. It makes him so much more “human” this way. Trent and Rachel fans eager for anything to support development of these two may be disappointed a smidgen (though not entirely), but I think it’s important to remember when this story took place and what it’s about. While I loved reading about Trent, I admit that I missed Rachel. I’m really attached to the itchy witch and they play off one another so well. No worries though because the bromance that blooms between Trent and Jenks is plenty entertaining. We see why pixies and elves get along so well. Overall, I thought this was a well done story and I wish we could get more stories from Trent, though I know that won’t be happening much.

As for the reprinted Hollows short stories:

“The Bespelled” - a short story focusing on Al and how he ensnared Ceri of 1,000 years ago. I always enjoyed this read. But it has Al so that makes it pretty easy…

“Two Ghosts for Sister Rachel”- a Robbie/Rachel/Pierce novella going back in time to when Rachel was 18 and struggling with her decision to join the I.S. This story was new to me. I was not the biggest fan of Pierce in the main novels, but I must admit that he is a little better here.

“Undead in The Garden of Good and Evil”- a novella focusing on Ivy in her earlier I.S. days. Another entertaining novel with excellent doses of Kisten. If you thought he and Rachel were hott together, you should read this to see vamp on vamp action. I read this some time ago, but I forgot how hott he and Ivy can be together.

“Dirty Magic”- short story about Mia, the banshee from Book 7. While not my favorite I found it interesting to read about her and her complex thought processes.

“The Bridges of Eden Park”- a Kisten and Rachel short that no doubt makes you miss him all over again.

“Ley Line Drifter” - a novella focusing on Bis and Jenks. It introduces the character Daryl who we meet again in the later Hollows novels. I will say it’s sort of weird to read A Perfect Blood and then go back to reading this. My favorite parts were the moments between Jenks and Matalina since we never get to see that first hand.

Stories beyond The Hollows:

“Pet Shop Boys” - I admit that every time I see this title I just want to sing “West End Girls”. Though I promise that the story is completely unrelated. It’s actually about vampires, but they are completely different from our Hollows vamps. I think she could have had something going, but The Hollows vamps are better and more developed, not surprisingly. They have an unfair advantage of having novel after novel of development. I would like to see this become a full novel or two to even the playing field. This was my favorite entry of the non-Hollows stories.

“Temson Estates” and “Spider Web”-a short story and novella focusing on dryads. I don’t think they are my favorite supernatural creature, but I would have liked to have seen a little more regarding the Spider Web story.

“Grace” - novella introducing new powers relating to people who hold special energy capable of destroying electronics. Their powers can be intense enough that, if left unharnessed, they can be a danger to society. This one is more borderline Urban Fantasy to me. It could be categorized as something else.

Overall, I enjoyed this book but normally I don’t enjoy anthologies very much simply because I prefer to read a whole novel as opposed to several novellas (just a personal preference). I found myself putting the book down more often for this reason, but I was definitely engaged enough to read the old stuff all over again along with the new stuff.

I follow Kim Harrison’s work more closely under the Rachel Morgan series than anything else, but the non-Hollows stories give the reader a taste of her skills as an author. It’s a good way to test yourself as a fan, determining whether you plan to follow Rachel Morgan or Kim Harrison in general. The beginnings of the stories were sometimes a little hard to get into because I didn’t always want to switch gears from story to story, especially going from Rachel Morgan to something totally different. But if you stay the course, each read is quite rewarding and interesting, even with such a short window of opportunity to tell the story. I see myself following Harrison throughout The Hollows and beyond.


First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson #1) - Not love at first sight

Not for me at least. Though I think Charley and Reyes beg to differ.

Author Darynda Jones gives us the Grimm Reaper in her debut novel, First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson #1). One would imagine the infamous skeleton clad in a black hooded cloak, wielding that ever-so-ominous scythe. But this Grimm Reaper, Charley Davidson, is a little different. She’s a warm-blooded pretty face that attracts the living and the dead alike. She helps lost souls pass over to the other side. But when a few new souls crop up, it turns out there may be a serial killer on the loose. Now Charley has to help solve the case while figuring out the mystery behind intense dreams she’s been having about an Entity who has been guarding her all of her life.

This felt like a hodgepodge of genres: ghost story, murder mystery, paranormal, urban fantasy, romance, and chick-lit all wrapped into one. I can’t really say one element was more prevalent than the other. That can be a good or bad thing depending on what you’re looking for in a book. For myself, I am finding that I don’t enjoy these books quite as much as ones that are firmly rooted into one or maybe two genres.

In the beginning I liked the punch lines, but after a while they sort of became annoying. On one page we see her crying about someone’s horrible death, and on the next she’s cracking jokes again. It lessened the impact of the drama for me quite a bit. I also was hoping to see bigger adversaries of the supernatural persuasion. Her biggest nemeses are ordinary humans (physically anyway).

There is potential when it comes to her mysterious gentlemen incubus caller, but most of the book is spent getting to the bottom of what he is. I would have liked to have seen that happen sooner so that we could see him in action.

I think that it’s an enjoyable read in parts, but I don’t really know if I want to continue past book 2. I know a number of great series suffer from first book syndrome, so that’s why I’m willing to give book 2 a go. But at this point I don’t really feel attached to the characters and I’m not really sure if that will change by the next book. For some reason ghosts and the like just don’t do it for me, and that’s the majority of the paranormal activity in this series. There is potential to expand this world to include heaven and hell. I think something like that would spark more interest for me to keep up with this one for the long haul.


Fury’s Kiss - I *might* just have a new #2…favorite series that is

“We got unfinished business,” he reminded me.
“My name’s not Bill.”
He chuckled. “Yeah, I loved that movie. Shoulda brought a katana, but it seemed like an unfair advantage.”

- I love that movie too!

“I wasn’t the kind of gal who wore designer and knew what all the forks were for. I was the kind of gal who thought the nightgown drawer was where old T-shirts went to die and who had only started using forks in the last century. And who frankly still thought them kind of a waste when there were perfectly good knives handy.”

Dorina is awesome. Yeah, yeah, I know that’s not news, but we could SO be besties if it weren’t for her little quirk of blacking out into nasty dhampir rages that can level a whole village (think Saya from Blood+).

Though Dorina’s dhampir heritage has made her the pariah and enigma of the paranormal community, her skills are still quite useful to the Vampire Senate. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. While working with them to smuggle magical items and weapons out of Faerie, the operation hits a snag that leads to Dorina’s capture. Though eventually saved by master vampire Louis-Cesare, she has no memory of what happened, but she has to find out fast or else the vampire community and herself will be dangerously vulnerable. This leads to new enemies, new revelations about her past, and ultimately a war residing completely within…herself.

She did make readers wait two years for it, but this is definitely the longest Dorina book to date! Karen Chance doesn’t let up when it comes to the twists, turns, and action sequences that you wouldn’t believe. Chance proves herself to be a master story teller with the continuous world building, complex plot, and super fast pace; it makes me wonder how she keeps up with it all. There HAS to be a secret.

For the most part I was really with it, but I did have a couple of annoyances. I sometimes felt like I was reading about a character with ADHD because there are a number of times when she doesn’t complete a thought before something else happens. That felt a bit unnecessary because the books are fast paced enough. By the 80% mark it sort of hit a wall, though it didn’t last for very long because the end was beyond stellar.

As much as I love her Louis-Cesare (they are probably in my top 3 ships now), the developments with Mircea were probably my favorite parts of this book. Chance’s love of time travel is as present as ever. She skirts the time travel idea often used in her Cassie Palmer books by pretty much turning Dorina’s mind into a time machine. Being 500 years old, she has a lot of memories she can recall.

We see romance all of the time in this genre books, but so rarely do we see such a the delicate father-daughter relationship like theirs develop and evolve over the course of a series. Absolutely it is unconventional, but at the root of it, we are seeing a bond that is unbreakable, as it should be. They are both hundreds of years old, so it’s hard to navigate their relationship in a convincing way, but Chance does it and it works so well. I got some serious warm fuzzies and my only complaint is that I wish we got a little more. Though I would have liked more, what I want to see is probably more suited for the last book…woohoo for 4 more years! That’s assuming she ends this series at 5 books.

I would say that slightly less action, more Mircea, more Louis-Cesare, or just less pages would have put this book on the path to perfection. These little things took it from perfection to NEAR perfection. It was definitely one of my most satisfying reads of the year!


The Burning Bush (Habitat #2) - Excellent but…CLIFFHANGER MADNESS!!

I was glad to have the opportunity to review The Burning Bush (Habitat #2) by Kenya Wright after enjoying its predecessor a great deal.

When you’re a mixie, sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands to survive. In Lanore and Zulu’s case, that includes taking down a real mover and shaker, vampire businessman Dante Bottelli. After bombing his production plant, everything goes downhill and Lanore gets roped into a bizarre murder case, the Burning Bush Murders to be exact, involving the bodies of young women being tied to burning bushes. There is undoubtedly magic involved, making this not so cut and dry. Solving a murder and managing a turf war…it’s safe to say our heroine’s got her hands full.

There are some of the usual urban fantasy tropes that aren’t my favorite when it comes to this series, particularly the love triangle, but the actual story is engaging enough for me to deal with it. Their vigilante antics raise the stakes immensely, producing rather unpredictable outcomes. The characters themselves have quite a bit of flaws, but it makes them more relatable because of it. While the series is heavy on the drama and grit, there are quite a few laugh out loud moments as well. I can honestly say that I wasn’t bored for even one page.

Though longer than the first book, the Burning Bush is even better. The world building is as solid as ever and you really feel for the mixies being treated as second class citizens. Lanore, Zulu, and MeShack’s hardships take you on an emotional roller coaster that you feel even until the very last page. My jaw dropped to the floor. I wanted to make sure my file wasn’t corrupted and I somehow didn’t get the rest of the book. Think of the series finale of The Sopranos when it cut off suddenly and you stared at who had the remote. The “ending” if you can call it that was just unbelievable and it left me immediately wanting the next novel.

This series is as good as it gets when it comes to this genre, so I highly recommend it.

*ARC provided by Author.


Grave Memory (Alex Craft #3) - Probably the best overall for this series

Usually by book 3 I’m able to determine whether or not I love a series. Well, I’m now fully into the world of Alex Craft and while good, I still don’t feel as invested in the long haul.

There are some interesting developments in Nekros City; a string of suicides leaves Alex with many questions and few answers as she investigates these occurrences. The shades of these bodies all possess no memory of their final days, meaning that there’s a big chance these people are actually murder victims. Facing magical adversaries she has never encountered before is always risky, especially as she navigates through her own evolution into her fae heritage, but this time the stakes may be too high.

While I am not totally in love with this series, in terms of the overall actual story, I thought this was the most interesting. I mean, suicide that may not be suicide? What a mindf*ck! I was quite invested in how Alex would solve the crime this time. My favorite scene for this series is still probably the last quarter of the second novel, Grave Dance, where she is fully immersed into the world of Faerie, but the overarching mystery was more compelling here.

All of everyone’s favorite supporting characters are back and just as involved as ever. I do like that her problems strike close enough to home to put her friends in real danger, not just the fodder characters. It makes me wonder how far Kalayna Price is willing to go. I’m most interested in learning more about her Faerie roots and her destiny. It seems all but certain that she will be a huge player when it comes to its future.

One can’t talk about this series without bringing up the love triangle. I was all but expecting to pull a switcheroo and get on the Team Death bandwagon, but after reading it I still prefer Falin. I’m not anti-Death and he gets more points here, but I was hoping for more substantial screentime with him this time around. Price still spends more time telling us about him and Alex than showing us like we get to see with Falin and Alex. There is undoubtedly more movement for them (I’m coining it Dalex if nobody has yet); I know he loves her and will sacrifice for her, I get it. But to keep this triangle going it’s becoming formulaic, so I wonder why I should still care at all. I can certainly say this isn’t changing my mind about love-triangles. They still blow.

Book 4 is due out next year, so maybe I will have some time to miss this world and it will be refreshing to see it again. Things are certainly about to get REALLY interesting based on the semi-cliffhanger ending…


Guest Post! Kenya Wright, author of the Habitat series shares her favorite vampire books!

Vampires introduced me to the paranormal romance genre. Before these fanged creatures, I only read chick lit and serial killer novels. So today, I show my love for all the great vampire romances I’ve encountered. Here’s my top five!

(Warning: Your blood may rush through your veins at a face pace as well as heat with energy. Be very careful when reading these books.)

The Vampire Lestat by Ann Rice
If you haven’t met Lestat, then you aren’t a true vampire romance reader. He is the rock star of the vampire world (and he looks like Tom Cruise)!
Fledgling by Octavia Butler
First of all, Octavia Butler is one of the most amazing African American authors out there! Not only does this book present a new concept of vampirism, but it also provides a discussion of sexism and race. WARNING: You may not be able to deal with the sex scenes because the main character looks like a little child.
Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

Oh my god! The Night Huntress series is book crack for the soul! Cat and Bones exemplify a drool-worthy affair! Grab this if you haven’t already.

Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton
This is a cult favorite for all true vampire romance fans! Anita Blake is said to be one of the pioneer heroines of the genre.
Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore 

God! This is a hilarious book with great love scenes between the laughs.
So there you have it, my top five vampire books. If you haven’t read one of these books, I demand you pick it up immediately. I would love to hear what you think! Feel free to drop me a line on goodreads HERE! I’m always on there blabbing about books that I hate or love.

Bestselling dark fantasy author Kenya Wright lives in Miami with her overactive kids, yummy hubby, and three cats that refuse to stop sleeping on her head.

www.kenyawright.com

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