Books I've Read This Year
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
Ash has spent her whole life trying to avoid the fey, trying not to let them know she can see them, can hear the awful things they say and do. Now two faeries are stalking her: a girl who looks like she froze to death, and a guy whose glamour hides the fact that he glows like the sun--from everyone but Ash.
Ash has spent her whole life trying to avoid the fey, trying not to let them know she can see them, can hear the awful things they say and do. Now two faeries are stalking her: a girl who looks like she froze to death, and a guy whose glamour hides the fact that he glows like the sun--from everyone but Ash.
The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke
Burke captures the beauty and mystery of Louisiana's bayou country with language to make you sigh. In this novel he also looks at the heartwrenching destruction caused by Katrina, and how it tore apart lives across the board, rich and poor, upstanding and insane. Oh, yeah, and there's a bit of mystery, too.
Burke captures the beauty and mystery of Louisiana's bayou country with language to make you sigh. In this novel he also looks at the heartwrenching destruction caused by Katrina, and how it tore apart lives across the board, rich and poor, upstanding and insane. Oh, yeah, and there's a bit of mystery, too.
Rejection, Romance and Royalties: The Wacky World of a Working Writer by Laura Resnick
Ever wonder what the glamorous life of a writer is like? Read it and weep.
Ever wonder what the glamorous life of a writer is like? Read it and weep.
Kitty and the Midnight Hour (Kitty Norville Series, Book 1) by Carrie Vaughn
A werewolf DJ named Kitty accidentally creates a hit high-strange talk show, and finds her troubles multiplying. Good read.
A werewolf DJ named Kitty accidentally creates a hit high-strange talk show, and finds her troubles multiplying. Good read.
The Socorro Blast (Sasha Solomon Series, Book 3 by Pari Noskin Taichert
Sasha Solomon juggles her PR job with helping her neice, who has been injured by an explosion, and coping with the reactions of her family. An interesting mix of familial strife relieved by glimpses of points of interest around Soccoro, New Mexico.
Sasha Solomon juggles her PR job with helping her neice, who has been injured by an explosion, and coping with the reactions of her family. An interesting mix of familial strife relieved by glimpses of points of interest around Soccoro, New Mexico.
Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum Series, Book 10) by Janet Evanovich
Stephanie Plum, the world's worst bounty hunter, lives perpetually on the edge of disaster. This time a gang hit-man is after her, and she decides to vacate her sometimes-steady Joe Morelli's house and crash in the pad of shady stud Ranger (without his permission, natch). The usual wacky hijinks ensue.
Stephanie Plum, the world's worst bounty hunter, lives perpetually on the edge of disaster. This time a gang hit-man is after her, and she decides to vacate her sometimes-steady Joe Morelli's house and crash in the pad of shady stud Ranger (without his permission, natch). The usual wacky hijinks ensue.
Jumper: Griffin's Story by Steven Gould
Griffin has been able to jump to anyplace he's been before since the age of five, but his father won't let him break the rules: never jump near home, never jump when someone can see you. One slip and suddenly Griffin's fighting for his life.
Well-drawn prequel to the 2008 film Jumper, based on Gould's NYT bestselling novel Jumper .
Griffin has been able to jump to anyplace he's been before since the age of five, but his father won't let him break the rules: never jump near home, never jump when someone can see you. One slip and suddenly Griffin's fighting for his life.
Well-drawn prequel to the 2008 film Jumper, based on Gould's NYT bestselling novel Jumper .
A Rush of Wings by Adrian Phoenix
FBI Special Agent Heather Wallace follows a serial killer to New Orleans and finds herself in the midst of a sub-culture of vampires, fallen angels, and other strange beings. Most intriguing is Dante, the magnetic, reclusive, sullen and brilliant owner of Club Hell. But is he the killer, or is he marked as the next victim?
FBI Special Agent Heather Wallace follows a serial killer to New Orleans and finds herself in the midst of a sub-culture of vampires, fallen angels, and other strange beings. Most intriguing is Dante, the magnetic, reclusive, sullen and brilliant owner of Club Hell. But is he the killer, or is he marked as the next victim?
Blood on the Bayou by D. J. Donaldson
Andy Broussard is New Orleans's Chief Medical Examiner, a large, lemon-drop addicted perfectionist with overtones of Nero Wolfe. Kit Franklyn, his assistant, is an antsy twenty-something psychologist trying to decide whether to dump her bossy boyfriend. Toss in a brutal serial killer attacking people apparently at random in the French Quarter, a loveable mechanic named Bubba, and a look at an alligator farm, and you've got mystery Cajun style.
Andy Broussard is New Orleans's Chief Medical Examiner, a large, lemon-drop addicted perfectionist with overtones of Nero Wolfe. Kit Franklyn, his assistant, is an antsy twenty-something psychologist trying to decide whether to dump her bossy boyfriend. Toss in a brutal serial killer attacking people apparently at random in the French Quarter, a loveable mechanic named Bubba, and a look at an alligator farm, and you've got mystery Cajun style.
Kitty Goes to Washington (Kitty Norville series, Book 2) by Carrie Vaughn
Summoned to Washington to address a Senate Committe hearing on unusual diseases (such as lycanthropy, vampirism), Kitty meets the Vampire Queen of D.C. and a new and different community of were-folk. Can she win recognition for people like herself by going public, or will that result in a modern-day witch hunt?
Summoned to Washington to address a Senate Committe hearing on unusual diseases (such as lycanthropy, vampirism), Kitty meets the Vampire Queen of D.C. and a new and different community of were-folk. Can she win recognition for people like herself by going public, or will that result in a modern-day witch hunt?
Long Night Dance (Seeker Chronicles, Book 1) by Betsy James
Kat is an obedient daughter, always striving to make up for the shame of her dead mother's past. She is drawn to Downshore, though, where the folk are happy instead of disciplined. As the dangerous wildness of the Long Night Dance approaches, she finds an injured Rig (a seal-person) on the beach, and her ordered life begins to unravel.
Kat is an obedient daughter, always striving to make up for the shame of her dead mother's past. She is drawn to Downshore, though, where the folk are happy instead of disciplined. As the dangerous wildness of the Long Night Dance approaches, she finds an injured Rig (a seal-person) on the beach, and her ordered life begins to unravel.
Dark Heart (Seeker Chronicles, Book 2) by Betsy James
Kat sets out to learn about her mother's people, the Hill People. In the landlocked village of Creek, she discovers friendship, love, and her own burgeoning creativity. Though life here is much sweeter than in Upslope, she cannot forget Nall, the man she called from the sea, nor her own fear of the Hill coming-of-age ritual, in which she must face a bear.
Kat sets out to learn about her mother's people, the Hill People. In the landlocked village of Creek, she discovers friendship, love, and her own burgeoning creativity. Though life here is much sweeter than in Upslope, she cannot forget Nall, the man she called from the sea, nor her own fear of the Hill coming-of-age ritual, in which she must face a bear.
Listening at the Gate (Seeker Chronicles, Book 3) by Betsy James
Returning to Downshore, Kat discovers that the Leaguemen are practically at war with the town, using outrageous fees to bind the folk in endless debt, and in desperation the people are beginning to fight back with violence. Nall, Kat's love, distressed by this, vows to journey to the Gate between life and death and listen for wisdom. Kat goes with him, and both learn and grow more than they expected.
Returning to Downshore, Kat discovers that the Leaguemen are practically at war with the town, using outrageous fees to bind the folk in endless debt, and in desperation the people are beginning to fight back with violence. Nall, Kat's love, distressed by this, vows to journey to the Gate between life and death and listen for wisdom. Kat goes with him, and both learn and grow more than they expected.
Eleven on Top (Stephanie Plum series, book 11) by Janet Evanovitch
Stephanie's fed up with getting shot at and rolling in garbage in her less-than-glamorous career as a bounty hunter. She quits. Goes to get a job a the button factory. Then at the dry cleaners. Then at Cluck-in-a-Bucket. Quitting is not going well, especially since there's still someone trying to kill her.
Stephanie's fed up with getting shot at and rolling in garbage in her less-than-glamorous career as a bounty hunter. She quits. Goes to get a job a the button factory. Then at the dry cleaners. Then at Cluck-in-a-Bucket. Quitting is not going well, especially since there's still someone trying to kill her.
