The Obsessive Bookseller » Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Books
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Speculative Fiction Book Reviews by Niki Hawkes (for those in need of some seriously good reading). My website is where I review books (fantasy, science fiction, urban fantasy, and YA) talk about upcoming book releases, and host an online book club (Your Pick for Nik!).
The Obsessive Bookseller » Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Books
3M ago
Title: Bride of Death
Author: T.A. Pratt
Series: Marla Mason #7
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Rating: 3/5 stars
The Overview: Marla Mason has been a mercenary, chief sorcerer and protector of an entire city, and an occult detective, and now she’s a goddess of Death… but only part-time. She gets to spend six months a year living as a mortal woman on Earth, and she’s decided to devote those months to hunting monsters for fun and personal redemption. Armed with axe and dagger, with the living severed head of her worst enemy in a birdcage for a traveling companion, she sets off by motorcycle into the Amer ..read more
The Obsessive Bookseller » Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Books
4M ago
Title: The Law
Author: Jim Butcher
Series: Dresden Files #17.4
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Rating: 3/5 stars
The Overview: Not every danger comes in the form of a mega-threat like a Titan. Some predators are a lot cozier… more personal. When one such creature threatens an independent tutor, Harry Dresden must shake off the blood and dirt of his most recent battles and rise to the occasion, even when it turns out that the new predator is far more dangerous and connected than first appearances would suggest. -Goodreads
The Review:
An enjoyable short, even if not particularly memorable.
What it did wel ..read more
The Obsessive Bookseller » Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Books
4M ago
Title: Magic in the Blood
Author: Devon Monk
Series: Ally Beckstrom #2
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Rating: 1/5 stars
The Overview: In the second book in Devon Monk’s Allie Beckstrom series, when the police’s magical enforcement division asks Allie to consult on a missing persons case, she finds herself drawn into an underworld of criminals, ghosts, and blood magic. Working as a Hound—tracing illegal spells back to their casters—has taken its toll on Allison Beckstrom. But even though magic has given her migraines and stolen her recent memory, Allie isn’t about to quit. Then the police’s magic enforc ..read more
The Obsessive Bookseller » Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Books
1y ago
Title: An Artificial Night
Author: Seanan McGuire
Series: October Daye #3
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Rating: 2.5/5 stars
The Overview: Changeling knight in the court of the Duke of Shadowed Hills, October “Toby” Daye has survived numerous challenges that would destroy fae and mortal alike. Now Toby must take on a nightmarish new assignment. Someone is stealing both fae and mortal children—and all signs point to Blind Michael. When the young son of Toby’s closest friends is snatched from their Northern California home, Toby has no choice but to track the villains down, even when there are only three ..read more
The Obsessive Bookseller » Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Books
1y ago
Title: Living with the Dead
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Series: Women of the Otherworld #9
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Rating: 2/5 stars
The Overview: The men and women of the Otherworld – witches, werewolves, demons, vampires – live unseen among us. Only now a reckless killer has torn down the wall, trapping one very human woman in the supernatural crossfire. Robyn moved to LA after her husband died to try to put some distance between herself and the life they had together. And the challenges of her job as the PR consultant to a Paris Hilton wannabe are pretty distracting. But then her celebutante is ..read more
The Obsessive Bookseller » Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Books
1y ago
Title: Soul Taken
Author: Patricia Briggs
Series: Mercy Thompson #13
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Rating: 4/5 stars
The Overview: The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since he’s deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of “fun” is stalking me, some may see it as no great loss. But, warned that his disappearance might bring down the carefully constructed alliances that keep our pack safe, my mate and I must find Wulfe—and hope he’s still alive. As alive as a vampire can be, anyway. But Wulfe isn’t the only one who has disappeared. And now there are bodies, too. Has the Harvester returned to the Tri-Citi ..read more
The Obsessive Bookseller » Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Books
1y ago
Title: Ruby Fever
Authors: Ilona Andrews
Series: Hidden Legacy #6
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Rating: 4/5 stars
The Overview: Ilona Andrews is back with the newest book in the exciting Hidden Legacy series—the thrilling conclusion to her trilogy featuring fierce and beautiful Prime magic user Catalina Baylor. An escaped spider, the unexpected arrival of an Imperial Russian Prince, the senseless assassination of a powerful figure, a shocking attack on the supposedly invincible Warden of Texas, Catalina’s boss… And it’s only Monday. Within hours, the fate of Houston—not to mention the House of Baylor ..read more
The Obsessive Bookseller » Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Books
1y ago
Title: Living Dead in Dallas
Author: Charlaine Harris
Series: Sookie Stackhouse #2
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Rating: 3/5 stars
The Overview: Waitress Sookie Stackhouse is having a streak of bad luck. First her co-worker is killed, and no one seems to care. Then she comes face to-face with a beastly creature that gives her a painful and poisonous lashing. Enter the vampires, who graciously suck the poison from her veins (like they didn’t enjoy it). The point is: they saved her life. So when one of the bloodsuckers asks for a favor, she obliges – and soon Sookie’s in Dallas, using her telepathic ski ..read more
The Obsessive Bookseller » Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Books
1y ago
Title: Trouble with the Cursed
Author: Kim Harrison
Series: Hollows #14
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Rating: 4/5 stars
The Overview: Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, has one unspoken rule: take chances, but pay for them yourself. With it, she has turned enemies into allies, found her place with her demon kin, and stepped up as the subrosa of Cincinnati—responsible for keeping the paranormal community at peace and in line. Life is . . . good? Even better, her best friend, Ivy Tamwood, is returning home. Nothing’s simple, though, and Ivy’s not coming alone. The vampires’ ruling council insists she esco ..read more
The Obsessive Bookseller » Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Books
2y ago
Title: Dead Until Dark
Author: Charlaine Harris
Series: Sookie Stackhouse #1
Rating: 4.5/5 stars
The Overview: Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life-and one of her coworkers checks out….
Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn’t such a bright idea. -Goodreads
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The Review:
Well, butter my butt and call me a southern biscuit – I enjoyed the hell out of Dead Until Dark.
This was my second read-through of this book (I’d never continued beyond it last time), and it’s funny how time and reading exper ..read more