Series: World of Kate Daniels #15.5 Author: Ilona Andrews (Ilona & Andrew Gordon) Publisher: NYLA Released: July 30, 2024 Received: NetGalley Find it on Goodreads | More Ilona Andrews Reviews Book Summary: Roman is the powerful and dangerous Black Volhv, sworn to serve the Chernobog (God of Destruction). Yet even he gets the holidays off. Well, usually. He worked hard and made a deal, getting a few days off around the winter holidays (which he’d rather avoid). Unfortunately, his god seems to have different ideas this year. So does a wounded boy in urgent need of help. While Roman is conte ..read more

Series: Night’s Edge #2 Author: Liz Kerin Publisher: Tor Nightfire Released: April 23, 2024 Received: ARC Find it on Goodreads | More Horror Summary: Nine months ago, Mia lost her mother, her home, and, in some ways, her sense of self. Now she’s wandering, trying to find the man who caused all this. Unfortunately, he’s a hard man to find. Trust us – Mia is the only one trying to hunt him down. As such, she will have to get creative if she wants to succeed where the police have failed. That means entering the same networks he runs through and risking her life on a daily basis. You know she isn ..read more

Author: Lana Ferguson Publisher: Berkley Released: December 5, 2023 Received: Own (Aardvark) Find it on Goodreads | Aardvark | More Aardvark Reviews Book Summary: Mackenzie Carter would do just about anything to get her grandmother off her back. To be fair – her grandma wants her to be happy, but she keeps equating happiness with a relationship. But Mackenzie can’t take any more of these awful setups. So yeah, she jumped at the chance to get out of that situation. So what if she has to pretend to be the fake mate of her grouchy co-worker? They can make this work, can’t they? All they have to ..read more

Storm Cursed is the latest novel in the Mercy Thompson series. Thankfully, it won’t be the last. Like the last ten novels, Mercy has shown us her unnatural ability to find herself thrown into the middle of the most insane and dangerous situations. Every novel in this world has been a new adventure. Mercy has come up against dozens of supernaturals, from werewolves to vampires to ghosts and fae. But this time around, she’s facing an entirely new threat, and it’s up to Mercy to find the solution. A quick note before we begin this review (and this may be considered a minor spoiler, so fair ..read more

A Lethal Magic Is Born in Spells for the Dead Nell Ingram is back in the latest novel from Faith Hunter. Spells for the Dead is the fifth novel in the Soulwood series, and once again, readers are about to visit a world full of magic and paranormal. As well as killers. Nell is an agent of PsyLed, and she has been involved in more than one unusual or terrifying case. Her team gets the cases that normal government agencies can’t handle. The ones that revolve around magic or other paranormal means. Now, they’re all about to face something larger than they’ve ever seen. A death working is tearing t ..read more

Playing With Fire in Smoke Bitten Smoke Bitten is the twelfth novel in Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson series. Well, twelve, if you don’t count the Alpha & Omega spin-off series or the multiple short stories. It’s hard to believe we’re so many novels deep in the series and still going strong. But it’s true. A fact that many of her fans (myself included) are grateful for. Mercy Thompson Hauptman has always had a talent for getting herself into the strangest and most dangerous predicaments. We can all agree on that, right? Good. Her track record is proof enough of th ..read more

Series: Kate Daniels #2 Author: Ilona Andrews (Ilona & Andrew Gordon) Find it on Goodreads | Graphic Audio | More Kate Daniels Graphic Audio Review Magic Burns is the second novel in the Kate Daniels world. As it also happens to be my favorite urban fantasy series (of all time), of course, I’m going to check out the Graphic Audio version. I believe, as of when I’m writing this review, Graphic Audio is still working its way through the series, but I’m excited to hear all the different voices. I said it in my review of Magic Bites, but the Graphic Audio version of Magic Burns ..read more

Series: Dark #11.5 Author: Christine Feehan Publisher: Berkley Released: July 31, 2012 Goodreads | More Urban Fantasy Reviews Book Summary: Riordan is an immortal, often called the Carpathians. He’s been captured, stuck into a cage, and forced to endure the unthinkable for his kind. He’s lost his honor, and now they harvest his blood. All he dreams of is revenge. Then there’s Juliette, an activist and animal lover. Her passions put her in a situation to find Riordan, where she naturally feels inclined to free him immediately. But doing so will kick off a series of events that she could never ..read more

Series: Night Huntress #8 Author: Jeaniene Frost Publisher: NYLA Released: April 18, 2023 Received: NetGalley Goodreads | More Urban Fantasy Reviews Book Summary: Bones is a Master vampire who fell for the “Red Reaper.” Though that moniker came later, he’s spent the last two hundred years making a living (un-living?) as a bounty hunter. He knows how to be patient and when to strike. We all know Cat’s take on what happened when she left Bones. We can also guess how Bones felt about that. But knowing and seeing are two different things, aren’t they? My Review: Okay, if you are a fan of Jeanien ..read more

Series: The Luminaries #2 Author: Susan Dennard Publisher: Tor Teen Released: November 7, 2023 Received: Own Find it on Goodreads | More Urban Fantasy | The Luminaries Book Summary: Winnie Wednesday has picked up many names over the years. For the longest time, she was shunned – an outcast to her society. Now she’s the Girl Who Jumped. The Girl Who Got Bitten. What will be her next title? The rapid changes in her life are enough to make Winnie dizzy, yet her journey is far from over. She must find the truth behind her father’s supposed framing, track down a dangerous monster, and learn a few ..read more