Katie McGarry’s Second Book Takes Angsty Contemporary Romance To New Levels of Awesome! Beth…a girl with a past Pushy: Oh man, I was so excited when I heard the next book would be about Beth. And then I realized she wouldn’t be with Isaiah at the end. ENORMOUS FROWNY FACE!!! Beth and Isaiah go together like tattoos and hot guys!!!! Still, you know there’s no way I wasn’t going to read this book!…
My Thoughts: First of all, I’d like to say that I’m not all that familiar with the historical figure Eva Peron. Blame my sieve of a memory for history, I’m a scientist. I’m of the right age where the mention of “Evita” makes me think of Madonna, which is probably not a good sign. But I love thrillers, and let me tell you, Gregory Widen has written one hell…
My Thoughts: I’d listened to Simon Rich’s previous release, What In God’s Name, and I knew that the author can do quirky, smart, heartfelt humor right. His latest work is The Last Girlfriend On Earth: And Other Love Stories, a collection of humorous short stories focusing on relationships that have a wide variety in scope and genre. The book is divided into three sections: Boy Meets Girls, Boy Gets Girl,…
My Thoughts: Book five in the Songs of Magic series finds The Rioting Zebras jetting off to India, Australia, and other points east on their World Tour where they’re worked to exhaustion with little downtime while bigger changes are brewing back in Fairie. A documentary crew is following Jason, Erin, Mitch, and Dred around during the world tour, filming them nearly twenty-four/seven for a reality show. When they don’t find…
Into the Hollow (Experiment in Terror #6) (Goodreads, Amazon) by Karina Halle (Goodreads, Amazon, Website) Published November 2012 Perry Palomino has fought her demons – and won – but the battle is far from over. She’s now left broken and on her own, leaving behind her life and family in Portland to focus on giving Dex Foray – and the Experiment in Terror show – a second chance. But their…
Beautiful Bastard (Goodreads, Amazon) by Christina Lauren (Goodreads, Amazon, Website) Published February 2013 by Gallery Books Copy provided by publisher in exchange for honest review An ambitious intern. A perfectionist executive. And a whole lot of name calling. Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He’s exacting, blunt, inconsiderate—and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard. Bennett has returned to…
Sins & Needles (The Artists Trilogy #1) (Goodreads, Amazon) by Karina Halle (Goodreads, Amazon, Website) Published January 2013 Ellie Watt is used to starting over. The daughter of a grifting team, Ellie spent her childhood being used as a pawn in her parents’ latest scam. Now she’s much older, wiser and ready to give her con artist life a rest. But returning to the dry desert town of Palm Valley,…
On Demon Wings (Experiment in Terror #5) (Goodreads, Amazon) by Karina Halle (Goodreads, Amazon, Website) Published May 2012 When the life you wanted has crumbled beneath your fingers, there’s nothing left to do but pick up the pieces and soldier on. You’ve done this before. But what happens when you no longer feel like yourself anymore? When fires spontaneously start-up around you, when you hear growling coming from underneath your…
Dead Sky Morning (Experiment in Terror #3) (Goodreads, Amazon) by Karina Halle (Goodreads, Amazon, Website) Published October 2011 With the Experiment in Terror show finding some success, amateur ghost hunters Perry Palomino and Dex Foray embark on their most terrifying investigation yet. A tiny, fog-shrouded island in the rough strait between British Columbia and Washington State has held a dark secret for decades: It was a former leper colony where…
Red Fox (Experiment in Terror #2) (Goodreads, Amazon) by Karina Halle (Goodreads, Amazon, Website) Published on March 2012 With Book Two of the Experiment in Terror Series, Perry Palomino and Dex Foray trade in the stormy Oregon coast for the unforgiving deserts of New Mexico. In the forgotten town of Red Fox, New Mexico, a Navajo couple is tortured by things unseen and by motives unknown. Wild animals slink through…
Paradigm (Travelers #3) (Goodreads, Amazon) by Claudia Lefeve (Goodreads, Amazon, Website) Published October 2012 Copy provided by author in exchange for honest review Take hold of your destiny. Etta Fleming doesn’t know she was meant to return to her true reality four years ago. After years of being the “orphan girl” in the alternate world she grew up in, she’s finally carved a niche for herself with a great job,…
Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror #1) (Goodreads, Amazon) by Karina Halle (Goodreads, Amazon, Website) Published May 2011 Copy provided by author in exchange for honest review There’s always been something a bit off about Perry Palomino. Though she’s been dealing with a quarter-life crisis and post-college syndrome like any other twenty-something, she’s still not what you would call “ordinary.” For one thing, there’s her past which she likes to pretend never…
Shades of Earth (Across the Universe #3) (Goodreads, Amazon) by Beth Revis (Goodreads, Amazon, Website) Published January 2013 by Razorbill The final book in the New York Times bestselling trilogy, perfect for fans of Battlestar Galactica and Prometheus! Amy and Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceshipGodspeed behind. They’re ready to start life afresh–to build a home–on Centauri-Earth, the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience. But…
