Review: Nice Guys Bite

Nice Guys Bite by Jennifer Estep
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a cute little side-story, set in the holiday season, and involving one of the newest cast members in the Elemental Assassin series.

It was highly entertaining to see inside the mind of Silvio, but it was a little bit disheartening to see that behind his facade of togetherness, he's hurting and broken inside.

Luckily for our protagonist, he's joined one of the best "chosen families" in all of Urban Fantasy.

The little lingering potential thread of hope at the end was especially heartwarming.

Thanks Netgalley and Jennifer Estep (for posting the Read Now link on her facebook!) and the publisher for this review copy. The only thing I got out of it was the free read, in exchange for my honest opinion.

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Review: The Hatching

The Hatching by Ezekiel Boone
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Seriously, it's fall here where I live, which means leaves are falling or already on the ground, which means that when the wind blows, they bounce and flutter and, dare I say, skitter across the street and the sidewalk... and now, thanks to this book, every time I hear something make a noise that could be construed as such, my brain instantly jumps to OMG INVASION OF THE KILLER SPIDERS!

Excellent book - it's written like a movie. Big cast, lots of locations, viewpoints from all over - and it's extremely fast-paced and easy to read quickly.

Just beware, these spiders will get inside your head, tie their webs around your brain, and leave little eggs, waiting to hatch and feed off your fear.

*shudders*

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Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

So glad I reread this one - perfect time, having just seen Fantastic Beasts recently and getting to refresh my memory on some of Dumbledore's childhood, Grindelwald's history, etc. :)

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Review: Angels' Flight

Angels' Flight by Nalini Singh
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed these four short stories that provided a little history into some great characters and showed time periods outside of our main storyline.

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Review: Conspiracy of Ravens

Conspiracy of Ravens by Lila Bowen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

As you may know from my review, I *LOVED* Wake of Vultures, book one in this series about the Shadow. This installment, Conspiracy of Ravens, hit me in a lot of the same feels, but this time, it felt a little less polished. The plot took longer to spool up to where the action would really start -- the first 50-60% of the book was strictly traveling to the location where the main plot would actually begin to create the real action. This book had a lot more setup, creating some new threads for future books, and adding some new characters into the mix, so I understand why the plot had to take a back seat for part of the book, but I feel like it could have been done more seamlessly, rather than taking a long meandering approach to getting where they needed to go so they could do what they needed to do.

Nettie finally helps clear up my confusion of which pronoun to use, accepts herself as a himself (and an itself, but no spoilers from me on that one!), and begins to live as Rhett, and his life gets infinitely more interesting in this "episode" of The Shadow. He starts to discover the joys of intimacy, and a love tangle appears. Yes, I say tangle, because there are just too many potential threads to lay out into a shape that makes sense LOL. Oh, and

The urban fantasy/historical fiction blend still really works for me, making the west into the Wild West, and being easy on brain's imagination gears.

Now begins the long wait for book three, some time in 2017 *hopefully*...

Final verdict? Great book, one less star than book one because of the slow plot advancement for the first 50-60% of the book, so four feathers, err, stars. :)

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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Review: Archangel's Heart

Archangel's Heart by Nalini Singh
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Another excellent entry in what overall is an awesome series (at least one was kind of a dud to me).

I love the history we get in this one, and I love the "locked room" or "bottle episode" feel of the book, especially after the storm hits and the plot comes to a head in Lumia.

Mostly I loved that this one had tender moments that felt realistic, and not the overly obnoxious and flowery-described sex of so many of the other books. As Nalini Singh has toned that down a little as the series progresses, the books get so much better as we go along.

Tis a shame now to be caught up with the series and have to wait... Now I understand how our group of heroes and heroines must feel as they wait, wait, wait for Lijuan's rising.

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Review: Crash and Burn: A Sigma Force Short Story

Crash and Burn: A Sigma Force Short Story by James Rollins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Kowalski's always fun to have around, and I liked getting to see a little character growth in Seichan as well.

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