Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall is a paranormal F/F romance mystery. I’m always up for anything paranormal with a broody detective, so this was right up my alley. Kate Kane is a private investigator for the supernatural underworld of London. Even though she has a fairy mother, she lives her life as a human, only calling on her untested powers for emergencies. The book opens with a werewolf’s murder outside an elite vampire club. Kate’s called onto the case by her ex-boyfriend Patrick who basically […]
My first Ilona Andrews was a success!
Malin gave me this book several years ago in the CBR Book Exchange, promising that I would like it. And then I proceeded to not read it for a very long time. In my defense, it’s one of 215 (as of June 2018) books on my physical and digital bookshelves that I own but have yet to read. One of my reading goals for 2018 was to make a serious dent in my already-owned books, and that included reading all of the books I’ve gotten in the […]
Even grim reapers can be unlucky in love
Second Grave on the Left is Darynda Jones’ second book about Charley Davidson, full-time grim reaper and private detective. Charley doesn’t have a hood, just a gun and the ability to see dead people. She helps them cross over literally through her body as a portal to heaven. Book two begins with Cookie, Charley’s neighbor and receptionist, dragging her to a diner for a potential case. When they arrive, the client Mimi is nowhere to found, but she scrawled a name on the bathroom mirror. Suddenly, […]
A firewoman, a horse named Trixie Skillz and the literal embodiment of Pestilence ride across post-apocalyptic North America
The four horsemen of the Apocalypse came to Earth and in their wake, there was destruction. Engines stopped working, planes fell from the sky, technology sputtered and the internet failed. There was chaos, and then people learned to adapt. Five years later, only one horseman is active – Pestilence the Conqueror, who rides the length and breadth of the American continent, with whole cities dying where he’s appeared. In a small settlement in Canada, Sara Burns is a volunteer firefighter who literally drew the short […]