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Thursday 29 December 2011

2012 Speculative Romance Challenge



As I've been reading a lot of Paranormal Romance recently, I thought that this challenge would be perfect for me!

So here are the rules:

Timeline: 01 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012


Rules: There are FOUR (4) LEVELS to choose from:
- One Sexy Demon: Read 6 Speculative Romance novels in 2012
- Two Sexy Werewolves: Read 12 Speculative Romance novels in 2012
- Three Sexy Vampires: Read 18 Speculative Romance novels in 2012
- Four Sexy Archangels: Read 24 Speculative Romance novels in 2012


You don't have to select your books ahead of time, you can just add them as you go. Also if you do list them upfront you can change them, nothing is set in stone! The books you choose can crossover into other challenges you have on the go.


You can join at anytime. All books read in 2012 count towards the challenge regardless of when you sign up.


At the beginning of Jan 2012, you will find a link to specific month to add your reviews.


Audiobooks do not count, but all other formats are accepted.


Only fiction, no non-fiction.


This challenge can crossover to other challenges.


GENRES:
 - Paranormal romance
- Dark fantasy romance
- Urban fantasy romance
- Steampunk romance
- Sci-fi romance
- Apocalyptic romance



I'm going to attempt the Two Sexy Werewolves level and read 12 Speculative Romance novels. Hopefully I will read more than this but I thought I'd go for a level I'm pretty certain I can achieve. I'm not sure what all of the 12 books will be yet, but here are the ones I definitely want to read in 2012:

1. Angel Slayer by Michele Hauf
2.Fallen by Michele Hauf
3. Ashes of Angels by Michele Hauf
4. The Darkest Whisper by Gena Showalter
5. The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter
6. The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter
7. The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter
8. The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter
9. Archangel's Blade by Nalini Singh

Wednesday 28 December 2011

Reviews by Rating: Five Stars

Jami Alden - Caught (Gemini Men #1)

Patricia Briggs - Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson #2)
Patricia Briggs - Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson #5)

Rachel Caine - Midnight Alley (Morganville Vampires #3)

Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games (Hunger Games #1)
Suzanne Collins - Mockingjay (Hunger Games #3)

Andrea Cremer - Wolfsbane (Nightshade #2)

Christine D'Abo - Calling the Shots (Long Shots #4)

Rachel Hawkins - Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1)

Elle Kennedy - Heat of Passion (Out of Uniform #2)

Heather Killough-Walden - Avenger's Angel (Lost Angels #1)

Lisa Kleypas - Rainshadow Road (Friday Harbor #2)

Rosalie Lario - Mark of the Sylph (Demons of Infernum #2)
Rosalie Lario - Touch of the Angel (Demons of Infernum #3)
Rosalie Lario - Heart of the Incubus (Demons of Infernum #4)

Richelle Mead - Storm Born (Dark Swan #1)
Richelle Mead - Iron Crowned (Dark Swan #2)

Julia Quinn - A Night Like This (Smythe-Smith #2)

Veronica Rossi - Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky #1)

L.A. Weatherly - Angel Fire (Angel #2)

Reviews by Rating: Four Stars

Jami Alden - Kept (Gemini Men #2)
Jami Alden - Unleashed (Gemini Men #3)

Patricia Briggs - Cry Wolf (Alpha and Omega #1)

Patricia Briggs - Moon Called (Mercy Thompson #1)
Patricia Briggs - Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson #3)
Patricia Briggs - Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson #4)

April Brookshire - Young Love Murder

Rachel Caine - Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires #1)
Rachel Caine - The Dead Girls' Dance (Morganville Vampires#2)
Rachel Caine - Feast of Fools (Morganville Vampires #4)

Kresley Cole - A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark #1)

Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire (Hunger Games #1)

Andrea Cremer - Nightshade (Nightshade #1)
Andrea Cremer - Bloodrose (Nightshade #3)

Seraphina Donavan - Bad Girl Lessons

Janet Evanovich - Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum #2)
Janet Evanovich - Three to get Deadly (Stephanie Plum #3)

Christine Feehan - Dark Hunger (Carpathian #14)

John Flanagan - The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice #1)

Gaelen Foley - My Ruthless Prince (Inferno Club #4)

Amy Gregory - Carter's Treasure (Racing to Love #1)

Michele Hauf - Fallen (Of Angels and Demons #2)

Joey W. Hill - Hostile Takeover (Knights of the Boardroom #5)

Julie Hyzy - Grace Under Pressure (Manor of Murder Mystery #1)

Lauren Kate - Torment (Fallen #2)
Lauren Kate - Passion (Fallen #3)
Lauren Kate - Fallen in Love (Fallen #3.5)

Jayne Ann Krentz - Copper Beach (Dark Legacy #1)

Rosalie Lario - Blood of the Demon (Demons of Infernum #1)

Rosalie Lario - For Love of an Angel (Fallen Warriors #1)
Rosalie Lario - Angel's Desire (Fallen Warriors #2)

Jennifer Lyon - Blood Magic (Wing Slayer #1)
Jennifer Lyon - Soul Magic (Wing Slayer #2)
Jennifer Lyon - Night Magic (Wing Slayer #3)
Jennifer Lyon - Sinful Magic (Wing Slayer #4)

Sarah MacLean - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love by Numbers #1)

Richelle Mead - Thorn Queen (Dark Swan #2)

Richelle Mead - Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid #1)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Nights (Georgina Kincaid #2)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Dreams (Georgina Kincaid #3)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Heat (Georgina Kincaid #4)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid #5)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Revealed (Georgina Kincaid #6)

Karen Marie Moning - Darkfever (Fever #1)

Daniel and Dina Nayeri - Another Jekyll, Another Hyde (Another #3)

Kalayna Price - Grave Witch (Alex Craft #1)

Liz Reinhardt - Double Clutch (Brenna Blixen #1)

Todd Ritter - Death Notice (Kat Campbell #1)

Nora Roberts - Chasing Fire

Daniela Sacerdoti - Dreams (Sarah Midnight #1)

Gena Showalter - The Darkest Fire (Lords of the Underworld #0.5)
Gena Showalter - The Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld #3)

Nalini Singh - Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter #1)
Nalini Singh - Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter #2)
Nalini Singh - Archangel's Blade (Guild Hunter#4)

L.A. Weatherly - Angel (Angel #1)

Dan Wells - Partials (Partials #1)

Reviews by Rating: Three Stars

Jus Accardo - Touch (Denazens #1)

Bella Andre - Wild Heat (Hot Shots #1)
Bella Andre - Hot as Sin (Hot Shots #2)

Mandy Baggot - Taking Charge

Melissa Darnell - Crave (The Clann #1)

Janet Evanovich - One for the Money (Stephanie Plum #1)
Janet Evanovich - Four to Score (Stephanie Plum #4)
Janet Evanovich - High Five (Stephanie Plum #5)
Janet Evanovich - Hot Six (Stephanie Plum #6)

Christine Feehan - Water Bound (Sisters of the Heart #1)

John Flanagan - The Burning Bridge (Ranger's Apprentice #2)
John Flanagan - The Icebound Land (Ranger's Apprentice #3)

Eve Gaddy - Just One Night (Rebels With A Cause #1)

Katherine Garbera - Body Heat

Michele Hauf - Angel Slayer (Of Angels and Demons #1)
Michele Hauf - The Ninja Vampire's Girl (Of Angels and Demons #2.5)
Michele Hauf - Ashes of Angels (Of Angels and Demons #3)

Julie Hyzy - Grace Interrupted (Manor of Murder Mystery #2)

Lauren Kate - Fallen (Fallen #1)

Elle Kennedy - Heat of the Moment (Out of Uniform #1)

Heather Killough-Walden - Messenger's Angel (Lost Angels #2)

Jennifer Lyon - Forbidden Magic (Wing Slayer #5)

Amy Meredith - The Hunt (Dark Touch #2)

Devon Monk - Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom #1) (Chrissie's review)
Devon Monk - Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom #1) (Ally's review)
Devon Monk - Magic in the Blood (Allie Beckstrom #2)

Karen Marie Moning - Bloodfever (Fever #2)
Karen Marie Moning - Faefever (Fever #3)

Kathy Reichs - Seizure (Virals #1)

Michelle Rowen - Dark Kiss (Nightwatchers #1)

Lynsay Sands - A Quick Bite (Argeneau Vampires #1)

Gena Showalter - The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld #1)
Gena Showalter - The Darkest Kiss (Lords of the Underworld #2)

Nalini Singh - Archangel's Consort (Guild Hunter #3)

Rob Thurman - Nightlife (Cal Leandros #1)

Laura Wright - Eternal Kiss (Mark of the Vampire #2)
Laura Wright - Eternal Blood (Mark of the Vampire #2.5)

Reviews by Rating: Two Stars

Marina Anderson - Haven of Obedience

Christine Ashworth - Demon Soul (Caine Brothers #1)

Parker Blue - Bite Me (Demon Underground #1)

Sandra D. Bricker - Always the Designer, Never the Bride (Tanglewood #3)

Patricia Briggs - Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega #1)

Heather Burch - Halflings (Halflings #1)

Paige Cuccaro - Hellsbane (Hellsbane #1)

John Flanagan - Oakleaf Bearers (Ranger's Apprentice #4)

Carol Goodman - Incubus (Fairwick Chronicles #1)

Lorelei James - Slow Ride (Rough Riders #9.5)

Sarra Manning - Adorkable

Richelle Mead - Shadow Heir (Dark Swan #4)

Amy Meredith - Shadows (Dark Touch #1)

Kathy Reichs - Virals (Virals #1)

Jason Starr - The Pack (Pack #1)

Todd Ritter - Bad Moon (Kat Campbell #2)

Reviews by Series

Alex Craft Series - Kalayna Price
1. Grave Witch

Allie Beckstrom Series - Devon Monk
1. Magic to the Bone (Chrissie's review)
1. Magic to the Bone (Ally's review)
2. Magic in the Blood

Alpha and Omega Series - Patricia Briggs
1. Cry Wolf
2. Hunting Ground

Angel Trilogy - L.A. Weatherly
1. Angel
2. Angel Fire

Another Series - Daniel and Dina Nayeri
3. Another Jekyll, Another Hyde

Argeneau Vampires Series - Lynsay Sands
1. A Quick Bite

Brenna Blixen Series - Liz Reinhardt
1. Double Clutch

Caine Brothers Series - Christine Ashworth
1. Demon Soul

Cal Leandros Series - Rob Thurman
1. Nightlife

Carpathian Series - Christine Feehan
14. Dark Hunger

Clann Series - Melissa Darnell
1. Crave

Dark Legacy Series - Jayne Ann Krentz
1. Copper Beach

Dark Swan Series - Richelle Mead
1. Storm Born
2. Thorn Queen
3. Iron Crowned
4. Shadow Heir

Dark Touch Series - Amy Meredith
1. Shadows
2. The Hunt

Demon Underground Series - Parker Blue
1. Bite Me

Demons of Infernum Series - Rosalie Lario
1. Blood of the Demon
2. Mark of the Sylph
3. Touch of the Angel
4. Heart of the Incubus

Denazen Series - Jus Accardo
1. Touch

Fairwick Chronicles - Carol Goodman
1. Incubus

Fallen Series - Lauren Kate
1. Fallen
2. Torment
3. Passion
3.5. Fallen in Love

Fallen Warriors Series - Rosalie Lario
1. For Love of an Angel
2. Angel's Desire

Fever Series - Karen Marie Moning
1. Darkfever
2. Bloodfever
3. Faefever

Friday Harbor Series - Lisa Kleypas
2. Rainshadow Road

Gemini Men Series - Jami Alden
1. Caught
2. Kept
3. Unleashed

Georgina Kincaid Series - Richelle Mead
1. Succubus Blues
2. Succubus Nights
3. Succubus Dreams
4. Succubus Heat
5. Succubus Shadows
6. Succubus Revealed

Guild Hunter Series - Nalini Singh
1. Angels' Blood
2. Archangel's Kiss
3. Archangel's Consort
4. Archangel's Blade

Halflings Series - Heather Burch
1. Halflings

Hellsbane Series - Paige Cuccaro
1. Hellsbane

Hex Hall Series - Rachel Hawkins
1. Hex Hall
2. Raising Demons

Hot Shots Series - Bella Andre
1. Wild Heat
2. Hot as Sin

Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins
1. The Hunger Games
2. Catching Fire
3. Mockingjay

Immortals After Dark Series - Kresley Cole
1. A Hunger Like No Other

Inferno Club Series - Gaelen Foley
4. My Ruthless Prince

Kat Campbell Series - Todd Ritter
1. Death Notice
2. Bad Moon

Knights of the Boardroom Series - Joey W. Hill
5. Hostile Takeover

Long Shots Series - Christine D'Abo
4. Calling the Shots

Lords of the Underworld Series - Gena Showalter
0.5. The Darkest Fire
1. The Darkest Night
2. The Darkest Kiss
3. The Darkest Pleasure

Lost Angels Series - Heather Killough-Walden
1. Avenger's Angel
2. Messenger's Angel

Love by Numbers Series - Sarah MacLean
1. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

Manor of Muder Mystery Series - Julie Hyzy
1. Grace Under Pressure
2. Grace Interrupted

Mark of the Vampire Series - Laura Wright
2. Eternal Kiss
2.5. Eternal Blood

Mercy Thompson Series - Patricia Briggs
1. Moon Called
2. Blood Bound
3. Iron Kissed
4. Bone Crossed
5. Silver Borne

Morganville Vampires Series - Rachel Caine
1. Glass Houses
2. The Dead Girls' Dance
3. Midnight Alley
4. Feast of Fools

Nightshade Series - Andrea Cremer
1. Nightshade
2. Wolfsbane
3. Bloodrose

Nightwatchers Series - Michelle Rowen
1. Dark Kiss

Of Angels and Demons Series - Michele Hauf
1. Angel Slayer
2. Fallen
2.5. The Ninja Vampire's Girl
3. Ashes of Angels

Out of Uniform Series - Elle Kennedy
1. Heat of the Moment
2. Heat of Passion

Pack Series - Jason Starr
1. The Pack

Partials Series - Dan Wells
1. Partials

Racing to Love Series - Amy Gregory
1. Carter's Treasure

Ranger's Apprentice Series - John Flanagan
1. The Ruins of Gorlan
2. The Burning Bridge
3. The Icebound Land
4. Oakleaf Bearers

Rebels With A Cause Series - Eve Gaddy
1. Just One Night

Rough Riders Series - Lorelei James
9.5. Slow Ride

Sarah Midnight Series - Daniela Sacerdoti
1. Dreams

Sisters of the Heart Series - Christine Feehan
1. Water Bound

Smythe-Smith Quartet - Julia Quinn
2. A Night Like This

Stephanie Plum Series - Janet Evanovich
1. One for the Money
2. Two for the Dough
3. Three to get Deadly
4. Four to Score
5. High Five
6. Hot Six

Tanglewood Series - Sandra D. Bricker
3. Always the Designer, Never the Bride

Under the Never Sky Series - Veronica Rossi
1. Under the Never Sky

Virals Series - Kathy Reichs
1. Virals
2. Seizure

Wing Slayer Series - Jennifer Lyon
1. Blood Magic
2. Soul Magic
3. Night Magic
4. Sinful Magic
5. Forbidden Magic

Reviews by Genre: Romantic Suspense

Jami Alden - Caught (Gemini Men #1)
Jami Alden - Kept (Gemini Men #2)
Jami Alden - Unleashed (Gemini Men #3)

Bella Andre - Wild Heat (Hot Shots #1)
Bella Andre - Hot as Sin (Hot Shots #2)

Eve Gaddy - Just One Night (Rebels With A Cause #1)

Katherine Garbera - Body Heat

Jayne Ann Krentz - Copper Beach (Dark Legacy #1)

Nora Roberts - Chasing Fire

Reviews by Genre: Young Adult

Jus Accardo - Touch (Denazen #1)

Parker Blue - Bite Me (Demon Underground #1)

April Brookshire - Young Love Murder

Heather Burch - Halflings (Halflings #1)

Rachel Caine - Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires #1)
Rachel Caine - The Dead Girls' Dance (Morganville Vampires #2)
Rachel Caine - Midnight Alley (Morganville Vampires #3)
Rachel Caine - Feast of Fools (Morganville Vampires #4)

Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games (Hunger Games #1)
Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2)
Suzanne Collins - Mockingjay (Hunger Games #3)

Andrea Cremer - Nightshade (Nightshade #1)
Andrea Cremer - Wolfsbane (Nightshade #2)
Andrea Cremer - Bloodrose (Nightshade #3)

Melissa Darnell - Crave (The Clann #1)

John Flanagan - The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice #1)
John Flanagan - The Burning Bridge (Ranger's Apprentice #2)
John Flanagan - The Icebound Land (Ranger's Apprentice #3)
John Flanagan - Oakleaf Bearers (Ranger's Apprentice #4)

Rachel Hawkins - Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1)
Rachel Hawkins - Raising Demons (Hex Hall #2)

Lauren Kate - Fallen (Fallen #1)
Lauren Kate - Torment (Fallen #2)
Lauren Kate - Passion (Fallen #3)
Lauren Kate - Fallen in Love (Fallen #3.5)

Sarra Manning - Adorkable

Amy Meredith - Shadows (Dark Touch #1)
Amy Meredith - The Hunt (Dark Touch #2)

Daniel and Dina Nayeri - Another Jekyll, Another Hyde (Another #3)

Kathy Reichs - Virals (Virals #1)
Kathy Reichs - Seizure (Virals #2)

Liz Reinhardt - Double Clutch (Brenna Blixen #1)

Veronica Rossi - Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky #1)

Michelle Rowen - Dark Kiss (Nightwatchers #1)

Daniela Sacerdoti - Dreams (Sarah Midnight #1)

L.A. Weatherly - Angel (Angel #1)
L.A. Weatherly - Angel Fire (Angel #2)

Dan Wells - Partials (Partials #1)

Reviews by Genre: Urban Fantasy

Patricia Briggs - Cry Wolf (Alpha and Omega #1)
Patricia Briggs - Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega #2)

Patricia Briggs - Moon Called (Mercy Thompson #1)
Patricia Briggs - Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson #2)
Patricia Briggs - Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson #3)
Patricia Briggs - Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson #4)
Patricia Briggs - Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson #5)

Paige Cuccaro - Hellsbane (Hellsbane #1)

Richelle Mead - Storm Born (Dark Swan #1)
Richelle Mead - Thorn Queen (Dark Swan #2)
Richelle Mead - Iron Crowned (Dark Swan #3)
Richelle Mead - Shadow Heir (Dark Swan #4)

Richelle Mead - Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid #1)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Nights (Georgina Kincaid #2)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Dreams (Georgina Kincaid #3)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Heat (Georgina Kincaid #4)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid #5)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Revealed (Georgina Kincaid #6)

Karen Marie Moning - Darkfever (Fever #1)
Karen Marie Moning - Bloodfever (Fever #2)
Karen Marie Moning - Faefever (Fever #3)

Devon Monk - Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom #1) (Chrissie's review)
Devon Monk - Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom #1) (Ally's review)
Devon Monk - Magic in the Blood (Allie Beckstrom #2)

Kalayna Price - Grave Witch (Alex Craft #1)

Jason Starr - The Pack (Pack #1)

Rob Thurman - Nightlife (Cal Leandros #1)

Reviews by Genre: Paranormal Romance

Christine Ashworth - Demon Soul (Caine Brothers #1)

Kresley Cole - A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark #1)

Christine Feehan - Dark Hunger (Carpathians #14)

Christine Feehan - Water Bound (Sisters of the Heart #1)

Carol Goodman - Incubus (Fairwick Chronicles #1)

Michele Hauf - Angel Slayer (Of Angels and Demons #1)
Michele Hauf - Fallen (Of Angels and Demons #2)
Michele Hauf - The Ninja Vampire's Girl (Of Angels and Demons #2.5)
Michele Hauf - Ashes of Angels (Of Angels and Demons #3)

Heather Killough-Walden - Avenger's Angel (Lost Angels #1)
Heather Killough-Walden - Messenger's Angel (Lost Angels #2)

Jayne Ann Krentz - Copper Beach (Dark Legacy #1)

Rosalie Lario - Blood of the Demon (Demons of Infernum #1)
Rosalie Lario - Mark of the Sylph (Demons of Infernum #2)
Rosalie Lario - Touch of the Angel (Demons of Infernum #3)
Rosalie Lario - Heart of the Incubus (Demons of Infernum #4)

Rosalie Lario - For Love of an Angel (Fallen Warriors #1)
Rosalie Lario - Angel's Desire (Fallen Warriors #2)

Jennifer Lyon - Blood Magic (Wing Slayer #1)
Jennifer Lyon - Soul Magic (Wing Slayer #2)
Jennifer Lyon - Night Mgic (Wing Slayer #3)
Jennifer Lyon - Sinful Magic (Wing Slayer #4)
Jennifer Lyon - Forbidden Magic (Wing Slayer #5)

Gena Showalter - The Darkest Fire (Lords of the Underworld #0.5)
Gena Showalter - The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld #1)
Gena Showalter - The Darkest Kiss (Lords of the Underworld #2)
Gena Showalter - The Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld #3)

Lynsay Sands - A Quick Bite (Argeneau Vampires #1)

Nalini Singh - Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter #1)
Nalini Singh - Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter #2)
Nalini Singh - Archangel's Consort (Guild Hunter #3)
Nalini Singh - Archangel's Blade (Guild Hunter #4)

Laura Wright - Eternal Kiss (Mark of the Vampire #2)
Laura Wright - Eternal Blood (Mark of the Vampire #2.5)

Reviews by Genre: Mystery

Janet Evanovich - One for the Money (Stephanie Plum #1)
Janet Evanovich - Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum #2)
Janet Evanovich - Three to get Deadly (Stephanie Plum #3)
Janet Evanovich - Four to Score (Stephanie Plum #4)
Janet Evanovich - High Five (Stephanie Plum #5)
Janet Evanovich -Hot Six (Stephanie Plum #6)

Julie Hyzy - Grace Under Pressure (Manor of Murder Mystery #1)
Julie Hyzy - Grace Interrupted (Manor of Murder Mystery #2)

Todd Ritter - Death Notice (Kat Campbell #1)
Todd Ritter - Bad Moon (Kat Campbell #2)

Reviews By Author

A
Jus Accardo - Touch (Denazen #1)

Jami Alden - Caught (Gemini Men #1)
Jami Alden - Kept (Gemini Men #2)
Jami Alden - Unleashed (Gemini Men #3)

Marina Anderson - Haven of Obedience

Bella Andre - Wild Heat (Hot Shots #1)
Bella Andre - Hot as Sin (Hot Shots #2)

Christine Ashworth - Demon Soul (Caine Brothers#1)

B
Mandy Baggot - Taking Charge

Parker Blue - Bite Me (Demon Underground #1)

Sandra D. Bricker - Always the Designer, Never the Bride (Tanglewood #3)

Patricia Briggs - Cry Wolf (Alpha and Omega #1)
Patricia Briggs - Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega #2)

Patricia Briggs - Moon Called (Mercy Thompson #1)
Patricia Briggs - Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson #2)
Patricia Briggs - Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson #3)
Patricia Briggs - Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson #4)
Patricia Briggs - Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson #5)

April Brookshire - Young Love Murder

Heather Burch - Halflings (Halflings #1)

C
Rachel Caine - Glass Houses (Morganville Vampires #1)
Rachel Caine - The Dead Girls' Dance (Morganville Vampires #2)
Rachel Caine - Midnight Alley (Morganville Vampires #3)
Rachel Caine - Feast of Fools (Morganville Vampires #4)

Kresley Cole - A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark #1)

Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games (Hunger Games #1)
Suzanne Collins - Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2)
Suzanne Collins - Mockingjay (Hunger Games #3)

Andrea Cremer - Nightshade (Nightshade #1)
Andrea Cremer - Wolfsbane (Nightshde #2)
Andrea Cremer - Bloodrose (Nightshade #3)

Paige Cuccaro - Hellsbane (Hellsbane #1)

D
Christine D'Abo - Calling the Shots (Long Shots #4)

Melissa Darnell - Crave (The Clann #1)

Seraphina Donavan - Bad Girl Lessons

E
Janet Evanovich - One For the Money (Stephanie Plum #1)
Janet Evanovich - Two for the Dough (Stephanie Plum #2)
Janet Evanovich - Three to get Deadly (Stephanie Plum #3)
Janet Evanovich - Four to Score (Stephanie Plum #4)
Janet Evanovich - High Five (Stephanie Plum #5)
Janet Evanovich - Hot Six (Stephanie Plum #6)

F
Christine Feehan - Dark Hunger (Carpathians #14)

Christine Feehan - Water Bound (Sisters of the Heart #1)

John Flanagan - The Ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice #1)
John Flanagan - The Burning Bridge (Ranger's Apprentice #2)
John Flanagan - The Icebound Land (Ranger's Apprentice #3)
John Flanagan - Oakleaf Bearers (Ranger's Apprentice #4)

Gaelen Foley - My Ruthless Prince (Inferno Club #4)

G
Eve Gaddy - Just One Night (Rebels With A Cause #1)

Katherine Garbera - Body Heat

Carol Goodman - Incubus (Fairwick Chronicles #1)

Amy Gregory - Carter's Treasure (Racing to Love #1)

H
Michele Hauf - Angel Slayer (Of Angels and Demons #1)
Michele Hauf - Fallen (Of Angels and Demons #2)
Michele Hauf - The Ninja Vampire's Girl (Of Angels and Demons #2.5)
Michele Hauf - Ashes of Angels (Of Angels and Demons #3)

Rachel Hawkins - Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1)
Rachel Hawkins - Raising Demons (Hex Hall #2)

Joey W. Hill - Hostile Takeover (Knights of the Boardroom #5)

Julie Hyzy - Grace Under Pressure (Manor of Murder Mystery #1)
Julie Hyzy - Grace Interrupted (Manor of Murder Mystery #2)

J
Lorelei James - Slow Ride (Rough Riders #9.5)

K
Lauren Kate - Fallen (Fallen #1)
Lauren Kate - Torment (Fallen #2)
Lauren Kate - Passion (Fallen #3)
Lauren Kate - Fallen in Love (Fallen #3.5)

Elle Kennedy - Heat of the Moment (Out of Uniform #1)
Elle Kennedy - Heat of Passion (Out of Uniform #2)

Heather Killough-Walden - Avenger's Angel (Lost Angels #1)
Heather Killough-Walden - Messenger's Angel (Lost Angels #2)

Lisa Kleypas - Rainshadow Road (Friday Harbor #2)

Jayne Ann Krentz - Copper Beach (Dark Legacy #1)

L
Rosalie Lario - Blood of the Demon (Demons of Infernum #1)
Rosalie Lario - Mark of the Sylph (Demons of Infernum #2)
Rosalie Lario - Touch of the Angel (Demons of Infernum #3)
Rosalie Lario - Heart of the Incubus (Demons of Infernum #4)

Rosalie Lario - For Love of an Angel (Fallen Warriors #1)
Rosalie Lario - Angel's Desire (Fallen Warrior's #2)

Jennifer Lyon - Blood Magic (Wing Slayer #1)
Jennifer Lyon - Soul Magic (Wing Slayer #2)
Jennifer Lyon - Night Magic (Wing Slayer #3)
Jennifer Lyon - Sinful Magic (Wing Slayer #4)
Jennifer Lyon - Forbidden Magic (Wing Slayer #5)

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Sarah MacLean - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love by Numbers #1)

Sarra Manning - Adorkable

Richelle Mead - Storm Born (Dark Swan #1)
Richelle Mead - Thorn Queen (Dark Swan #2)
Richelle Mead - Iron Crowned (Dark Swan #3)
Richelle Mead - Shadow Heir (Dark Swan #4)

Richelle Mead - Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid #1)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Nights (Georgina Kincaid #2)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Dreams (Georgina Kincaid #3)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Heat (Georgina Kincaid #4)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid #5)
Richelle Mead - Succubus Revealed (Georgina Kincaid #6)

Amy Meredith - Shadows (Dark Touch #1)
Amy Meredith - The Hunt (Dark Touch #2)

Karen Marie Moning - Darkfever (Fever #1)
Karen Marie Moning - Bloodfever (Fever #2)
Karen Marie Moning - Faefever (Fever #3)

Devon Monk - Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom #1) (Chrissie's review)
Devon Monk - Magic to the Bone (Allie Beckstrom #1) (Ally's review)
Devon Monk - Magic in the Blood (Allie Beckstrom #2)

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Daniel and Dina Nayeri - Another Jekyll, Another Hyde (Another #3)

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Kalayna Price - Grave Witch (Alex Craft #1)

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Julia Quinn - A Night Like This (Smythe-Smith #2)

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Kathy Reichs - Virals (Virals #1)
Kathy Reichs - Seizure (Virals #2)

Liz Reinhardt - Double Clutch (Brenna Blixen #1)

Todd Ritter - Death Notice (Kat Campbell #1)
Todd Ritter - Bad Moon (Kat Campbell #2)

Nora Roberts - Chasing Fire

Veronica Rossi - Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky #1)

Michelle Rowen - Dark Kiss (Nightwatchers #1)

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Lynsay Sands - A Quick Bite (Argeneau Vampires #1)

Gena Showalter - The Darkest Fire (Lords of the Underworld #0.5)
Gena Showalter - The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld #1)
Gena Showalter - The Darkest Kiss (Lords of the Underworld #2)
Gena Showalter - The Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld #3)

Nalini Singh - Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter #1)
Nalini Singh - Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter #2)
Nalini Singh - Archangel's Consort (Guild Hunter #3)
Nalini Singh - Archangel's Blade (Guild Hunter #4)

Jason Starr - The Pack (Pack #1)

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Rob Thurman - Nightlife (Cal Leandros #1)

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L.A. Weatherly - Angel (Angel #1)
L.A. Weatherly - Angel Fire (Angel #2)

Dan Wells - Partials (Partials #1)

Laura Wright - Eternal Kiss (Mark of the Vampire #2)
Laura Wright - Eternal Blood (Mark of the Vampire #2.5)

Tuesday 27 December 2011

2012 Finish the Series Reading Challenge


Well, as soon as I saw this challenge I knew it was perfect for me! I am so bad at starting a series and never finishing it. In fact I started this blog with the hope that it would encourage me to complete a few more series - so with the help of this challenge I should be cruising through all my unfinished series!

Here are the rules:

1) All books that are part of a continuing series qualify (i.e. Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove, Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum, James Patterson's Alex Cross, etc. etc.)

2) It doesn't matter if you have 1 or 10 books in a series to complete it, it qualifies (i.e. if you only need to read one more Sookie Stackhouse book to complete the goal, that's fine) The goal is to complete a series from wherever you are up to until the last published book.

3) The qualification period is January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012. Books must be read during this time frame to count.

4) Take the button above and post about it. Use the Mr. Linky below to sign up, but make sure you link it directly to your post about this challenge.

5) If you don't have a blog, that's fine. Just leave a comment to sign up and tell us what you are reading.

6) Any format of book counts - audio, ebook, etc.

7) You should choose the series you want to finish before the challenge begins, but it isn't necessary. It's fine to change series during the year - as long as you complete whichever series it is.


8) Choose a level....
Level 1 - Complete 1 series.
Level 2 - Complete 2 series.
Level 3 - Complete 3 or more series.



Of course, I have decided to go for level three to try and complete three or more series. During 2012 I am going to try and complete the following series:

1) Morganville Vampire by Rachel Caine (Only 1 left to read)
A. Last Breath

2) Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare (2 to read)
A. City of Glass
B. City of Fallen Angels

3) Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris (7 to read)
A. Dead as a Doornail
B. Definitely Dead
C. All Together Dead
D. From Dead to Worse
E. Dead and Gone
F. Dead in the Family
G. Dead Reckoning

4) Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (2 to read)
A. Spirit Bound
B. Last Sacrifice

5) Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter (5 to read)
A. The Darkest Whisper
B. The Darkest Passion
C. The Darkest Lie
D. The Darkest Secret
E. The Darkest Surrender

Friday 23 December 2011

Review: Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs (Alpha & Omega #2)


Publisher – Orbit
Publication Date – 1st October 2009
Paperback – 304 Pages
Genre – Urban Fantasy
Source Purchased

Rating - 2 out of 5: It was ok

Book Info - Anna Latham didn't know how complicated life could get - until she became a werewolf.  And now she's not just part of any pack, but under the direct supervision of Bran, leader of the North American werewolves.  And her mate is his son Charles, the pack enforcer.

With all the advances that have been made in forensics, the werewolves will not be able to hide their existence from humans much longer - and Bran wants their coming out party to be on his terms.  But his European counterparts don't see things the same way.  Anna and Charles are chosen to represent Bran at a key meeting.  But when a French werewolf, one of Bran's most vocal opponents, is found murdered, Charles's reputation shoots him to the top of the suspect list  And among the wolves, there is one penalty for breaking the law: death.  The killer must be found, or Charles will take the fall.

My Thoughts - Hunting Ground carries on a few weeks after the events of Cry Wolf. Although I enjoyed the first book in the series, I did not enjoy this book as much.  Anna and Charles who are newly mated, must attend a conference in Seattle with other werewolf leaders to discuss the fact that the Marrock will soon be announcing their existence to the rest of the world. Because of this a huge portion of the novel is focused on werewolf politics, which meant that there is a lot of talk and no action for the most part and it did become quite confusing and complicated at times. This meant that the story was very slow moving at the start and I didn't find it particularly interesting.

However, it does begin to improve just over halfway through but this may be too late for some readers who might have already given up on the book by this time. I perservered because I am a big fan of Briggs' Mercy Thompson series, but this was the only thing keeping me going through the first half.  The action does begin to pick up when somebody is killed and it becomes clear that Anna is also a target of the murderer. It becomes more than just talk between all the uber-dominant wolves that are gathered and more than a few fangs are bared in the second half of the story. The writing became a lot more like what I expected from the author and it made me feel that I hadn't wasted time ploughing through the first half of the book.

But even the mystery element of the story wasn't great. I managed to work out who was behind the murders way before Charles and Anna did so the ending didn't really hold any surprises for me.

The final thing that didn't sit right with me about Hunting Ground was the relationship between Charles and Anna. Their wolves declared each other as mates in the first book, but I just didn't feel the connection between them which I found frustrating at times. As a result, I had trouble connecting with them.

Summary - Hunting Ground is an ok Urban Fantasy novel. I think that fans of the author would enjoy this book, so long as they persevere with it. If you've never read anything by Patricia Briggs before then I would highly recommend her Mercy Thompson series instead - that is one of the best series' I've come across since I started reading this genre!

Other books in the series:
Alpha & Omega (Novella from the On The Prowl anthology)
1. Cry Wolf
2. Hunting Ground

Other reviews of this book:
Dear Author / Love Vampires / The Book Smugglers

Thursday 22 December 2011

Cover Reveal: Chosen Ones by Tiffany Truitt!

I'm very excited to be able to reveal the cover of Chosen Ones, a new dystopian novel that is scheduled to be published by Entangled Publishing in April 2012! The cover is beautiful and the blurb sounds amazing! I am really looking forward to reading this book next year.


What if you were mankind’s last chance at survival?

Sixteen-year-old Tess lives in a compound in what was once the Western United States, now decimated after a devastating fourth World War. But long before that, life as we knew it had been irrevocably changed, as women mysteriously lost the ability to bring forth life. Faced with the extinction of the human race, the government began the Council of Creators, meant to search out alternative methods of creating life. The resulting artificial human beings, or Chosen Ones, were extraordinarily beautiful, unbelievably strong, and unabashedly deadly.

Life is bleak, but uncomplicated for Tess as she follows the rigid rules of her dystopian society, until the day she begins work at Templeton, the training facility for newly created Chosen Ones. There, she meets James, a Chosen One whose odd love of music and reading rivals only her own. The attraction between the two is immediate in its intensity—and overwhelming in its danger.

But there is more to the goings-on at Templeton than Tess ever knew, and as the veil is lifted from her eyes, she uncovers a dark underground movement bent not on taking down the Chosen Ones, but the Council itself. Will Tess be able to stand up to those who would oppress her, even if it means giving up the only happiness in her life?

Wednesday 21 December 2011

A Perfect Ten with Elizabeth Hunter!



It's time for my new feature A Perfect Ten, where bloggers talk about their top ten favourite series of all time! Today I am being joined by author Elizabeth Hunter who has picked some more series for us to salivate over. So without further ado I will hand you over to Elizabeth...

To a lifelong bookworm, narrowing down your ten favorite series is pretty difficult! Like a lot of readers, I like series books because I enjoy revisiting characters and worlds that I find compelling. I also like the longer plot arcs you can explore with a series!

In the end, I decided to not just pick my ten favorite, but those that I felt had the most influence on me as a reader and a writer. As I looked over the list, I found a great combination of fantasy, history, science fiction, and mystery, all genres that have contributed to my own novels.

There’s no possible way that I could rank these from favorite to least favorite, so I am listing them in the order that I read them. I hope you enjoy!
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
I think I started this series with my parents reading to me, and I ended reading them for myself. I was a huge Narnia fan, and I still enjoy reading them to this day. Lewis knew how to write for children without writing down to them.


The Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder
My family has been in the United States for hundreds of years, and I remember my great-aunt telling stories about “proving up” homestead land in the Dakotas as a child. These books taught me not just about my country’s frontier history, but my own family history, as well.

The Nancy Drew Mysteries by Carolyn Keene
A classic for any little girl! I devoured these books, and reveled in solving the fantastic mysteries that Nancy solved with her friends. A smart girl’s literary candy.

Kairos Series by Madeleine L'Engle
The series that started with A Wrinkle in Time, the book that introduced me to science fiction blended with fantasy in the most beautiful way. I loved the characters, the family dynamics, and the vastness of the universe L’Engle created.

The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis
An under-read Lewis classic starting with Out of the Silent Planet. These books are another blend of science fiction and fantasy that will sweep you away with their language. I recommend them to any scifi fan.

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien
Though I read The Hobbit as a child, I was in high school before I read the full trilogy. There is nothing I can say about these books that hasn’t been said by other, smarter fantasy fans. The gold standard for high fantasy in my mind.

The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
The first time I cracked open an Anne Rice novel, I was hooked! Never a horror fan, I was seduced by Lestat. My first vampire love!

Kay Scarpetta Novels by Patricia Cornwell
Before CSI was sexy on TV, Cornwell wrote her brilliant medical examiner/detective Kay Scarpetta in Postmortem. A smart, professional woman who solved crimes not with superpowers, but with her mind, Scarpetta is a must-read for mystery fans.

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
I wasn’t introduced to Harry until my 20s when I was teaching English in middle school. I had to know what all my students were raving about, so I picked up the books. It was love at first delumination.

The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris
The series that brought me back to vampires, it combined fantasy with the quirky Southern fiction I had grown to love when I lived in Texas. This was, quite literally, a life-changing series for me. It was after I read and got involved in the online SVM community that I started blogging and writing my own fiction. Thank you, Ms. Harris!

Thanks to Chrissie for letting me share my Perfect Ten! Hope you might find something in here that you enjoy, too! I’d love to introduce you to a new favorite. For more about my writing, please visit my blog, elizabethhunterwrites.com. I’d love to hear from you!

Thanks for reading,

Elizabeth Hunter

Thanks Elizabeth! I absolutely love the Southern Vampire Mysteries too! And there are a few series there already on my TBR list.

How about you? Have you read any of these series? Will you be adding any to your TBR list? Let Elizabeth and I know what you think!

If you are an author/blogger who would like to take part in this feature then please email me at onceuponaseries [at] live.co.uk.
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