***Trigger warning*** Princess Lissar has grown up knowing only one thing: her mother, the queen, is the most beautiful woman in the world. So when the queen dies, Lissar is left with nothing; the only thing anchoring her to the world is Ash, a fleethound of the best breeding. It is through raising and training…
Tag: paranormal/supernatural
Review: Carrier of the Mark
(A huge thank you to the awesome bloggers at Bewitched Bookworms, from whom I won a free copy of this book as part of their “Enter the Fall Clearing” giveaway!) Megan Rosenberg is used to new places and new schools, and to never feeling quite at home in either; but inexplicably, the small town in…
Review: The Alchemyst
All twin siblings Sophie and Josh wanted to do was find summer jobs to earn money to buy a car. But when an evil-looking man and his creepy grey henchmen blow up the bookstore where Josh works, the 15-year-olds come face-to-face with a world they never knew existed. Nick Fleming, the bookstore’s owner, is not…
Review: Living with the Dead series
David and Sarah were once very much in love, but now their marriage is on the rocks. They’ve been attending couples’ counseling for months, but the only thing Dr. Kelly gives them is more reasons to squabble. So it’s not surprising that the cause of their most recent argument is the fact that Dr. Kelly…
Review: Hogfather
‘Twas the night before Hogswatch And all through the house Not a creature was stirring, Except for Death… And his granddaughter Susan. It’s the night before the most joyous day of the year, but something is weird — even by Discworld standards. In her role as nanny, Susan has been running into more bogeymen than…