Dead in the Family: Review

Dead in the Family

(Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire Series #10)

by Charlaine Harris

After enduring torture and the loss of loved ones during the brief but deadly Faery War, Sookie Stackhouse is hurt and she's angry. Just about the only bright spot in her life is the love she thinks she feels for vampire Eric Northman. But he's under scrutiny by the new Vampire King because of their relationship. And as the political implications of the Shifters coming out are beginning to be felt, Sookie's connection to the Shreveport pack draws her into the debate. Worst of all, though the door to Faery has been closed, there are still some Fae on the human side-and one of them is angry at Sookie. Very, very angry...

First Line: " I feel bad that I am leaving you like this," Amelia said.

My Review: Disappointed! I feel like I waited forever to read this book and was let down royally by it. The story dragged and never picked up for me. With that being said it will not stop me from reading any other book that is put out in this series. I have faith in Charlaine Harris to make a come back

Rating: 3 stars

311 pages

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Highland Guardian: Review

Highland Guardian

(Daughters of the Glen, Book 2)

by Melissa Mayhue

Sarah Douglas is a successful romance novelist who's come to Scotland hoping to overcome her writer's block and to come to terms with her strange ability to sense the emotions of everyone she touches. But from the moment she arrives, her problems only intensify. From the stalker- who might be only a figment of her imagination- to her attraction to the darkly handsome owner of the cottage she's rented, nothing goes as she had planned.

Ian McCullough is neck-deep in his own trouble. A half-mortal descendant of Faeries, he's been a Guardian for more than six hundred years, but he's never encountered a woman like Sarah. Assigned to protect her, he finds the job tougher than he could have imagined. Oh, he can handle the stalker, and even the renegade Faeries trying to kidnap her. But falling in love means forsaking his role as Guardian — which is some-thing he could never do.

But there is no denying the passion that exists between two souls fated to be together.

First Line: " The threat is over."

Favorite Line(s): n/a

My Review: Another wonderful book written by Melissa Mayhue in the series of Daughters of Glen. Good thing about this book is it doesn't matter if you read it out of order. The story is free standing, is not tied in with the first book in the series ( although you should read that one as well). I love the loyalties you find in this book, not only with family but with friends. This story takes place in present time so you won't be reading about any time traveling but Melissa has a way of making you think... "what if" or "maybe it's true". The relationship between Ian and Sarah is endearing throughout the whole story and hot when needed. They made a believable couple.

My Rating:

354 pages

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Beyond the Highland Mist: Review

Beyond the Highland Mist

by Karen Marie Moning

He would sell his warrior soul to possess her. . . . An alluring laird...

He was known throughout the kingdom as Hawk, legendary predator of the battlefield and the boudoir. No woman could refuse his touch, but no woman ever stirred his heart--until a vengeful fairy tumbled Adrienne de Simone out of modern-day Seattle and into medieval Scotland. Captive in a century not her own, entirely too bold, too outspoken, she was an irresistible challenge to the sixteenth-century rogue. Coerced into a marriage with Hawk, Adrienne vowed to keep him at arm's length--but his sweet seduction played havoc with her resolve.

A prisoner in time...

She had a perfect "no" on her perfect lips for the notorious laird, but Hawk swore she would whisper his name with desire, begging for the passion he longed to ignite within her. Not even the barriers of time and space would keep him from winning her love. Despite her uncertainty about following the promptings of her own passionate heart, Adrienne's reservations were no match for Hawk's determination to keep her by his side. . . .

If you love romance books... get this book! If you love books about hot highlanders... get this book! If you love paranormal romances... get this book! my point is get this book. Buy it, check it out from the library, borrow it from a friend, just get it.

Adrienne de Simone has sass, but you also feel for her and what she has gone through in her life. "Hawk" makes you long to take the pain from him. Together, well.... HOTT!

I am giving Beyond the Highland Mist 5 stars!!!

I think I am on a romance kick... bare with me friends!

HA HA HA

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A Touch of Dead: Review

A Touch of Dead

by Charlaine Harris

Inside Cover:

For the first time, here is every Sookie Stackhouse story ever written- together in one volume.

In "Fairy Dust," Sookie finds her mind-reading talents in demand when a fairy from a set of triplets gets dusted.

" Dracula Night" may be the commemoration of the Prince of Darkness's birth, but it's Sookie who gets a tasty-looking present.

Learning that her cousin is dead is shocking enough for Sookie. Learning that her cousin was a vampire who got staked leaves her speechless in " One Word Answer".

When Sookie teams up with her witchy friend Amelia to discover who has it out for Bon Temp's most successful agent, they get " Lucky".

A solo Sookie has the holiday blues in "Gift Wrap", until she has an unexpected encounter with someone who has bigger problems than loneliness.

This book was a nice read in the fact that it gave me a taste of what I was missing. I am a huge fan of the Sookie Stackhouse series, huge! This book was just enough to keep me content but not enough to live up to the other books about Sookie! It was a fast read, finished it mere hours and it was nice to catch up with old friends old characters!

I am giving A Touch of Dead...

and it falls into these reading challenges,

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge

* Sookie Stackhouse Challenge

** I have received nothing for posting this review, this book was picked up from my local library on my own free will! **

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Highlander in Her Bed

Highlander in Her Bed

by Allie Mackay

Synopsis:

Tour guide Mara MacDougall stops at a London antique shop-and spots perhaps the handsomest bed ever. Then she bumps into the handsomest man ever. Soon Mara can't forget the irresistible-if haughty-Highlander. Not even when she learns that she's inherited a Scottish castle.

Spectral Sir Alexander Douglas has hated the Clan MacDougall since he was a medieval knight and they tricked him into a curse-the curse of forever haunting the bed (the very one that Mara now owns) that was once intended for his would-be bride. But Mara makes him feel what no other MacDougall has-a passion that he never knew he'd missed.

This was a fun read, light and romantic as well. It was very mild in the steamy category and I felt it had some holes that needed to be filled. I finished this book, but I wasn't left wanting more or mourning the end of it. Good book, just don't expect the wow factor when reading it.

I am giving Highlander in Her bed....

and it falls into these challenges
*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge

* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge

* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge

** I have received nothing for posting this review, this book was picked up from my local library on my own free will! **

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Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband: Review

Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband

(The Daughters of the Glen, Book 1)

by Melissa Mayhue

Synopsis

SCOTLAND, 1272. Connor MacKiernan, a descendant of the Fae Prince, is a warrior who lives only for honor and duty. Though he's vowed never to marry, that's exactly what he must do to save his sister. Enter a little Faerie magic, and the search for a bride is on.

DENVER, 2007. Caitlyn Coryell is having a really bad day — she just discovered her fiancé with another woman! Imagine her surprise when she puts on some sexy lingerie and an antique pendant and Connor appears in her bedroom, begging for her help. He offers a simple yet outrageous adventure: travel to his time, marry him, and return home.

But nothing's simple when Cate is trapped in the thirteenth century. The wedding's delayed, someone's trying to kill her, and in the middle of all this, she realizes she's falling in love with a man who can only be her husband for thirty nights.

Where do I sign up for a Highland Husband, wowzer! I loved this book! It was one of those books where I sat there and mourned the end of this book. The characters were so believable and to top it off the book was not predictable at all! A real package deal!

I am giving Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband

and it falls into these reading challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge

I look forward to reading the other books in this series!

** I have received nothing for posting this review, this book was picked up from my local library on my own free will! **

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Dead and Gone: Review

Dead and Gone

(Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire Series #9)

by Charlaine Harris

Synopsis:

For Sookie Stackhouse, the day to day activities of the vampire and were communities in and around Bon Temps, Louisiana, are of vital interest, She's blood-bound to the leader of the vamps, a friend to the local were pack, works for a man who is shifter, and has a brother who is a were-panther…
But for most of the humans in Bon Temps, the vamps are mysterious seductive creatures-and they don't even know about the weres.
Until now. The weres and shifters have finally decided to follow the lead of the undead and reveal their existence to the ordinary world.
At first it seems to go well. Then the mutilated body of a were-panther is found in the parking lot of the bar where Sookie works. The victim is someone she knows, so she feels compelled to discover who-human or otherwise-did the deed.

But what she doesn't realize is that there is a far greater danger than the killer threatening Bon Temps. A race of unhuman beings--older, more powerful and far more secretive than vampires or werewolves-- is preparing for war. And Sookie will find herself an all-too human pawn in their battle…

Just when you think there couldn't possibly be any more drama in Sookie's life and for the town she lives in.... WRONG! Charlaine Harris is fantastic when it comes to writing about these characters, at times you have to remind yourself that these characters are not real! It is so easy to relate and feel for the characters she writes about, and the ones in this book are no different. The cliff hanger left at the end of this book makes you wish time flew by so you could get you hands on the next book in the series! Kudos to Charlaine Harris

I feel compelled to mention that this book is by far more graphic than the others in the series, just don't want to lead any readers to a book that might leave them uneasy, so I will lay this out there.

I am giving Dead and Gone 5 stars and it falls into these reading challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge* Sookie Stackhouse Challenge
** I have received nothing for posting this review, this book was picked up from my local library on my own free will! **

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From Dead to Worse: Review

From Dead to Worse

(Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire Series #8)

by Charlaine Harris

Synopsis:
New in the "addicting" New York Times bestselling series featuring Sookie Stackhouse.

After the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina and the manmade explosion at the vampire summit, everyone—human and otherwise—is stressed, including Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse, who is trying to cope with the fact that her boyfriend Quinn has gone missing.

It's clear that things are changing—whether the weres and vamps of her corner of Louisiana like it or not. And Sookie—Friend to the Pack and blood-bonded to Eric Northman, leader of the local vampire community—is caught up in the changes.

In the ensuing battles, Sookie faces danger, death, and once more, betrayal by someone she loves. And when the fur has finished flying and the cold blood finished flowing, her world will be forever altered.

This book has tons of action going on and many story lines to follow. I couldn't read this book fast enough, I just kept going and before I knew it I was done with it!

I am giving From Dead to Worse 4 and this book falls into these reading challenges...
*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge

* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge

* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge
* Sookie Stackhouse Challenge

** I have received nothing for posting this review, this book was picked up from my local library on my own free will! **

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Definitely Dead: Review

Definitely Dead

(Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire Series #6)

by Charlaine Harris

"Sookie Stackhouse, the telepathic waitress of Bon Temps, La., is off to (pre-hurricane) New Orleans to close out her dead cousin Hadley's apartment. Hadley's death six weeks earlier had been unexpected, since, as a vampire, she was already dead. Still, she'd led a lively existence as the main squeeze of the Queen of Louisiana, an omnisexual vampire, whose political marriage to the King of Arkansas occurred the night before Hadley's demise. Sookie and Amelia Broadway, Hadley's landlady and a pretty cool witch, immediately discover a mess of trouble left behind in Hadley's closet, and Sookie's soon neck-deep in even more."

Definitely Dead is another good addition to Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampire series. Just when you think there can't be anymore bad luck in store for Sookie, she wakes up and faces a new day with all new challenges. This book has a lot of the same characters from previous books in the series, but we meet a whole new line of paranormal characters as well. Never a dull moment in Sookie's life, or the reader who is holding tight to this book.

I am giving this book 4 stars and this book falls into these reading challenges...

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge

* Sookie Stackhouse Challenge

Hardcover: 324 pages
Publisher: Ace (2007)
Language: English
ASIN: B002P52Q3M

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The Faerie Path:Review

The Faerie Path

(Faerie Path Series #1)

by Frewin Jones

Synopsis:

Swept away into a court of magic and beauty, she discovers she is Tania, the lost princess of Faerie: the youngest daughter of Oberon and Titania. Since Tania's mysterious disappearance on the eve of her wedding five hundred years before, Faerie has been sunk in darkness and gloom. The courtly Lord Gabriel Drake, who Tania was once to marry, has found her and brought her back.
With Tania's return, Faerie comes alive again as a land of winged children, glittering balls, and fantastic delights. But Tania can't forget Anita's world, or the boy she loved there.

Torn between two loves and between two worlds, Tania slowly comes to discover why she disappeared so long ago. She possesses a singular magical ability and she must use it to stop a sinister plan that threatens the entire world of Faerie.

This book offers great details in the places in takes you, but I felt it lacked in a story line. It just failed to pick up after over a 100 pages into it. That far into the book the author should have been able to hook me and this book never seemed to get me to want to keep reading. It started to feel like a chore.

I did however finish it because I needed to for one of my challenges, but I do not think I will be reading the rest of the series. This sucks because it leaves me about 3 books short for my "fairy" section of the paranormal challenge.

Please if you have any good fairy books shout them out to be. The Faerie Path is getting 2 stars from me and falls into these challenges....

*The 2009 Support Your Local Library Challenge
* The 2009 - 100+ Reading Challenge
* Paranormal 999 Challenge Book Challenge

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Crazy Book Slut's Super Natural Book Reviews

Here is where I will list the reviews of books that deal with one or more characters that fall into the world of super natural. Vampires, witches, faires, Werewolves, etc...etc...etc..

2009

Undead and Unreturnable

Evernight

Undead and Unpopular

Undead and Uneasy

Many Bloody Returns

Undead and Unworthy

The Trouble with Magic

The Kitchen Witch ( #1)- Annette Blair
My Favorite Witch ( #2)-Annette Blair
The Scot, the Witch and the Wardrobe ( #3)- Annette Blair
Sex and the Physchic Witch ( #1)- Annette Blair
Gone with the Witch ( #2)- Annette Blair
Never Been Witched ( #3)- Annette Blair

Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle

The Vampire Diaries: The Fury and Dark Reunion

Dead Until Dark

Living Dead in Dallas

Club Dead

Dead to the World

Dead as a Doornail

Definitely Dead

All Together Dead

From Dead to Worse

Dead and Gone

Twilight

New Moon

Eclipse

Breaking Dawn

Zombie Queen of Newbury High

Ghost of a Chance

Up in Smoke

The Faerie Path

Playing with Fire

2008
Dead to the World
Definitely Dead
All Together Dead
From Dead to Worse
Like a Charm

Undead and Unwed

Undead and Unemployed

Undead and Unappreciated