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Review: The Awakening and The Struggle

The Awakening and The Struggle by L.J. Smith My rating: 2 of 5 stars I don’t generally mind fluffy bunny-style vampire stories, after all I like Twilight, but this book was a bit too fluffy for my taste. As with other young adult vampire stories, the two books were filled more with purple prose than anything that might be even… (more…)

Review: Obsidian Butterfly

Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton My rating: 2 of 5 stars Oh, I thought for a little while that this book would rate five stars. Even though it had way too many editing blunders, I thought it was a really strong story. My love for it waned, though, when I began to realize that once again the series was… (more…)

Review: Blue Moon

Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was certainly not the best in the series nor was it the worst. The series itself has a lot of strengths, but even as far into as Blue Moon falls, there are too many flaws to fully enjoy these books. Blue Moon lacked any sort of… (more…)

Review: Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris My rating: 3 of 5 stars In last year’s Dead in the Family, Charlaine Harris took her once quirky characters on a journey to a place much darker than they’d been before. She managed to court some controversy with the “younger sibling” of Eric Northman, since that character was based on the real-life Alexei Romanov,… (more…)

Review: Burnt Offerings

Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was really hoping not to be disappointed by this book, especially after I really enjoyed The Killing Dance. It was quite good, but not as good as that particular book. Burnt Offerings was great, though. The Council coming to town added a little flair that the series… (more…)

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