Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Angels Rule the World

Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh

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After reading Nalini Singh’s short story in Burning Up, I delved into her Archangel series starting with Angels’ Blood. The author celebrated a birthday on Sept 7th. I’m already on the third entry, so it was mere luck I was able to use this review for the Birthday #CBR11Bingo square. We are introduced to Elena Deveraux, a fierce vampire hunter who was born (or cursed according to her father) with the power to track vampires my scent. In this reality, angels are out in the […]

A supernatural murder mystery

Iron & Velvet (Kate Kane Paranormal Investigator #1) by Alexis Hall

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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 […]

Charley Davidson, Private Eye and Grim Reaper at your service

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Despite being well-versed in the urban fantasy genre, I had yet to dive into the Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones. It’s a new year, so why not jump into a new one? 🙂 First Grave on the Right introduces us to a tired and bruised Charley Davidson being woken up from a very sexy dream by a dead lawyer. Needless to say, she’s pretty peeved. Before she can get her bearings,  her police detective Uncle Bob (UB for short) calls her to a murder scene. […]

Prophecies, magic and lust

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A Promise of Fire is the first entry in Amanda Bouchet’s Kingmaker Chronicles. Our heroine protagonist, Cat, has been on the run for the past 8 years. At the start of this novel, she blends in with a magical circus. She tells fortunes and does fire tricks to pay her way. The circus becomes her adopted family with Cat helping out with performances from time to time. Things were going pretty well until a strange man catches her eye. He gives off the aura of a warrior […]

Hooray for the CBR9 Book Exchange

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Thank you, CoffeeShopReader! I’ve been meaning to read March ever since I saw John Lewis speak at LA Review of Books in the spring. And I will be able to get all the NightVale references once I read that one. I love tea too and excited to try them all. 🙂

Vampire hunter in the city

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Recombinant follows a reluctant partnership between a vampire hunter named Lea and an investigative reporter named Rachel. Lea is a Cazador meaning she trained her whole life to hunt vampires. Even after being turned, she won’t stray from her mission. She has a spry elderly man named Calvin who has been helping her for many decades. Unwittingly, Rachel crosses path with them after an old friend comes to her for help. He has been secretly gathering proof that vampires exist. He doesn’t want to involve Rachel only wants […]



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