Blood Song by Rhiannon Hart Pages : 290 Genre : Fantasy, YA Series : Lharmell, book 1 My Rating : 4/5 What it’s about : Princess Zeraphina has an unexplained thirst for blood – something she would not want anyone to know. When her sister gets promised to a prince in the north, Zeraphina is first excited; she sees the trip there as an occasion to investigate the source of her difference. But things in the north are not...

Soulless, the Manga by Gail Carriger (author) and Rem (illustrator) Pages : 224 Genre : Manga, Steampunk, Romance Series : The Parasol Protectorate, Manga – Volume 1 My Rating : 4,5/5 From the back of the book : The life of a spinster in Victorian London isn’t an easy one on the best of days, but such a life becomes infinitely more complicated when said spinster is “soulless” – a preternatural bridging...

Team Human by Justine Larbalestier & Sarah Rees Brennan Pages : 344 Genre : YA, Urban Fantasy Stand Alone My Rating : 4/5 What it’s about : Mel never thought her best friend would make such a stupid mistake as falling in love with a vampire; yet when a vampire joins their high school, this is exactly what happens. Even though she grew up in a town founded by vampires, it’s the first time Mel is confronted with the idea of a...

Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs Pages : 287 Genre : Urban Fantasy Series : Mercy Thompson, Book 3 My Rating : From the Back of the Book : Mechanic Mercy Thompson can shift her shape – but not her loyalty. When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it’s up to Mercy to clear his name, whether he wants her to or not. Mercy’s loyalty is under pressure from other...

Sometimes I don’t feel like talking to an extent about some of the books I’ve read, so I choose to go with the short reviews instead. I’ve done this in the past mainly with books I hadn’t enjoyed, but this time it’s not the case. Instead, here are three books I did enjoy reading but that didn’t leave a strong impression on me. These share some similarities, as all three are the first of their series, and all...

Soulless by Gail Carriger Pages : 357 Genre : Paranormal, Romance, Steampunk Series : The Parasol Protectorate, Book 1 My Rating : From the back of the book : Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she’s a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she is being rudely attacked by a vampire to whom she has not been properly introduced! Where to go from there? From...

The Passage by Justin Cronin Pages : 766 Genre : Fiction, Vampires, Horror, Post-Apocalyptic First in a series My Rating : In short : Post-apocalyptic setting involving zombie-vampires, a bunch of survivors and a 100 years old teenager. From the Back of the Book : First, the unthinkable: a security breach at a secret U.S. government facility unleashes the monstrous product of a chilling military experiment. Then, the unspeakable: a night of...

Glass Houses by Rachel Caine Pages : 247 Genre : YA, Urban Fantasy Series : The Morganville Vampires, Book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : When things turn bad with the popular girls at her dorm, Claire Denvers decides enough is enough. She heads off-campus and finds a room in an old house, where she’ll hopefully be able to concentrate on her studies. Her new roommates might not bully her, but they certainly don’t act...