Book Review: Iron Duke

The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


The world building and history is amazing! The author leaves you with no doubt this is a steampunk book. The people are interesting and the modifications are astounding. The female lead, Mina, is great! Dealing with horrors, racism and coming out the other end victorious. The male lead, Rhys, however leaves a LOT to be desired. He is a product of his horrific childhood, however he doesn't grow or learn anything though towards the end when he makes a hard decision he had me fooled into thinking he wasn't such a bad guy. If I had not read the last chapter I would have rated the book 4 stars but to my horror I did read the last chapter and it left a bitter taste in my mouth, forcing me to reduce my rating to 2 stars.




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Book Clud Review: Book 2 September

Eternal Pleasure by Nina Bangs

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is a book that is so bad it is good. I was laughing the whole way through, ever though I suppose some of it wasn't really meant to be laughed at.
This is a feel good book despite the bad stuff that is going on and the reactions of the Dinosaur souls is refreshing.
While this book does contain Vampires and Werewolves they are not the main creatures of the night and mearly add to the storyline without dominating so if you are looking for something different or are just feeling saturated with vampire stories this is a must to read.



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Book Club Review: Book 1 September

Cthulhurotica by Carrie Cuinn

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Gave up on this one.
The stories are really well written but end to abruptly for my liking. While I thought this book may repulse me it did infact make me feel nothing. Nothing at all.
So while the stories themselves are beautifully written they are however boring.
I think though if you are into the whole Cthulhu thing, you shouldn't miss this book.



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Book Review: Phantom

Phantom by Lindsay Randall

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I loved this book! From the moment it started to the very end there were almost no pauses that I could get a good night sleep the story was just go go go.
Phantom has adventure, romance, monsters, magic and battles. There is nothing more I could have wanted from this story.
LOVED IT!



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Book Review

Zombie Rain by Zach Sweets

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


You had me right up until the King arrived and blasted them with the light.
Beforehand though the book was great, the attacks were believable as were the heros reactions to them. I thought it weird towards the end when there was a bit of a role switch and perhaps they were a little too complacent in their situation.
Even with the beams of light and the rainbow rain all seemingly controlled by the King this was a fun quick read, and it was very quick read.



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Book Club Review #2 August

Oracle's Moon by Thea Harrison

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Its really more of a 3.5 stars as I really did enjoy this book. The last chapter though kinda ruined it a bit.
There is something bigger going on in the background the entire book from before it even began and as a reader you really get a sense for it. People are acting weird and the main characters don't seem to be able to grasp at what is going on, just that its different somehow. In the last couple of chapters we get to find out what is going on then there is a big confrontation on a completely different matter, that I guess was set up earlier but this leads to no time to really resolve the bigger issue that was present throughout the book and there for it is just commented on, which I found a little dissapointing.
The children in this book are actually quite adorable. The leading lady Grace felt real to me, though a bit young she does mature in her situation. Her struggle is heart breaking and yet rings true.
The leading man, Khalil is rather robotic as he is a Djinn and has not cared to bother himself with mortal customs and behaviours. He comes off as arrogant and bossy due to his nature but you really get a sense that he cares for first only the children then eventually Grace.
I actually really like this urban fantasy setting where there are several species and the whole world is aware of them. The magic and the strange coupled with the everyday just makes it seem plausable and helps to identify with the characters



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Book Club Review #1 August

Ill Wind by Rachel Caine

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I like that the book starts very fast-paced. The information about how a weather warden manipulates the weather is great. I thought it gave the magic depth as its not as easy as just stopping a storm you actually have to think about where the energy is going. Though I think a lot of people would find this annoying.
Johanne was a bit too full of herself though not unlikable perhaps just very immature still. The story itself occurs over a fairly short period of time so the character doesn't grow up and has no time to really to develope much more than she already is.
I found Jos' interest in cars unique for a female character and felt the author almost gave the cars their own unique personality (who doesn't talk to their car, specially when you are trying to get it to start).
There are hints at Davids secret, though he hides it really well, breifly throughout the book.
There is a lot of flashbacks which I can only assume was to pad the book out a bit more, but they are relevant to the characters we meet along the way and perhaps set up for the later books in the series.
All in all I did enjoy this book.



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Book Review : Master of Crows

Master of Crows by Grace Draven

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Neither are all that young (at least compared to other romances) or all that attractive. There is no 'love at first sight' and absolutely NO rapey bits. In fact he asks her straight out to sleep with him and makes it VERY clear she can leave at any time, even in the middle of it.
The characters are flawed and are thrown together as enemies eventually seeing the good in each other and falling slowly but deeply in love protecting each other till the end.
I found the priest taking a bit of her soul as a child and placing it in the sapphire to flaunt in front of her extremely violating and it made it VERY easy to hate him.
Now I will add this to my favorites shelf and go eat an orange :-)



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Cyanide Gardens - Colour Books

I've decided to make a colour book to sell in my etsy store. http://www.tiger618.etsy.com/

Its based on Cyanide Gardens, a made-up place I am creating with lots of characters and plant life to help with my creative juices and my etsy store.

Lots of different little gothy girls will live there and this first book will be based on the icon girl for my store.

The book will include her little friend "fatty bat", who will symbolise my I Heart Bats range. The cover of the book will actually have the I Heart Bats symbol on it.

The book will include some of Cyanide Gardens flora: the weepers, which are bell type flowers tht look like they are weeping and Luna Bells, which only bloom in a full moon.

Skulliflies will also feature; skull butterflies that roam the gardens. No one knows what the skulliflies are, but they use to be pretty butterflies but when the poison spread throughout the garden the butterflies dissapeared, three weeks later the skulliflies appeared.

The first lot of books will go out with a heap of bonuses so checkout my store at www.tiger618.etsy.com and keep an eye out for them.