Tag: urban fantasy

Review: Sinister Magic by Lindsay Buroker

Sinister Magic (Death Before Dragons #1) by Lindsay Buroker narrated by Vivienne Leheny My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: I’m Val Thorvald, and I’m an assassin. When magical bad guys hurt people, I take care of them. Permanently. This doesn’t make me popular with the rest of the magical community—as you can tell from the numerous break-ins and assassination attempts I’ve endured over the years. But thanks to my half-elven blood, a powerful sword named Chopper, and a telepathic tiger with an attitude, I’ve always been able to handle my problems […]

Posted March 9, 2022 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Love, Lies and Hocus Pocus: Kindred by Lydia Sherrer

Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Kindred (The Lily Singer Adventures #7) by Lydia Sherrer My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Bound by blood, duty, and magic. Which will win? Lily Singer’s allies and family are determined to hold John Faust accountable for his actions, but doing so may create more problems than it solves. From political intrigue to international alliances, Lily, Sebastian, and Sir Kipling must venture out into the larger wizard community and survive the first Wizard Convocation held in almost a century. And they can’t just survive, they must […]

Posted January 27, 2022 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: The Long-Forgotten Winter King by Annette Marie

The Long-Forgotten Winter King (The Guild Codex: Unveiled #2) by Annette Marie My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Everyone is keeping secrets. Zak won’t reveal what really happened between us ten years ago. Ríkr’s been hiding so much I scarcely recognize him anymore. But the biggest secret belongs to my parents, and it’s the one I’m most desperate to unravel. Finding out who they really were, and who I am, means solving their eighteen-year-old murders. For reasons unknown, Zak decides to join me—and that makes me nervous, especially when the trail […]

Posted January 17, 2022 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 0 Comments

Review: The One and Only Crystal Druid by Annette Marie

The One and Only Crystal Druid (The Guild Codex: Unveiled #1) by Annette Marie My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: I’m not your average girl. My best friend is my switchblade. My favorite hobby is using it on the cruel, the abusive, and anyone who gets on my bad side. I’m a convicted murderer with a chip on my shoulder and a dangerous lack of restraint. And then there’s Zak. His rap sheet makes mine look tame. The bounty on his head is worth more money than I’ll ever make, and […]

Posted September 25, 2021 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Vampire Bound Book One by R.A. Steffan

Vampire Bound: Book One (Vampire Bound #1) by R.A. Steffan My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Become a bartender at The Vixen’s Den, they said. The owner isn’t really a vampire, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. And suddenly I’m neck deep in a world I’ve never really believed in, no matter what my crazy Great Aunt Mabel used to say. Seriously, I have more than enough drama in my life already, without adding an irresistibly mesmerizing nightclub owner to the mix. My boss—a man with a penchant for trouble […]

Posted September 20, 2021 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants by Annette Marie and Rob Jacobsen

Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants (The Guild Codex: Warped #3) by Annette Marie and Rob Jacobsen My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: As a former con-artist, I love a convoluted, mind-bending scheme as much as the next guy. But as a recently promoted MagiPol agent, I love it significantly less than that guy. Especially when the life of a kidnapped teen hangs in the balance. Between confusing orders and conflicting evidence, this whole investigation has me and my partner, Lienna, spinning in circles. Why is our boss keeping this case off […]

Posted August 7, 2021 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 3 Comments

Review: Cursed Luck by Kelley Armstrong

Cursed Luck (Cursed Luck #1) by Kelley Armstrong My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Kennedy Bennett comes from a long line of curse weavers. For centuries, her family has plied their trade in Unstable, Massachusetts, an unconventional small town that’s welcomed paranormal practitioners since the dawn of spiritualism. Kennedy has recently struck out on her own, opening an antiques shop in Boston, where her speciality is uncursing and reselling hexed objects. Then Aiden Connolly walks into her life with an offer she really should refuse. The scion of a wealthy family […]

Posted July 14, 2021 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 8 Comments