Initial Thoughts: A wood-fairyish-woman who knows how to use a shotgun gets sucked into consulting for a paranormal investigative unit full of WERECATS and other non-humans. Um. YESTHANKYOUFORTHIS. BLOOD OF THE EARTH by Faith Hunter Roc Books, August 2016 Urban fantasy Rated: 4/5 cookies e-ARC provided by NetGalley (thank you!) When Nell Ingram met skinwalker [...]
The book cover alone was what spurred me on with interest for Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, though admittedly, when I finally did pick it up, I had to do a double-take on it. Where was the horrific creepiness? Where was the promise of eerie, spooky children? But I'm getting ahead of myself. MISS [...]
So far, I don't think I've rated a Gaiman novel (or graphic novel) lower than four stars on Goodreads, and this book is certainly no different. But I'm getting ahead of myself. THE GRAVEYARD BOOK by Neil Gaiman HarperCollins, 2008 Children's paranormal fantasy Rated: / 5 After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler [...]
To be honest, I hadn't expected the vampires. ARTFUL by Peter David 47North, July 2014 Victorian paranormal fantasy provided by NetGalley Goodreads: Oliver Twist is one of the most well-known stories ever told, about a young orphan who has to survive the mean streets of London before ultimately being rescued by a kindly benefactor. But [...]
I want to go to Prague. I want to meet a fiery-eyed angel there and be raised by strangely loving but shady teeth-collecting demons. I want to be friends with a marionette maker's daughter and roam the fairy-tale streets whilst vampires and ghouls try to pull a scare on back alleys and hidden corners. I [...]
Story and Somnomancy 