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New Reviews and Interviews will be posted here from now on.  

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The Accidental Demon Slayer - Spotlight & Review

 

  The Accidental Demon Slayer by Angie Fox

 

Mass Market Paperback: 292 pages

Publisher: Dorchester / Paranormal Rom ( Jul 7 2008  )

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0505527693

ISBN-13: 978-0505527691

 

( From the Back Cover)

“It’s never a good day when an ancient demon shows up on your toilet bowl. For Lizzie Brown, that’s just the beginning. Soon her hyperactive terrier starts talking, and her long-lost biker witch Grandma is hurling Smuckers jars filled with magic. Just when she thinks she’s seen it all, Lizzie learns she’s a demon slayer-and all hell is after her.

Of course, that’s not the only thing after her. Dimitri Kallinikos, a devastatingly handsome shape-shifting griffin needs Lizzie to slay a demon of his own. But how do you talk a girl you’ve never met into going straight to the underworld? Lie. And if that doesn’t work, how dangerous could a little seduction be…? “

I was lucky enough to win an ARC of this book by ANGIE FOX, and am I ever happy that I did! I believe that this is a debut novel from this author, and she comes into the paranormal romance writing arena with a bang.

This story is so chock full of wonderful, quirky, funny, sexy and scary characters that come to life and the wacky roller-coaster ride goes from start to finish. I LOVED it and hope that there will be more books about Lizzie, Dimitri, and Pirate along with all the other lively characters Ms. Fox has created.

I also have to mention that it was really great to have a 30 year old protagonist for a change, instead of a twnty-something year old. This book is like Bridget Jones mixed in to Buffy The vampire Slayer. Great, great paranormal fun as well as romance, some butt-kicking tension and danger.

 

Rachel Caine Contest Winner

 

The random number generator has spoken and the winner is… LILLY K!!!

Lilly, can you please send me an email at sidhevicious at shaw dot ca with WINNER in the subject line. Please include your mailing address so I can forward the information on to Rachel.

 I do have to mention that if I don’t hear from the winner in one week, a new winner will be drawn from all the names entered.

Thank you to everyone who entered! 

News Around The UF/PR Community

Jennifer Rardin’s fourth book in the Jaz Parks series, BITTEN TO DEATH was released yesterday ( August 12th ). If you’ve had your head in the sand and somehow haven’t managed to come across this series, I highly recommend them. Here’s a blurb from this book… ( From The Publisher)

“Jaz Parks here. My latest mission has taken me to the ancient Greek city of Patras; but instead of soaking up its splendor, I’m here to infiltrate a Vampere Trust. Only two vamps have ever escaped the tightly bound communities and lived to tell the tale: Edward “The Raptor” Samos, the most reviled criminal mastermind in recent memory, and Vayl, the CIA’s number one assassin who also happens to be my boss.

The Raptor is trying to take over Vayl’s former Trust. Unfortunately the Trust’s new leader has her own plans.

This job is going to be the death of me.”

These books can be read as stand alone and you will have no problems following the story, but It’s also much more gratifying if you read from the first book because you’re that much more invested in the characters. That’s just my opinion though.

Here’s the awesome cover of Adrian Phoenix’s second book IN THE BLOOD, which is being released December 30th, 2008 according to Amazon and Chapters. Put it in your wishlist’s or pre-order it, I have!

I’m really looking forward to this book as it continues the story of Heather and Dante as well as all the great characters from the first book A RUSH OF WINGS. I’m not sure if the series has a name yet, but it is a series. I just heard recently that Adrian has been contracted to write books 3 and 4. A Huge big congrats to you Adrian!! I can’t wait to read them. 

 

 

In other news, I’ve just heard that Kim Harrison, author of The Hollows/Rachel Morgan books, has a new Young Adult book coming out in May 2009 called ONCE DEAD, TWICE SHY.  You can get a taste of it in the Prom Nights from Hell anthology. I can’t find a cover for it, but will keep you all updated as I find out more.

AMBERKATZE is having a contest to win a copy of Jocelyn Drake’s Nightwalker.

VAMPIRE WIRE is having a contest to win a copy of Carolyn Jewel’s My Wicked Enemy.

And last but not least, you have until Friday, Aug. 15th to ENTER my contest to win a signed copy of Rachel Caine’s Gale Force!

Sucks To Be Me - Spotlight & Review

Sucks To Be Me by Kimberly Pauley

Publisher: Mirrorstone ( Aug 26 2008 )

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0786950285

ISBN-13: 978-0786950287

( From Publisher)

“Mina Hamilton’s parents want her dead. (Or undead to be precise.) They’re vampires, and like it or not, Mina must decide whether to become a vampire herself. But Mina’s more interested in hanging out with best friend Serena and trying to catch the eye of the too-hot-for-high-school Nathan Able than in the vampire training classes she’s being forced to take. How’s a girl supposed to find the perfect prom date and pass third-year French when her mom and dad are breathing down her neck–literally?”

( From Back Cover)

“Why It Sucks to Be Me…

1. My parents are feaks. Sure, every teenager says that. But I know for a fact mine are bloodsucking freaks.

2. As if high school wasn’t bad enough, now I have to go to vampire classes with a bunch of weirdos who actually want to drink blood.

3. Then there’s my complete inability to talk in complete sentences around cute boys. (I.E. Nathan. He probably thinks I’ve got a speech impediment or something.)

4. And I can’t tell my best friend Serena about any of this.

5. But the absolute worst thing is that some editor at Mirrorstone found this stupid journal I wrote and now the whole world will find out what happened when my parents forced me to decide whether I want to be a vampire! Please don’t read this book, it’s just embarrassing… “

Mina Hamilton is your everyday teenager, thinking about the usual things that teenage girls do (i.e. boys & school), and the not so usual (i.e. her vampire parents.) She gets slammed with a life-changing decision and not a lot of time to make it!

I found this book to be funny while dealing with the paranormal and the main character is spunky and a little snarky which made for a fun, light read. The vampires aren’t too “dark” and the teens are full of life and quirkiness. A serious decision is made and we go through it with this extremely likable character.

I received this book from Library Thing Early Reviewers and it was a fun read. It’s a Young Adult Paranormal Romance about vampires. This is Kimberly Pauley’s first book and I hope to see some more books from this author because she’s got a great sense of humor and a catchy style of writing.

The Summoning - Spotlight & Review

The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong

Paperback: 400 pages

Publisher: Doubleday Canada ( Jul 1 2008 )

ISBN-10: 0385665342

ISBN-13: 978-0385665346

( From Back & Inside Cover )

“Chloe Saunders used to have a relatively normal life.

But Now she finds herself in the middle of some really strange situations:

• She suddenly starts seeing dead people.
• She gets locked up in a group home for unstable teens.
• The group home isn’t what it seems…

My name is Chloe Saunders and my life will never be the same again.

All I wanted was to make friends, meet boys, and keep on being ordinary. I don’t even know what that means anymore. It all started on the day that I saw my first ghost - and the ghost saw me.

Now there are ghosts everywhere and they won’t leave me alone. To top it all off, I somehow got myself locked up in Lyle House, a “special home” for troubled teens. Yet the home isn’t what it seems. Don’t tell anyone, but I think there might be more to my housemates than meets the eye. The question is, whose side are they on? It’s up to me to figure out the dangerous secrets behind Lyle House… before it’s skeletons come back to haunt me.”

Random House was kind enough to send me an ARC of this book, the first in the Darkest Powers trilogy. I quote Kelley Armstrong “Darkest Powers is a young adult urban fantasy trilogy.  It’s set in the same universe as my Otherworld series, but with entirely new characters.”

I am a fan of all things Kelley Armstrong, and her new foray into the young adult urban fantasy genre is no exception! I flat out loved this book and can’t wait for the next in the trilogy, The Awakening which is scheduled to be released May 2009.

Chloe Saunders is your everyday “normal” teen, until she starts seeing ghosts, and not your “needs help crossing to the other side” ghosts, but truly terrifying ones. This story is an awesome tale and told in a way that really draws you in so that you can relate to exactly how it must feel to go through these experiences. I was completely immersed in the world and couldn’t put the book down!

This first book in the trilogy sets the “world” up, takes you on a rollercoaster ride of experience and emotions, has great plot twists, scares you along with the characters, and leaves you wanting more, More, MORE at the end. I personally, found it to be one of the higher calliber of writing in the young adult books that I’ve read. Bravo Ms. Armstrong, Bravo!  

 

July - August 2008 Releases

Or Sidhe’s “if I had a lot of money, I’d buy all these books” List. J

First Blood (Anthology) w/Susan Sizemore, Erin McCarthy, Chris Marie Green & Meljean Brook – Aug 5^th

Everlasting Bad Boys (Anthology) w/ Cynthia Eden, Shelley Laurenston & Noelle Mack – Aug 26^th  (Got It)

Night Walker by Jocelynn Drake – July 15^th   (Got It)

The Mammoth Book Of Vampire Romance (Anthology) – July 28^th

Storm Born by Richelle Mead – July 29^th

Touch Of Darkness by C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp – July 29^th

Hotter Than Hell by Jackie Kessler – July 29^th   (Got It)

Shades Of Dark by Linnea Sinclair – July 29^th

Just One Bite by Kimberly Raye – July 29^th

Dark Warrior Unleashed by Alexis Morgan – July 29^th

Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs – July 29^th

The Devil You Know by Jenna Black – July 29^th

Wages Of Sin by Jenna Maclaine – July 29^th   (Got It)

Seduced By The Storm by Sydney Croft – July 29^th

Lyon by Elizabeth Amber – July 29^th

My Wicked Enemy by Carolyn Jewel – Aug 1^s

Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer – Aug 2^nd   (Got It)

Sea Born by Chris Howard – Aug 3^rd

Sea Fever by Virginia Kantra – Aug 5^th

Necking by Chris Salvatore – Aug 5^th

Kiss Of Fury by Deborah Cooke – Aug 5^th

Gale Force by Rachel Caine – Aug 5^th   (Got It)

Underground by Kat Richardson – Aug 5^th

Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon – Aug 5^th   (Got It)

Bitten To Death by Jennifer Rardin – Aug 12^th   (Got It)

Bound By Light by Anna Windsor – Aug 26^th

Pure Blood by Caitlin Kittredge – Aug 26^th

Hell Week by Rosemary Clement Moore – Aug 26^th

Servant: The Acceptance by L.L. Foster – Aug 26^th

Legacy by Jeanne Stein – Aug 26^th

Wanderlust by Ann Aguire – Aug 26th

Tempt Me With Darkness by Shayla Black – Aug 26^th

Sucks To Be Me by Kimberly Pauley – Aug 26^th   (Got It)

Wicked Game - Winner

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The random number generator gave me #9, so

Ruth Schaller!!

You’re the lucky winner of a signed copy of Jeri Smith Ready’s WICKED GAME!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Can you send your mailing address to me at sidhevicious[at]shaw[dot]ca so I can forward your info on to Jeri. Please put “Wicked Game Winner” in the subject line of your email, so I can spot you.

To everyone who entered, I thank you for coming by to read the interview and spending some time with me here on my blog. I wish you all could win, and I hope you’ll come back again. J

I would also like to thank the wonderful Jeri Smith Ready for taking the time to do an interview with me and for graciously supplying the contest prize.

Please Note: If I haven’t heard from the winner in one week, I will be drawing for a new winner.  

(Sorry, the text wasn’t this BIG in the word document… really… it wasn’t. LOL I’m going to sleep now)

Winner - Devyn Quinn Book

The Random number generator has spoken and TASHA T, you are the winner of a Devyn Quinn book, Congratulations!! Please email me your mailing address at sidhevicious [at] shaw [dot] ca, and I will send it along to Devon Quinn for you. Also, please let me know which book you’d like: Flesh And The Devil, Sins Of The Flesh, Sins Of The Night, Eros Island or Trio, and put “Devyn Quinn Winner” in the subject line.

I’d like to thank Devon Quinn for incuding Sidhe Vicious Reviews as part of her Blog Tour, it was a pleasure to “host” your works, and for me personally, to discover them! :) I would also like to thank the other ladies who entered. Thanks so much for coming by and I hope you’ll come back again. If I haven’t heard from Tasha in one week, I’ll draw a new winner. Have a great night and Happy Reading to you all.

Sins Of The Night - Spotlight & Review

SINS OF THE NIGHT by DEVYN QUINN

Paperback: 304 pages

Publisher:Aphrodisia ( Mar 17 2008 )

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0758220189

ISBN-13: 978-0758220189

I’ll skip the blurb seeing as how it’s on the preceding post. Sins Of The Night is the second book in Devyn Quinn’s Kith and Kynn series, but it definitely can be read as a stand-alone. I am also dying to read the first book now, Sins Of The Flesh. I can not start my review without mentioning the cover of this book. HELLO? Can you say eye-candy ladies?  Does that cover come in a huge poster? Holy smokes, me likes it. Yes indeed. *Swoons*

Ok, now that I got that out of my system, we’ll get to the other good things. This was a great read, I was up all night reading it! Adrien Roth is a sexy, tortured, decent and conflicted character that swept me off my feet right away. His story captivated me and the romance that develops with Cassie Wilson had me rooting for them all the way. I loved Gizzy and Morgan Saint-Evanston and am hoping to see a book about Morgan in the future. 

I really enjoyed the world-building and the history behind these characters, the descriptions of how they live and the trials they face. The pacing and plot were great as well as the conflicts and resolution. It’s defintely a steam the mirrors up erotica with the paranormal mixed in there beautifully. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves hot, spicy erotic paranormal romance!

  

Oh, and there’s one hour left to get your comment in to enter to win one of Devyn’s smokin hot books! Please comment on the Spotlight On Devyn Quinn post below, thanks!