Showing posts with label Faeries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Faeries. Show all posts

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Cover Reveal - NINE BY NIGHT #AmReading #UrbanFantasy

Another fabulous cover by Damonza! What do you think?

NINE BY NIGHT



About NINE BY NIGHT

"From vampires to empaths, to the grim reaper himself, this bundle will keep you on the edge of your seat. I dare you to try and put it down!" SHANNON MAYER - author of THE RYLEE ADAMSON NOVELS and THE NEVERMORE TRILOGY

Nine books. Nine bestselling authors. Nine heroines that take names—and chances—while confronting dark foes, whether by force of arms or magic, that threaten their entire world.
Over two-thousand pages of epic reading await! Let the adventures begin.

From NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author, SM REINE, WITCH HUNT –– Shaman on the run. Isobel Stonecrow speaks with the dead...for the right price. She brings closure to the bereaved and heals broken hearts. But when she resurrects someone for the wrong client, she ends up on the OPA's most wanted list.

From NYT and USA Today Bestselling author, CJ ELLISSON, DEATH’S SERVANT –– Jonathan Winchester has clashed with his werewolf alpha one too many times. He returns to Virginia to find work and meets a young waitress, Raine. As their relationship progresses, Jon's embroiled in more intrigue than he bargained for and a danger bigger than he can handle.

From bestselling author, LINDSAY BUROKER, TORRENT –– When Delia chose to major in archaeology, she imagined herself as the female Indiana Jones of the Southwest. She didn't imagine herself stumbling across decapitated bodies in old mine shafts or learning that monsters are real…

From bestselling author, ANTHEA SHARP, SPARK –– What if a high-tech game was a gateway to the treacherous Realm of Faerie? Superstar gamer Spark Jaxley's life might look easy, but she's part of an elite few who guard a shocking secret; the Realm of Faerie exists, and its dark magic is desperate for a foothold in the mortal world.

From bestselling authors BOONE BRUX and CJ ELLISSON, DEATH TIMES TWO –– The V V Inn has a ghost problem. New grim reaper, Lisa Carron, accepts the job. She quickly learns the hotel is full of the dearly departed—and she’s working for vampires. Throw in Asa, a young vamp hot enough to melt the Arctic ice, and Lisa realizes she’s way out of her element.

From bestselling author, JC ANDRIJESKI, ROOK: ALLIE’S WAR EPISODES 1-4 –– Like most humans, Allie distanced herself from Seers, a race of human-like beings discovered on Earth. Yanked out of her life by the mysterious Revik, Allie finds out her blood may not be as “human” as she thought, the world is nothing like it appears to be...and she has more in common with Seers than she ever wanted to believe.

From bestselling author, ANNIE BELLET, JUSTICE CALLING –– Gamer. Nerd. Sorceress. Jade Crow lives a quiet life running her comic book and game store in Wylde, Idaho. After twenty-five years fleeing from a powerful sorcerer who wants to eat her heart and take her powers, quiet suits her just fine. Surrounded by friends who are even less human than she is, Jade figures she's finally safe. As long as she doesn't use her magic…

From bestselling author, JESI LEA RYAN, ARCADIA’S GIFT –– Teenager Arcadia (Cady) Day’s family tragedy unleashes a hidden power. After experiencing what can only be called a psychic episode, her home life crumbles. As her emotional control slips away, Cady begins to suspect that her first psychic episode was just the beginning…

From Urban Fantasy author, KARA LEGEND, WILD NIGHT ROAD –– One innocent hex sets off a chain reaction of trouble among the shifters of the Kinraven that threatens war between werewolves, seraphim and witches. Lilith Darke will do anything to be free of her seraphim master. All hell breaks loose when rival packs face off only to discover a new, deadly threat that will take all their magick to survive.


NINE BY NIGHT releases 8/03/2014 on Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and other e-book retailers. 


Nine By Night

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Review: THE IRON TRAITOR by @jkagawa #AmReading

In the real world, when you vanish into thin air for a week, people tend to notice.

After his unexpected journey into the lands of the fey, Ethan Chase just wants to get back to normal. Well, as "normal" as you can be when you see faeries every day of your life. Suddenly the former loner with the bad reputation has someone to try for—his girlfriend, Kenzie. Never mind that he's forbidden to see her again.

But when your name is Ethan Chase and your sister is one of the most powerful faeries in the Nevernever, "normal" simply isn't to be. For Ethan's nephew, Keirran, is missing, and may be on the verge of doing something unthinkable in the name of saving his own love. Something that will fracture the human and faery worlds forever, and give rise to the dangerous fey known as the Forgotten. As Ethan's and Keirran's fates entwine and Keirran slips further into darkness, Ethan's next choice may decide the fate of them all.



Is it wrong that I want Julie Kagawa’s faerie world to exist?  Life would be so much more interesting, if a bit more dangerous...

The Iron Traitor picks up Ethan Chase’s story. He desperately wants to avoid all things faerie and go about his normal, human life, but when you have the Sight and family ties to the Nevernever, that is just not meant to be. 

In a lot of ways, Ethan and Kierran are set against each other as foils.  Both of them are in love with a girl who is dying, but they are choosing to handle the situation very differently. I enjoyed the whole ethical dilemma over how far you should go for love. 

I really started to not like Keirran in this book, which is a shame because his father, Ash, is one of my favorite characters in the whole series.  Keirran might have noble intentions--he is driven by love to save the life of the dying Summer Girl Annwyl--but his unreasonableness and single-mindedness make him come across as a spoiled prince.  I know growing up as an only child in the Iron realm kept him sheltered, but he comes across as a brat whenever he doesn’t get his way.

Ethan, on the other hand, also grew up as an only child, but he behaves much more maturely.  He understands the seriousness of Kinzie’s illness, and he wants to help her live the fullest life possible while she can.  He knows it might be possible to strike some sort of bargain with the Fae to extend her life, but the stakes for doing so would cross many moral lines, probably harming others in the process, and Ethan is not selfish enough to pursue those options.  It is a very hard, very mature attitude to have. Yes, I think in future books there will be some way to fix Kenzie’s health, but I trust that Ethan will not have to betray his ethics to do so. 

Fans of the series will be happy to see a recurrence of some of their favorite characters, including Grimalkin, Razor, Puck and Ash. Meghan only appears briefly--she does have a kingdom to run, after all.  And as with all of Kagawa’s books, there is plenty of action to keep the plot moving. 

Overall, I give The Iron Traitor...

Plot - 5 stars

Character Development - 4 1/2 stars (I’m having a hard time connecting with Annwyl. Keirran might bug me, but he is supposed to, as the foil character to Ethan.)

Love Story - 4 stars (Ethan & Kenzie are awesome, but much of the book focuses on Keirran & Annwyl, and I just don’t connect with them as well.)

Action - 5 stars (Lots of fighting, bloodshed and all around mayhem.)

Dream Cast (otherwise known as who I pictured while reading) - Britt Robertson (Annwyl), Jamie Campbell Bower (Keirran), Kaya Scodelario (Kenzie). I drove myself crazy for two hours scouring the internet for the guy I picture as Ethan. I have a very clear picture of him in my head, but I can’t remember what the actor’s name is or what I saw him in. Grrr!!!! Xavier Samuel comes close, but taller and darker. I don’t know.  I’m sure it will come to me at two in the morning like everything else does.