Review:: Shadow and Steel, by JW Troemner

Title: Shadow and Steel

Author: JW Troemner

Series: Urban Dragon, #2

Rating: ★★★★☆

Previously:

Mark of the Dragon

The first one wasn't enough. The second left me begging for more. Luckily, there is in fact, more to come. Also, cliffhanger much?

Review:: Mark of the Dragon, by JW Troemner

Title: Mark of the Dragon

Author: JW Troemner

Series: Urban Dragon, #1

Rating: ★★★☆☆

Wellwritten, fast-paced, and food-for-thought, the biggest problem with its book is merely that it's simply too short. Luckily for me, there are more of them.

Review:: Fables: Animal Farm, by Bill Willingham

Title: Fables: Animal Farm

Author: Bill Willingham

Series: Fables, #2

Format: Paperback

Rating:  ★★☆☆☆

Previously:

Fables: Legends in Exile

I definitely read Fables at some point in the past because I totally remembered this plot. It wasn't as good as the first book, to be entirely honest, but the art is better in some ways. And I do love Goldilocks in it. Spoilers later on.

Review:: Dreams and Shadows, by C. Robert Cargill

Title: Dreams and Shadows

Author: C. Robert Cargill

Format: Hardcover

Rating: ★★★★☆

Okay. Let's be honest. Being an Austinite who's a little homesick, I might be a bit biased on this one. But it was plenty of fun, with well-built suspense, writing with just the right tone, and fantastic urban fantasy fairy tale worldbuilding. The added beastiary bits only made it better.

Review:: The Reaper's Daughter, by K.M. Randall

Title: The Reaper's Daughter

Author: K.M. Randall

Format: eBook ARC

Rating: ★★☆☆☆

I received this ARC from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Blake just turned 18 and found out her mom's not dead—her mom's actually Death. And needs her help. Seemingly self-aware and not taking itself too seriously, The Reaper's Daughter could have been a rather good book. Unfortunately, it suffers from plot holes, cardboard characters, and writing that just kept getting on my nerves.

Review:: Fables: Legends in Exile, by Bill Willingham

Title: Fables: Legends in Exile

Author: Bill Willingham

Series: Fables, #1

Format: Paperback

Rating: ★★★☆☆

I think I read this a long time ago? Closer to when it first came out. Regardless, it was quite enjoyable, and less predictable than most plots I come across. The premise is also a fun one that allows for good morality play and tension.

Review:: Angels' Blood, by Nalini Singh

Title: Angels' Blood

Author: Nalini Singh

Series: Guild Hunter, #1

Format: eBook

Rating: ★★☆☆☆

A possessive sex glitter archangel entrances a feisty silver-eyed vampire hunter he needs because of her keen sense of smell. There's a plot, but it's hidden somewhere beneath a lot of "oh god I'm so aroused" and "wow vampires are kinky."