M.A. Kropp: Writer, Blogger, GeekGirl. My Life. My Words. My Way.
My rating: 4 of 5 starsEvie Addams and her daughter, Lilianna, are living a quiet life in small-town Eden Valley. Evie is a single mother with three best friends as her support system. But things are about to get strange when Evie starts to manifest a bit of supernatural shoplifting, Lily tries to summon a … Continue reading Raising A Demon by Amy Cissell
My rating: 4 of 5 starsThis is an interesting paranormal historical fantasy. It is set in a Victorian England in the time of Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper. Psychic powers are real, and it is widely accepted that most people possess some form of vril (the term here for those powers). Most even believe … Continue reading Friday Review: Questionable Minds by Fraser Sherman
My rating: 4 of 5 starsIn this third installment of Carriger's paranormal steampunk series, Alexia has been kicked out by her werewolf husband because she's pregnant and werewolves are known to be sterile. She has returned to her family, but things have never been overly familial there, and when the news of her "predicament" becomes … Continue reading Friday Review: Blameless (Parasol Protectorate #3) by Gail Carriger
My rating: 4 of 5 starsIn this cozy urban fantasy mystery, Mara (a practicing witch) is having a bad year. She's been evicted from her apartment, fired from her job, and she is persona non grata in Beverly Hills. And now, her Tarot cards are predicting her death. She decides to use a little magic … Continue reading Friday Review: Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She’s Dead (Toadwitch #1) by Christiana Miller
The Haunting of America: From the Salem Witch Trials to Harry Houdini by Joel Martin My rating: 3 of 5 stars I will admit that this was a rather slow read for me. Not because it is not a good read, but it is non-fiction, and rather textbook-ish, and that is always a bit slower … Continue reading Friday Review: The Haunting of America by William J. Birnes and Joel Martin
Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi My rating: 3 of 5 stars A nicely plotted first book in a new series, Grave Beginnings by R.R. Virdi is the story of VIncent Graves. Or, at least, that is what he is called now. Vincent is dead, and has no memory of who or what he was before … Continue reading Friday Review: Grave Beginnings (The Grave Report #1) by R.R. Virdi
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