tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61709643132376047802024-03-13T20:31:58.111-07:00A Hungry VampireI started with the Twilight Saga, then moved on to The Host, Anita Blake Vampire Slayer novels, The House of Night novels, and the Vampire Academy novels. Then I found myself reading the Meredith Gentry novels along with a little online fan fiction.
I enjoy reading fantasy-science fiction-love stories w a hint of horror/suspense. I love my vampires, shifters, faeries, and other such creatures that allow us to fantasize about the possibility of what 'could' be out there.HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-88245325344828392662018-12-12T15:45:00.000-07:002018-12-12T15:45:59.769-07:00"Darker Things" by Rob Cornell
Darker Things (The Lockman Chronicles) by Rob Cornell is an action-packed urban fantasy thriller. It was not what I was expecting when I began reading it, but it was a good read. I saw that it had vampires in it and thought, Cool! However, this is not your sparkly, warm & cuddly, brooding, I-want-to-suck-your-blood vampire story.
Craig Lockman is the main character's alias. He's been HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-80079916484857275992015-04-08T16:36:00.001-07:002015-04-08T16:36:39.776-07:00"Everafter" by Nell Stark and Trinity TamEverafter by Nell Stark
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Everafter is the first book in the series by the same name, written by Nell Stark and Trinity Tam. It begins by introducing Valentine Darrow, a medical student and Alexa Newland, a law student as soulmate lovers. Valentine wants to marry her lover and is all consumed with how to propose to Alexa when she is attacked by a vampire and nearly killedHungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-43363466907266545642015-04-08T16:31:00.002-07:002015-04-08T16:32:17.153-07:00"The Four Agreements" by Miguel RuizThe Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Miguel Ruiz
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This was a different book from my normal reads. I read this book on the recommendation of a friend. I've given it 3-stars because 2.5-stars is not an option. On a whole, the book has some great advice and some good points.
Speak with integrity!
Don't take things personally.
Don't make HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-26421626627727533372015-02-04T00:37:00.000-07:002015-02-04T00:37:07.047-07:00"Voyager" by Diana GabaldonVoyager by Diana Gabaldon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I have to say, I really love how Diana Gabaldon writes! Her stories are full of adventure and suspense! "Voyager" is the third book in Gabaldon's Outlander series. I was glad to have Claire & Jamie back together. For a large portion of the book, I wondered… it never seemed that it would ever happen.
I remember wondering how Claire would HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-56897117700813998342015-01-13T17:35:00.003-07:002015-01-13T17:38:48.347-07:00"Firestorm," by Radclyffe (A First Responder Novel)Firestorm by Radclyffe
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
"Firestorm" is the second book in Radclyffe's First Responder series. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it!
Mallory "Ice" James is a firefighter paramedic working for the U.S. Forest Service. She commands a team of twenty men & women smokejumpers & trains all the new rookies that come through. Ice runs a tight crew & maintains tight HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-77025376928712556882014-12-28T20:49:00.000-07:002015-01-13T17:42:58.422-07:00"Dragonfly in Amber," by Diana GabaldonDragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
"Dragonfly in Amber," by Diana Gabaldon, is the second book in the Outlander series. The story started slowly and for me, parts of the story seemed to walk by slowly as well. However, with that said, I would not skip one word in this whole book.
If you have read the first book, you know the story is about a 1945 WWII nurse who fallsHungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-11116391814811840192014-12-04T14:48:00.001-07:002014-12-04T14:48:33.953-07:00"The Magic Hunt," By L.L. RaandThe Magic Hunt by L.L. Raand
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
"The Magic Hunt," by L.L. Raand is the 5th installment of the Midnight Hunters series. I’ve been a huge fan of this series and have looked forward to each installment.
After an assassination attempt, Sylvan Mir, wolf Were Alpha of the Timberwolf Pack, and her mate Drake McKennan vow to protect their own, no matter what the cost, from the HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-9415212152568255402014-10-26T20:14:00.000-07:002014-12-28T20:51:09.726-07:00"Outlander," by Diana GabaldonOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I finally had a chance to get to Diana Gabaldon’s book, “Outlander.” Unfortunately, or perhaps I'm fortunate, to have read this book whilst Starz was running season 1 of Outlander this summer. I have one friend, Aimie, who kept on telling me that I should read this book. I’d guess that she had suggesting the book a couple of years ago. I did HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-28867112188375609272014-09-16T22:34:00.000-07:002014-09-16T22:34:36.235-07:00"Moonlight" by Katie SalidasMoonlight (Immortalis Vampire Series — Book 5)
by Katie Salidas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I’ve enjoyed all of Katie Salidas’ books in the Immortalis series, so I looked forward to reading this one. "Moonlight (Immortalis Vampire Series Book 5)" carries on the series and shows us Fallon, Alyssa’s best friend, and Aiden, werewolf Alpha of the Olde Towne wolf pack. As in the previous three books HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-58234110547944866552014-08-10T01:26:00.000-07:002014-08-10T01:27:15.075-07:00"Darkness Awakened" by Stephanie RoweDarkness Awakened by Stephanie Rowe
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The synopsis of this book piqued my curiosity. An ancient race of immortals is cursed with a dark side… they’re destined to meet their soul mate and to be so drawn to them that they are unable to resist bonding with each other. It sounds intriguing, doesn’t it? There’s a flipside… their destiny is to destroy each other.
Overall, I HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-86229361048471029232014-07-10T22:15:00.001-07:002014-07-10T22:15:35.148-07:00"Iron & Velvet" by Alexis HallIron & Velvet by Alexis Hall
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I must say, I loved the cover and the title of this book. I don't normally say this in a review, but the cover intrigued me enough to get the book. When I opened it up to begin reading, I found I was very surprised. Firstly, there are a lot of typos and a number of very slang words that I had never heard before. In fact, I had to look HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-80353905994676282342014-06-08T13:19:00.001-07:002014-06-08T13:20:12.683-07:00"The King," by J.R. WardThe King by J.R. Ward
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Normally, I don't hide my reviews because of spoilers, but this time I will. Although I don't tell you the outcome, I still feel it might give some away.
Oh what a beautiful story! As always, the Warden comes through! She caught every emotion. In this book, the primary story is about Wrath & Beth... his kingship, their marriage, their family. HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-55009374735095499322014-04-17T14:12:00.000-07:002014-04-17T14:12:57.598-07:00"Dime Store Magic" by Kelley ArmstrongDime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
"Dime Store Magic" is the third book in author, Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld, series. It is written in the narrative first person point of view of Paige Winterbourne, leader of the North American Coven of witches. If you've read the other two books before this, you will have met Paige for the first time in "Stolen." In HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-65938051268185255782014-04-08T18:46:00.001-07:002014-04-08T18:46:51.540-07:00"Moon Called," by Patricia BriggsMoon Called by Patricia Briggs
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
“Moon Called,” by Patricia Briggs started slow at first. There seemed to be a lot of world and character building. There was a lot of information poured into the story as well. However, the author built a believable world with believable characters.
Briggs described the hierarchy of the werewolves well. She explained little innuendos suchHungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-67939416087951708322014-03-26T18:08:00.001-07:002014-03-26T18:10:01.306-07:00"Before Midnight" by Jennifer BlackstreamBefore Midnight by Jennifer Blackstream
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
At first, I was quite confused with this story. I didn't understand what was happening in the beginning of this story. After reading through the whole book, I finally had a better understanding of where the story was going.
This story is a beautiful adaptation of Cinderella. However, this "Cinderella" is a Loup Garou, a bitten HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-38263939633504473252014-03-09T14:53:00.000-07:002014-03-09T15:01:32.223-07:00"A Blood Seduction: A Vamp City Novel" by Pamela PalmerA Blood Seduction by Pamela Palmer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wow! That about sums up my impression of this first of the book series Vamp City, "A Blood Seduction: A Vamp City Novel" by Pamela Palmer! Overall, this was an awesome story. Yes, there were parts in this story that dragged and were slow. And, yes, there were parts where I felt there was a lot of violence and perhaps, a bit too graphicHungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-13724096852388589512014-03-02T12:22:00.000-07:002014-03-02T12:22:27.926-07:00"Kiss Across Time" by Tracy Cooper-PoseyKiss Across Time by Tracy Cooper-Posey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I originally downloaded this book because it was an erotic romance with vampires and time travel in it, and it was free at the time. I’m always looking for new books to read with new ideas.
"KISS ACROSS TIME," by Tracy Cooper-Posey was refreshing and original with regard to bringing different nuances to a story. Most vampire booksHungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-20701280699755543912014-02-15T13:19:00.002-07:002014-02-15T13:24:01.318-07:00"Divergent" by Veronica RothDivergent by Veronica Roth
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I don’t normally read dystopian novels. Some can be rather depressing and usually by the third book, I’m disappointed. I hope that this is not the case with this series. Time will tell… However, in this series, the first book, Divergent (Divergent Series) was riveting! I could NOT put the book down! In the final chapters, I found myself wakingHungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-26692593188151666882014-01-05T00:52:00.000-07:002014-02-15T13:39:01.584-07:00"Odd Thomas" by Dean KoontzOdd Thomas by Dean Koontz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
"Odd Thomas: An Odd Thomas Novel," by Dean Koontz is about a young 20 year old fry cook in a fictional California town. The story is narrated by Odd himself and you can see that he is… well, odd. In this story, Odd really has no ambition to do anything but be a fry cook. That’s because, Odd has the ability to see and talk with ghosts… those whoHungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-24606922918481194912013-12-23T14:48:00.000-07:002014-02-15T14:50:31.595-07:00"Bound by Night" (The MoonBound Clan Vampires) by Larissa IoneBound by Night by Larissa Ione
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Larissa Ione, author of "Bound by Night (The Moonbound Clan Vampires)" (The MoonBound Clan Vampires) has a different idea of vampires, which I found to be refreshing. The story begins with an 8 year old girl, Nicole Martin, whose family's business is to capture & sell vampires as slaves to humans. The family company does research on HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-79129870578850123032013-09-09T00:59:00.000-07:002013-09-09T00:59:19.971-07:00"City of Fallen Angels" by Cassandra ClareCity of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I was clearly disappointed in this book. Yes, it was written well enough... but was it truly a necessary addition to the last three books? I don't think so. I really felt this book should have been the start of a new series that branched from this one.
I did really enjoy reading more about Simon. I felt that this book had more HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-41255256394814071422013-08-30T14:13:00.000-07:002014-02-15T13:24:20.704-07:00"City of Bones" (The Mortal Insturments) by Cassadra Clare
I had heard that there was a movie coming out on The Mortal Instruments series. I do love movies, but I really enjoy reading the book(s) before I go to see the movie.
Honestly, I thought I would get bored reading these books because they are young adult/teen books. However, I was greatly surprised! The storyline was excellent & the characters well described. I found myself routing for the HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-87849590034715732052013-06-08T00:33:00.001-07:002014-02-15T13:24:34.450-07:00"Succubus Blues" (Georgina Kincaid Series), By Richelle MeadThe title of this book got the best of me with this book. I’ve seen TV shows of Succubi and I’ve read books about Incubi, but I never really knew what they were. I knew they lived off of the lifeforce of humans and that sex was described as being over the top with one. However, this book gave me a whole different perspective. I really thought this book would have had more erotic-ness to it, just HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-3245383252475130242013-05-11T13:29:00.002-07:002014-02-15T13:24:44.385-07:00“A Shade of Vampire” by Bella ForrestA request came from this author to review her book, "A Shade of Vampire." Here is my take on this book.
"A Shade of Vampire" by Bella Forrest is about a 17-year old girl, Sofia Claremont, who is kidnapped and brought to an island where the sun is forbidden to shine, to serve as a slave to the prince of The Shade, the most powerful vampire coven in the world.
By reading the synopsis, this reallyHungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6170964313237604780.post-67463487392157211382013-04-30T22:39:00.002-07:002014-02-15T13:24:56.152-07:00"Lover at Last," by J.R. Ward
Finally, J.R. Ward’s eleventh installment to the Black Dagger Brotherhood has arrived! “Lover at Last” was everything I had hoped for and more.
If you’ve read J.R. Ward’s previous books in this series, you will have seen the friendship, dedication, and love between Qhuinn and Blay develop. For me, the angst between the two was frustrating to watch. The on-again-off-again friendship made me HungryVampirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04961270881762804936noreply@blogger.com1