51 Posts

Tag: urban fantasy

Angel's Ink by Jocelynn Drake

Angel’s Ink by Jocelynn Drake

  • Posted byby Timy

Despite my complaints, I still enjoyed Angel’s Ink. Books with snarky protagonists are my weaknesses and besides I really dug the idea of a magical tattoo shop. Especially one in which there is at least one person with a great music taste – fun fact, when I almost got my first tattoo, I bonded with my artist over my favourite Hungarian band, so that was cool and set the mood early on. The Asylum Tales (I swear this wasn’t an inspiration for my feature) has the potential to be a good series if it gets a bit cleared up and the world itself gets a bit more attention.

The Ghost Hunter's Daughter by Caroline Flarity

The Ghost Hunter’s Daughter by Caroline Flarity

  • Posted byby Timy

The Ghost Hunter’s Daughter is a solid and entertaining read. Being the debut of Caroline Flarity, I think it has good potential. All in all, it mostly delivered what I expected: a fast paced, sometimes spooky read with a bit of teen drama. If you like ghost hunter stories, evil spirits wreaking havoc in a little town playing mindgames on people, with teen angst and love drama on the side, then I’m sure you will enjoy The Ghost Hunter’s Daughter.

Out of Nowhere by Patrick LeClerc

Out of Nowhere by Patrick LeClerc

  • Posted byby Timy

Overall, Out of Nowhere is an enjoyable urban fantasy, which brings nothing new to the genre, but has some interesting ideas and a potential to build on as the series continues. 

Detonation Boulevard by Craig Schaefer

Detonation Boulevard by Craig Schaefer

  • Posted byby Timy

Detonation Boulevard is a fast paced, action packed middle book, which shows you just enough to make you want more, but holds off all the best parts to give an even bigger punch in the end. Highly imaginative, excellent world building and a story well worth your time.

Straight Outta Fangton by C. T. Phipps

Straight Outta Fangton by C. T. Phipps

  • Posted byby Jen

From start to finish this book was full of action, some gore (it is a vampire book after all) witty dialogue, every bit of vampire lore and pop culture you can think of and some really fun characters.

Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer

Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer

  • Posted byby Timy

A wonderfully intriguing and delightfully brutal story after which you won’t be able to resist grabbing the sequel. Schaefer brings urban fantasy to a whole new level mixing it with mystery, classical fantasy elements – witches and knights – and wrapping it into a brilliant, although totally crazy read. 

The Demons Within by Ashe Armstrong

The Demons Within by Ashe Armstrong

  • Posted byby Jen

This has a closed room horror feel at times, like Aliens or the Thing meets the old west. And there’s a nice nod to King’s Dark Tower series.

With it’s old west feel and campy horror movie vibe, The Demons Within is a hugely fun entry into this series.

An American Weredeer in Michigan by C.T. Phipps and Michael Suttkus

An American Weredeer in Michigan by C.T. Phipps and Michael Suttkus

  • Posted byby Timy

Phipps obviously has fun writing this series and these characters, and if I put aside my misjudges, it’s quite entertaining. But I can’t decide if I should take this book seriously (does it takes itself seriously?) or should I just look at it as some popcorn fun. Even so, An American Weredeer in Michigan improved compared to I Was a Teenage Weredeer. I could lean back, read, and just enjoy myself while giggling at some of Jane’s or the Merlin Gun’s comments.

Hero Forged by Josh Erikson

Hero Forged by Josh Erikson

  • Posted byby Timy

Hero Forged is a fast paced, unique, entertaining urban fantasy. It has everything from a villain with blood lust, to an information dealer giant locust, some monsters from your nightmares, gods, a succubus, and a snarky main character being thrown in the middle of it all. If you are bored with the usual UF tropes, you might find this book quite refreshing. A warning: there might be quite a few dead bodies scattered along Gabe’s path.