Various Thoughts

Daemon’s Mark is the fifth book in Caitlin Kittredge‘s Nocturne City series. First and foremost, the summary on the back of the novel appears to have been copied from Witch Craft. That aside, there aren’t all that many problems with it. Luna continues her slow progression toward becoming a likable character, while the supernatural abilities of the universe’s various denizens continue to take a backseat to standard dangers such as guns, tranquilizers, and reinforced steel cages.

Nalini Singh‘s latest Psy-Changeling novel, Bonds of Justice, surprisingly enough mixes up the standard order of events somewhat. All the previous novels had one half of its future couple ‘hot’ and aggressively pursue the relationship while the other would be ’cold’ and try to avoid the relationship. This one has both parties pursuing each other with equal fervor more or less from the beginning. As for the background plotline featuring the Psy’s fracturing society… it continue apace, with sides having been drawn among the councilors.

Psy-Changelings SeriesNalini Singh’s Psy-Changeling series (Slave to Sensation, Visions of Heat, Caressed by Ice, Mine to Possess, Hostage to Pleasure, Branded by Fire, & Blaze of Memory) is something of a combination of Larissa Ione’s Demonica series and Eileen Wilks’ World of the Lupi. All the novels’ relationships play out, essentially, exactly the...

Blood NoirThe most recent installment of Laurell K. Hamilton‘s Anita Blake series seems to thankfully continue the trend of The Harlequin. Namely; a reduced focus on the graphic sex-scenes that had drastically warped the series into little more than high-priced erotica. This is not to say the book is without graphic...

Bones & ReaperBones S03E09: First of all, the acting by the two girls in the beginning sequence is rather…off…I do think they made up for it nicely with the ‘killed Santa’ cynicism jokes though. They followed their previous seasonal themes of Booth/Brennan being essentially a couple as well. If they continue to...

Dayhunter & Street MagicDayhunter is the second book in the Dark Days series of novels by Jocelynn Drake. It picks up more or less immediately after the end of the first book and covers the remaining couple of nights the Naturi have left to open their portal. What stands out about this series...

Silver Borne & ChangesSilver Borne is basically par for Patricia Briggs‘ Mercedes Thompson course. Whether this is good or bad depends upon your previous experience with this series. Nothing really notable happens except for Mercy’s trailer burning down, which forces her to live with Adam for the time being. Changes is different in just about every way;...

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