I was able to get a fair amount of reading in over the last week. I was pleased with most all of the new to me authors and look forward to reading more from each one.
Here are my reads for the week:
I Hope You Find Me by Trish Marie Dawson - 4 Stars ****
Life for Riley ends when her young children die in her arms…victims of a global viral outbreak that claims the lives of everyone she’s ever known. Left to fend for herself with only a dog as her companion, she sets out on a journey to find others, leaving notes everywhere she goes…hoping that one day someone will come looking for her.
When Riley meets the handsome yet mysterious Connor on the streets of Downtown San Diego, they form a bond unlike either has experienced before. When the things that go bump in the night turn out to be more than nightmares, the trio sets off for the mountains in search of an isolated resort where they can hunker down, away from the ominous shadows of the dead city streets. The peace and tranquility of the woods isn’t enough to keep the darkness away for long though and soon Riley and Connor are forced to accept that the World and the few people left alive in it will never be the same.
The shadows of their past may haunt them forever…threatening to destroy what little dreams they have left of a future unless they fight to stay in the light and never lose their hope.
The Apocalypse by Peter Meredith - 3 Stars ***
Greed, terrorism, and simple bad luck conspire to bring
mankind to its knees as a viral infection spreads out of control, reducing
those infected to undead horrors that feed upon the rest.
It's a time of misery and death for most, however there are
some who are lucky, some who are ruthless, and some who are just too damned
tough to go down without a fight.
This is their story.
Indexing by Seanan McGuire - 3 Stars ***
“Never underestimate the power of a good story.”
Good advice…especially when a story can kill you.
For most people, the story of their lives is just that: the
accumulation of time, encounters, and actions into a cohesive whole. But for an
unfortunate few, that day-to-day existence is affected—perhaps infected is a
better word—by memetic incursion: where fairy tale narratives become reality,
often with disastrous results.
That's where the ATI Management Bureau steps in, an
organization tasked with protecting the world from fairy tales, even while most
of their agents are struggling to keep their own fantastic archetypes from
taking over their lives. When you're dealing with storybook narratives in the
real world, it doesn't matter if you're Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, or the
Wicked Queen: no one gets a happily ever after.
Bill The Vampire by Rick Gualtieri - 3 Stars ***
There Are Reasons We Fear The Night. He's Not One Of Them.
Bill Ryder was a dateless geek, but then he met a girl to
die for. So he did. Unfortunately for him, that was just the beginning of his
troubles. He awoke as a vampire, one of the legendary predators of the night.
Sadly, fangs or not, he was still at the bottom of the food chain.
Now he finds himself surrounded by creatures stronger,
deadlier, and a lot cooler than he is ... and they all want to kick his teeth
in.
Bill isn't exactly average, though. A vampire like him
hasn't been seen in centuries. He's got a few tricks up his sleeve, unlikely
allies, and an attitude that makes him too damn obnoxious to quit.
Join him in this hilarious tale of immortal monsters and the
unlikely hero who's not afraid to tell them off, even if it gets him killed -
permanently this time.
Juvenile (Resistance Book 1) by Perrin Briar - 3 Stars ***
Riots have broken out across the Americas, Europe, Asia and
Africa. Disturbing news footage floods the cable news channels. People are
running scared, terrified. Frightened.
Dana is oblivious. She’s in her final meeting with Miss
Jenkins, her caseworker. Dana’s juvie record is an inch thick, a catalogue of
misdemeanors. She’s destined to spend her life behind bars.
Stressed out and looking for some much-needed distraction,
Max turns up at her boyfriend’s apartment. But something is wrong.
Darren is not alone.
He’s in bed with another girl. He attacks Dana with savage violence. She puts him down, but not before
his blood-stained teeth tear into her arm.
With the world falling apart, Dana fears the worst. She
rushes to the only person who’s ever mattered to her, her younger sister Max.
Dana promises she will protect her forever, keep her safe.
No matter what.
But then she's betrayed by those meant to protect her, and
Max is taken.
Can Dana find her sister before she turns into the very
monster she wishes to protect her from? Or will she be too late?
Dead Hunger: The Flex Sheridan Chronicle
By Eric A Shelman - 3 Stars ***
Something happened to the earth. Inexplicable. Not a product
of man, but of nature.
Now Flex Sheridan and Gem Cardoza must do all they can to
protect Flex's six-year-old neice Trina and find ways to survive a massive
outbreak that has caused most of humankind to metamorphose into the walking
dead.
Enter Hemphill "Hemp" Chatsworth. He is a
scientist who has expertise in epidemics, as well as a mechanical engineering
degree. He's doing all the important work, setting up a mobile lab in which to
experiment on the zombies and learn what drives them. But he must also learn
what will defeat them.
Charlene "Charlie" Sanders is a punk rock-loving,
crossbow-wielding firecracker who rivals only Gem Cardoza in her sharp wit and
fighting capability. She'll join with Hemp in his lab to help him learn what
they all need to know in order to stay safe.
Monsters by Kaylie Grayson - 3 Stars ***
Monsters ruled the night.
But who would rule the day?
Vanessa Price is a girl who'd never had an easy life. She
was a loner, and that was exactly how she liked it.
But when everything and everyone she'd ever known was wiped
away in a matter of hours, Vanessa was more alone than she could have ever
imagined. The disease spread quickly, and all that was left was a world filled
with horrific monsters that only wanted one thing... blood.
With her supplies running out, Vanessa is forced to go out
into the world alone to find more. She'll have to survive the night, but maybe
she's not as alone as she thought. What if the monsters aren't the only thing
out there she needs to worry about?
Blood Hunt by Izzy Shows - 3 Stars ***
Wizard without a license. Defender of London.
The Hunter in the Darkness. Not a title I wanted, but that's
who I am now. Vampires are trying to destroy my city. We're one mistake away
from the world knowing about magic, but the vampires don't care. They just
crave their next fix. I have to stop them, but I can't risk using the demonic
powers I have. Whatever lurks inside me, it's dark, and it's hungry. I will
find a way to fight on my own.
Vampires are not the only evil in this world.
Unchained by Shayne Silvers - 3 Stars ***
Meet Callie Penrose. Is she Heaven’s Devil, or Hell’s Angel?
Callie is a middle-class, Midwest American girl. And a
wizard in training. She works for Roland, a member of the Vatican Shepherds –
an elite group of twelve warrior priests who travel the world smiting whatever
offends them or their Good Lord.
One problem. Callie isn’t a huge fan of churches… Not even a
minor fan, really.
She trains with Roland only to learn how to use those
strange magical powers inside her. And because Roland had once saved her and
her friend from monsters in a dark alley.
But when a Heavenly spear enters an auction in Kansas City,
and Roland is gravely wounded, Callie finds herself forced to step up as an
interim Shepherd, and her first night on the job puts her in a bidding war
against the infamous Nate Temple – the billionaire wizard from St. Louis. And
when demons, shifter bears, vampires, and Nephilim attack the auction for the
spear, Nate and Callie are forced to join teams, and one-time foes become
hesitant allies.
Callie must learn where she stands as a wizard. Will she
hide behind a man, or light Kansas City afire with a name of her own? And will
she finally come to appreciate God? Or will the demons and monsters in the
shadows take her for themselves?
Because Callie soon learns she isn’t just a wizard, and it
was never just about the spear. Monsters have evidently been hunting Callie her
entire life, and now, they’ve finally found her…
Rise by Sierra Cross - 3 Stars ***
I closed the door on magic long ago...the day it made me an
orphan.
Ten years ago, the Coven of Fire sacrificed their lives--my
mother among them--to hold off an overwhelming demonic force. Now it's back.
As a poorly-paid bartender, how can any of this be my
problem? But Callie, another orphan of that battle, swears I'm the key to
reviving the coven. And there's an incredibly sexy guardian stranded on my
couch who's promising to help me stop the demons and keep the veil between the
realms standing.
One problem: I've never been able to use magic. Our local
bad boy warlock assures me I have the talent, but even if I did, we don't have
enough witches to complete a coven. The only way to survive is to pull together
this pack of magicborn misfits, who have more secrets than spells, into a
makeshift coven.
Can we--three untrained witches, a sarcastic warlock, and an
overly intense guardian--take back the city...before the Demongate falls and
the forces that killed my mother destroy us too?
Those are my reads for the week. Some of those covers are awesome looking. :) I hope you found some great reads.
Thanks for stopping by,
Michelle
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