I started reading this back in 2017 and quickly realized that I had several tales I needed to read first. That took time to find the volumes and clearI started reading this back in 2017 and quickly realized that I had several tales I needed to read first. That took time to find the volumes and clear my reading list to read them. The Sin du Jour series needs to be read in order for events to make sense, so start with The Envy of Angels and work your way up. That said, I found Gluttony Bay to be a bit disappointing. It felt like a filler novella between Greedy Pigs and Taste of Wrath. There is a cool rescue, but the setup seems hurried and not as organic as in other volumes. Still a necessary read for the series.
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I started reading this back in 2017 and quickly realized that I had several tales I needed to read first. That took time to find the volumes and clear my reading list to read them. The Sin du Jour series needs to be read in order for events to make sense, so start with The Envy of Angels and work your way up. That said, I found Gluttony Bay to be a bit disappointing. It felt like a filler novella between Greedy Pigs and Taste of Wrath. There is a cool rescue, but the setup seems hurried and not as organic as in other volumes. Still a necessary read for the series....more
Nikki is a horror author by default since what she is obsessed to write fits best in that genre. While in Japan, hiding out from her mother, Nikki leaNikki is a horror author by default since what she is obsessed to write fits best in that genre. While in Japan, hiding out from her mother, Nikki learns that what she writes happens out in the real world. Soon she and her friends are involved in figuring out what is happening and then how to stop a vengeful goddess from destroying everything. A fun romp in Japan with ghosts, gods and goddesses, secret societies and a very strange power that helps guide the story to a satisfying conclusion. Glad I am finally winnowing down my to read pile and read this title.
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Nikki is a horror author by default since what she is obsessed to write fits best in that genre. While in Japan, hiding out from her mother, Nikki learns that what she writes happens out in the real world. Soon she and her friends are involved in figuring out what is happening and then how to stop a vengeful goddess from destroying everything. A fun romp in Japan with ghosts, gods and goddesses, secret societies and a very strange power that helps guide the story to a satisfying conclusion. Glad I am finally winnowing down my to read pile and read this title....more
Take secret societies, a haunted hero, a romance, Baba Yaga, vampires, Ref Faires, time travel, and classical music, mix well and you would have J. W.Take secret societies, a haunted hero, a romance, Baba Yaga, vampires, Ref Faires, time travel, and classical music, mix well and you would have J. W. Zarek's The Devil Pulls the Strings. Boone Daniels, a Ren Faire knight and sometime musician is in New York as a favor for a friend when he is pulled into a web of revenge spanning several hundred years. All he has to do is complete several quests without getting killed and without knowing all the players. The stakes? Just the fate of New York city and the lives of all he holds dear. Will he be able to overcome treachery and mayhem from foes and friends alike? Read the book and find out!
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Take secret societies, a haunted hero, a romance, Baba Yaga, vampires, Ref Faires, time travel, and classical music, mix well and you would have J. W. Zarek's The Devil Pulls the Strings. Boone Daniels, a Ren Faire knight and sometime musician is in New York as a favor for a friend when he is pulled into a web of revenge spanning several hundred years. All he has to do is complete several quests without getting killed and without knowing all the players. The stakes? Just the fate of New York city and the lives of all he holds dear. Will he be able to overcome treachery and mayhem from foes and friends alike? Read the book and find out!...more
Bowen Penhallow's life has been focused on finding his friend Declan who had disappeared doing a very strange spell back in college. He has hired TamsBowen Penhallow's life has been focused on finding his friend Declan who had disappeared doing a very strange spell back in college. He has hired Tamsyn Bligh (who was in The Kiss Curse) to acquire various items for him. Declan got Bowen and invitation to his former fiance's wedding at a house in the wilds of Wales at Yuletide. Tamsyn had accepted a job acquiring a particular gaudy brooch for a million dollars. So both are surprised to see the other. And then when they are whisked back to 1957, they have to figure out what is going on and how to fix what needs to be fixed so they can get back to their present. A fun, short read that completes the trilogy. It will be interesting if Erin Sterling sets any more stories in this universe.
Thanks Netgalley and Avon for the chance to read this title!...more
Nava Katz has impulse issues. She also finds out that she seems to have usurped his brother's spot on a secretive demon hunters guild. Now her goal isNava Katz has impulse issues. She also finds out that she seems to have usurped his brother's spot on a secretive demon hunters guild. Now her goal is to kill demons, if she can figure out how, while getting her brother back in the guild's good graces. Plus manage to survive the training and not fall for the trainers. A good start to a series....more
Ellie and Ichabod are back! Ellie has been training and learning more about her powers while also tracking down who and what Alice is. Then there is OEllie and Ichabod are back! Ellie has been training and learning more about her powers while also tracking down who and what Alice is. Then there is Oberon and his strange link with Ichabod. We also learn a bit of Ichabod's past while the pair deals with exploding houses, gobs of skeletons, and cryptic witches. It will be interesting what the duo will face in the next volume!
Thanks Netgalley and Webtoons for the fun of reading this volume!...more
Al MacBharrais is cursed, actually doubly cursed. Anyone who hears him speak for an unknown measure of time will start hating him for know reason at aAl MacBharrais is cursed, actually doubly cursed. Anyone who hears him speak for an unknown measure of time will start hating him for know reason at all, so Al uses a text to talk application for most interactions. The second curse involves his apprentices, all have died, the seventh one choking on a raisin scone. So Al and Buck Foi, a hobgoblin contracted to work with Al, are on a quest. But they also need to deal with the Morrigan, an Irish death goddess, who has come back from the dead last book and decided to change her profession. Then there is Nadia, a battle seer and co-worker at Al's print shop. She and Buck are in the process of bring the deity Lhurnog into being which could have big consequences. So Al has his hands full! It is interesting how Kevin Hearne is working on bringing all the Iron Druid characters into a more peaceful state. This volume provides a good closure to this series, but I wonder if he will every decide to continue writing more tales set in this universe with other characters. I hope so!
Thanks Netgalley and Del Rey for the chance to read this title!...more
Augustus Berrycloth-Young is a Englishman living in 1920's New York, partially to keep clear of the Folly, when Thomas Nightingale came waltzing into Augustus Berrycloth-Young is a Englishman living in 1920's New York, partially to keep clear of the Folly, when Thomas Nightingale came waltzing into his self-imposed exile. They had gone to school together and both were practitioners of magic. Nightingale was on the trail of a cursed magical saxophone that raised Molly's interest. Lucky, Berrycloth-Young had the right sort of acquaintances to aid their endeavors. Interesting side story in the Rivers of London series that provides a mad-cap adventure in America that ends well.
Thanks Netgalley and Subterranean Press for the chance to read this title....more
Emiko Soong has a problem. Well actually, a lot of problems. The new Sentinel of San Francisco need to open the door to the Archive to gain her full pEmiko Soong has a problem. Well actually, a lot of problems. The new Sentinel of San Francisco need to open the door to the Archive to gain her full powers. She also has a murder to solve and a sword to keep out of a exhibit while keeping Adam alive. Then she also needs to return to Japan to help her brother pass his graduation tourney. But when she learns why her qi has been disrupted and what her magical gift really is, that is when she need to decide what and who she is. Now she just needs to block a growing unknown threat known as The General, keep herself, her brother and her friends alive while staying sane. Read this title and find out what and how she does it!
Thank you Netgalley and Tor for the chance to read this title!...more
Lucia is acknowledged as the town hero. But in her excitement over that status, she looses track of friends and schoolwork. So when a rash of thefts bLucia is acknowledged as the town hero. But in her excitement over that status, she looses track of friends and schoolwork. So when a rash of thefts by owls occur, she tries to do everything herself. Lack of knowledge and planning kept stymieing her efforts. But after a forced stand-down forces her to learn to accept help and plan ahead, Lucia and Sandro manage to organize a last ditch effort to save the town! A nicely done storyline accompanied by colorful artwork that helps set the mood!
Thanks Netgalley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for the chance to read this title!...more
Pity poor Duncan. He did hot know that his grandmother was a retired monster hunter. So it was quite a shock when he was called to find his missing grPity poor Duncan. He did hot know that his grandmother was a retired monster hunter. So it was quite a shock when he was called to find his missing grandmother and ended up facing the Questing Beast. His grandmother was active again because Arthur had been raised up by bloody Nationalists who wanted to change England into their image and it was up to the McGuire family to put things right. An interesting first volume in the series!...more
The elegant Miss Tao and gag-muffin Alma run a trouble-shooting agency in the run-down town of Gokurakugai. They take cases from anyone and spend mostThe elegant Miss Tao and gag-muffin Alma run a trouble-shooting agency in the run-down town of Gokurakugai. They take cases from anyone and spend most of their fees at restaurants. They take all kinds of cases from anyone willing to meet their fee, but keep an eye out for maga monsters that haunt the streets. So when a boy is looking for his only friend, a beastboy, Alma and Miss Tao take the case and earn a brand new sign to improve the chances of folks finding the duo's office. Then a very strange pops up the draws then in. Will they be able to find this culprit and will they be able to stop them? A very nicely paced story, fun characters and great art!
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Be very careful what you wish for as you might get it and then, boy are you in trouble! A nameless girl is stopped from committing suicide by Ah Roa, Be very careful what you wish for as you might get it and then, boy are you in trouble! A nameless girl is stopped from committing suicide by Ah Roa, the Magical Girl of Clairvoyance, who states that she is a Magical Girl, maybe even the Magical Girl of Time who can solve the climate crisis! But after she joins the Magical Girl Union, the Magical Girl of Time manifests elsewhere. So what is our heroine to do and why does Ah Roa still wants to hang out with her? What part will she play in solving the climate crisis? Park Seolyeon has produced an interesting Magical Girl variant where flashy powers play second fiddle to human interaction. An interesting read.
Thanks Netgalley and HarperCollins for the chance to read this title....more
Ordinary, Oregon, is no ordinary small town as police chief Delaney Reed knows well. With gods coming to town to vacation as mortals, vampires and werOrdinary, Oregon, is no ordinary small town as police chief Delaney Reed knows well. With gods coming to town to vacation as mortals, vampires and werewolves serving as first responders, and the Rhubarb Festival this weekend, Delaney does not need the distraction of an ex-boy friend and a middle school crush interfering with her duties. Especially when she has a god's murder to solve. A very nice introduction to Monk's Ordinary Magic series. Will definitely checking out future titles in this series! ...more
I picked up this title for the Kevin Hearne story "Prelude to War" so I knew what was going on in the next Iron Druid Novel. Eventually, I got around I picked up this title for the Kevin Hearne story "Prelude to War" so I knew what was going on in the next Iron Druid Novel. Eventually, I got around to reading the other two stories. A good read, but strange combination...more
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