Magic Slays (Kate Daniels #5) by Ilona Andrews ★★☆☆☆

“...surrounded by death on both sides, as if gliding through Armageddon.” 

This series has jumped the shark.

Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels #4) by Ilona Andrews ★★★★☆

Kate is nearly as annoying as in Book One but that’s my sole complaint. This was another excellent action oriented story with sexy time, conflict, an epic battle and extraordinary resolution. 

Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels #3) by Ilona Andrews ★★★★☆

The first rule of the Beast Lord is no competing in the Kumite.

Magic Burns (Kate Daniels #2) by Ilona Andrews ★★★☆☆

Serious bad guys, well paced action, epic battles, and thickening plot - what’s not to love?

Magic Bites (Kate Daniels #1) by Ilona Andrews ★★★☆☆

“You’re not as funny as you think.” 
- Nick to Kate 

No Kate you really are not.

The Rook (The Checquy Files #1) by Daniel O'Malley ★★★★☆

“You think I'm in a daze because you're handsome, I'm in a daze because I could crush you."

- Myfanwy Thomas

Kraken by M. Caspian ★★★☆☆

Not your average slash. This is a story of a very lonely odd man named Will who misses his ex boyfriend Parker. He has come out to some small god forsaken island to see if they can't work it out. 

Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman ★★★★☆

"When night came down on Whitbrow it came down hard. It came down like an army that had been waiting for the chance to sack and plunder the roost of its ancient foe." 

Hangman's Pond (The Brackenford Cycle #2) by Nick Moseley ★★★★☆

Oscar shook his head. ‘No, Trev. The fact that you’re a bad person is what makes you a bad person.’ 

Location, Location, Damnation (The Brackenford Cycle #1) by Nick Moseley ★★★☆☆

“You wanted spooky, you got it,” said Trev, a little unkindly. 

The Devourers by Indra Das ★☆☆☆☆

This was the most disgusting book I've ever read and I recently finished Dreamcatcher, King's ode to farts, diarrhea, and shit weasels. 

This was worse. 

Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #9) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★★

“She'd been punishing people for the same crimes for five hundred years. It was impressive in a psychotic sort of way... I'd told people that I'd chase them into hell to have my vengeance, but I probably didn't mean it. Itzpapalotl would mean every word.” 

Blue Moon (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #8) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★☆

Oh, I wish it was not true. Richard is my least favorite of “the sweeties,” a proper pain in the ass.

That said, this was a great story!

Burnt Offerings (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #7) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★☆

Yvette pulled Jason in against her legs, cradling his face against her thigh. “Watch, Jason, watch and see what I do to bad little boys”... His eyes collapsed inward, crumbling with rot... 

The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #6) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★★

“There was a look on Jean Claude’s face that was hard to describe. The devil must look like that after you’ve signed on the dotted line and given away your soul. Pleased, eager, and a little hungry.” 

Bloody Bones (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #5) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★☆

“Come to me, child, and I will always be with you. I will hold you forever.” 
- Serephina 

The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #4) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★★

She gave that rich, bedroom laugh again. “I am alpha, Ms. Blake. I can do a great many things that most shifters cannot.” 

- Raina 

Circus of the Damned (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #3) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★★

“I could have made this pleasant, but now I think I want you to hurt. Look into my eyes, mortal, and despair.” 

- Alejandro

The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #2) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★★

“I could teach you so much, Anita, so very much.” 

- Señora Salvador 

Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #1) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★★

“You do what we want or I will peel your mind away like the layers of an onion.” 

- Nikolaos