Review: The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette De Bodard

Mar 1, 2017Mar 3, 2017 Alice | Rapture in BooksLeave a comment

Title: The House of Shattered Wings | Series: The Dominion of the Fallen #1 | Author: Aliette De Bodard | Publisher: Gollancz | Publication date: August 28th 2016 | Num. Pages: 417 | Genre: Fantasy, Post-apocalyptic, Mystery | How I owned it: ARC copy kindly provided by the publisher ★★★★ 4 stars – A very good start to what could be an interesting series Many thanks to Stevie from Gollancz for… Continue reading Review: The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette De Bodard

Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Review: The Dead Seekers by Barb & J.C. Hendee

Feb 20, 2017Feb 20, 2017 Alice | Rapture in Books2 Comments

Title: The Dead Seekers | Series: Dead Seekers #1 | Author: Barb & J.C. Hendee | Publisher: Ace | Publication date: January 3rd 2017 | Num. Pages: 328 | Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal | How I owned it: ARC copy kindly provided by the publisher ★★★ 3 stars – A good start to what could be an interesting series Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a copy… Continue reading Review: The Dead Seekers by Barb & J.C. Hendee

Crime & Thrillers · Sci-Fi/Fantasy

ARC Review: The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

Nov 2, 2016Jan 27, 2017 Alice | Rapture in BooksLeave a comment

Title: The Hanging Tree | Series: Peter Grant #6 | Author: Ben Aaronovitch | Publisher: Gollancz | Publication date: November 3rd 2016| Num. Pages: 384 | Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Rivers of London #1 Moon Over Soho #2 Whispers Under Ground #3 Broken Homes #4 Foxglove Summer #5 ★★★★ 4 stars – A satisfying installment Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with… Continue reading ARC Review: The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch

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Review: Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

Oct 28, 2016Jan 27, 2017 Alice | Rapture in Books3 Comments

Title: Foxglove Summer | Series: Peter Grant #5 | Author: Ben Aaronovitch | Publisher: Gollancz | Publication date: November 13th 2014| Num. Pages: 385 | Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Rivers of London #1 Moon Over Soho #2 Whispers Under Ground #3 Broken Homes #4 ★★★★ 4 stars – Unicorns?! Much better! Synopsis In the fifth of his bestselling series Ben Aaronovitch takes Peter Grant out… Continue reading Review: Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

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Review: Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch

Oct 24, 2016Jan 27, 2017 Alice | Rapture in BooksLeave a comment

Title: Broken Homes | Series: Peter Grant #4 | Author: Ben Aaronovitch | Publisher: Gollancz | Publication date: July 25th 2013| Num. Pages: 357 | Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Rivers of London #1 Moon Over Soho #2 Whispers Under Ground #3 ★★★.5 3.5 stars – an alright book but a little lacklustre Synopsis Ben Aaronovitch has stormed the bestseller list with his superb… Continue reading Review: Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch

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Review: Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch

Oct 12, 2016Jan 27, 2017 Alice | Rapture in BooksLeave a comment

Title: Whispers Under Ground | Series: Peter Grant #3 | Author: Ben Aaronovitch | Publisher: Gollancz | Publication date: June 21st 2012| Num. Pages: 419 | Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Rivers of London #1 Moon Over Soho #2 ★★★.5 3.5 stars – an alright book but a little lacklustre Synopsis A WHOLE NEW REASON TO MIND THE GAP It begins with a dead body… Continue reading Review: Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch

Crime & Thrillers · Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Review: Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

Oct 4, 2016Jan 27, 2017 Alice | Rapture in BooksLeave a comment

Title: Moon Over Soho | Series: Peter Grant #2 | Author: Ben Aaronovitch | Publisher: Gollancz | Publication date: April 21st 2011 | Num. Pages: 396 | Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Rivers of London #1 ★★★★ 4 stars – A great book filled with plenty of sarcasm and British witticisms Synopsis I was my dad’s vinyl-wallah: I changed his records while he lounged around… Continue reading Review: Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch

Other Beasties · Paranormal Romance · Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Review: Stifled by Rainy Kaye

Jul 2, 2016Jul 2, 2016 Alice | Rapture in BooksLeave a comment

Title: Stifled | Series: Summoned #2 | Author: Rainy Kaye | Publisher: Bastei Entertainment | Publication date: May 17th 2016 | Num. Pages: 252 | Genre: Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy 3.5 stars – Rushed once again but with a neat concept of JiNet Many thanks to Bastei Entertainment and Netgalley for providing me with a e-copy of this book… Continue reading Review: Stifled by Rainy Kaye

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Book Review: Commanding the Tides by Michelle M. Pillow

Aug 19, 2015Aug 19, 2015 Alice | Rapture in Books1 Comment

Title: Commanding the Tides Author: Michelle M. Pillow Series: Lords of the Abyss #2 The Verdict: For: Lovers of merfolk, crazy pets, and a love that overcomes everything Genres: Paranormal Romance, Fantasy romance Publication details: July 10th, 2010 by Raven Books Format: Kindle edition, 160 pages All images link back to their respective Goodreads page

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Book Review: The Mighty Hunter by Michelle M. Pillow

Aug 18, 2015Aug 18, 2015 Alice | Rapture in Books1 Comment

Title: The Mighty Hunter Author: Michelle M. Pillow Series: Lords of the Abyss #1 The Verdict: ★★★ For: Lovers or mermen, old-timey ways and a love fated by the Gods Genres: Paranormal romance, shapeshifters Publication details: July 21st 2010 by Raven Books Format: Kindle, 172 pages All images link back to their respective Goodreads page