Etough's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 28 Sep 2024 21:03:05 -0700 60 Etough's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Archangel's Blade (Guild Hunter, #4)]]> 11530570 New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh is back in the shadows of a deadly, beautiful world where angels rule, vampires serve, and one female hunter must crawl out of the darkness to survive�

The severed head marked by a distinctive tattoo on its cheek should have been a Guild case, but dark instincts honed over hundreds of years of life compel the vampire Dmitri to take control. There is something twisted about this death, something that whispers of centuries long past…but Dmitri’s need to discover the truth is nothing to the vicious strength of his response to the hunter assigned to decipher the tattoo.

Savaged in a brutal attack that almost killed her, Honor is nowhere near ready to come face to face with the seductive vampire who is an archangel’s right hand, and who wears his cruelty as boldly as his lethal sensuality…the same vampire who has been her secret obsession since the day she was old enough to understand the inexplicable, violent emotions he aroused in her.

As desire turns into a dangerous compulsion that might destroy them both, it becomes clear the past will not stay buried. Something is hunting…and it will not stop until it brings a blood-soaked nightmare to life once more…]]>
321 Nalini Singh 1101543884 Etough 5 I highly recommend this book! If you loved the first three I think you will devour this one. And in the grand tradition of picking a supernatural team, I am now "Team Dimitri" all the way!
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4.31 2011 Archangel's Blade (Guild Hunter, #4)
author: Nalini Singh
name: Etough
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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I wasn't sure about this book going into it since it wasn't about Raphael and Elena who I had grown to love over the first 3 books. However, I wish I had read it sooner!! Dimitri and Honor I actually felt provided a bit more depth than R & E did. As soon as you get more into the psyche of Dimitri you are hooked. This story offered a broad spectrum of emotions. The tortured pasts of Dimitri and Honor break your heart, the sarcastic dialogue can make you laugh out loud and the intensity of the action in the book bring an air of excitement.
I highly recommend this book! If you loved the first three I think you will devour this one. And in the grand tradition of picking a supernatural team, I am now "Team Dimitri" all the way!

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<![CDATA[The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)]]> 8153566 Meghan Chase has a secret destiny--one she could never have imagined...
Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school...or at home.
When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change.
But she could never have guessed the truth--that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face...and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.
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351 Julie Kagawa 1426847807 Etough 5 3.79 2010 The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1)
author: Julie Kagawa
name: Etough
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey, #2)]]> 22826037 From the limitless imagination of New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Kagawa, return to the world of The Iron Fey.

Half Summer faery princess, half human, Meghan has never fit in anywhere. Deserted by the Winter prince she thought loved her, she is prisoner of the Winter faery queen. As war looms between Summer and Winter, Meghan knows that the real danger comes from the Iron Fey—ironbound faeries that only she and her absent prince have seen. But no one believes her.

Worse, Meghan’s own fey powers have been cut off. She’s stuck in Faery with only her wits for help. Trusting anyone would be foolish. Trusting a seeming traitor could be deadly. But even as she grows a backbone of iron, Meghan can’t help but hear the whispers of longing in her all-too-human heart.

Books and novellas in the Iron Fey
The Iron King (special edition includes “Winter’s Passage�* ebook novella)
The Iron Daughter (special edition includes the “Guide to the Iron Fey�*)
The Iron Queen (special edition includes “Summer’s Crossing�* ebook novella)
The Iron Knight (special edition includes “Iron’s Prophecy�* ebook novella)
The Lost Prince
The Iron Traitor
The Iron Warrior

*Also available in The Iron Legends anthology

Books in the Iron Evenfall
The Iron Raven]]>
296 Julie Kagawa 1426864159 Etough 5 3.97 2010 The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey, #2)
author: Julie Kagawa
name: Etough
average rating: 3.97
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rating: 5
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<![CDATA[World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)]]> 12983100 Angelfall, the survivors of the angel apocalypse begin to scrape back together what's left of the modern world.

When a group of people capture Penryn's sister Paige, thinking she's a monster, the situation ends in a massacre. Paige disappears. Humans are terrified. Mom is heartbroken.

Penryn drives through the streets of San Francisco looking for Paige. Why are the streets so empty? Where is everybody? Her search leads her into the heart of the angels' secret plans where she catches a glimpse of their motivations, and learns the horrifying extent to which the angels are willing to go.

Meanwhile, Raffe hunts for his wings. Without them, he can't rejoin the angels, can't take his rightful place as one of their leaders. When faced with recapturing his wings or helping Penryn survive, which will he choose?]]>
438 Susan Ee Etough 0 to-read 4.24 2013 World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)
author: Susan Ee
name: Etough
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2013
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<![CDATA[The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #6)]]> 30244 368 Laurell K. Hamilton 0425209067 Etough 3 4.14 1997 The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #6)
author: Laurell K. Hamilton
name: Etough
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1997
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1)]]> 8598746 Nine of us came here. We look like you. We talk like you. We live among you. But we are not you. We can do things you dream of doing. We have powers you dream of having. We are stronger and faster than anything you have ever seen. We are the superheroes you worship in movies and comic books—but we are real.

Our plan was to grow, and train, and become strong, and become one, and fight them. But they found us and started hunting us first. Now all of us are running. Spending our lives in shadows, in places where no one would look, blending in. We have lived among you without you knowing.

But they know.

They caught Number One in Malaysia.
Number Two in England.
And Number Three in Kenya.
They killed them all.

I am Number Four.

I am next.

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452 Pittacus Lore Etough 5 3.88 2010 I Am Number Four (Lorien Legacies, #1)
author: Pittacus Lore
name: Etough
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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Divergent (Divergent, #1) 8306857 In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

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487 Veronica Roth 0062024027 Etough 4 4.28 2011 Divergent (Divergent, #1)
author: Veronica Roth
name: Etough
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2011/07/08
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The Paper Samurai 21544971 148 Rebecca Lippa 1939928087 Etough 0 to-read 0.0 2014 The Paper Samurai
author: Rebecca Lippa
name: Etough
average rating: 0.0
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Perfect Ruin (The Internment Chronicles, #1)]]> 17339241
Morgan Stockhour knows getting too close to the edge of Internment, the floating city and her home, can lead to madness. Even though her older brother, Lex, was a Jumper, Morgan vows never to end up like him. There’s too much for her on Internment: her parents, best friend Pen, and her betrothed, Basil. Her life is ordinary and safe, even if she sometimes does wonder about the ground and why it’s forbidden.

Then a murder, the first in a generation, rocks the city. With whispers swirling and fear on the wind, Morgan can no longer stop herself from investigating, especially once she meets Judas. Betrothed to the victim, Judas is being blamed for the murder, but Morgan is convinced of his innocence. Secrets lay at the heart of Internment, but nothing can prepare Morgan for what she will find—or whom she will lose.]]>
356 Lauren DeStefano 1442480610 Etough 4 3.75 2013 Perfect Ruin (The Internment Chronicles, #1)
author: Lauren DeStefano
name: Etough
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Once Burned (Night Prince, #1)]]> 7039218 She's a mortal with dark powers...

After a tragic accident scarred her body and destroyed her dreams, Leila never imagined that the worst was still to come: terrifying powers that let her channel electricity and learn a person's darkest secrets through a single touch. Leila is doomed to a life of solitude...until creatures of the night kidnap her, forcing her to reach out with a telepathic distress call to the world's most infamous vampire...

He's the Prince of Night...

Vlad Tepesh inspired the greatest vampire legend of all—but whatever you do, don't call him Dracula. Vlad's ability to control fire makes him one of the most feared vampires in existence, but his enemies have found a new weapon against him—a beautiful mortal with powers to match his own. When Vlad and Leila meet, however, passion ignites between them, threatening to consume them both. It will take everything that they are to stop an enemy intent on bringing them down in flames.]]>
373 Jeaniene Frost 006178320X Etough 5 4.19 2012 Once Burned (Night Prince, #1)
author: Jeaniene Frost
name: Etough
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)]]> 10025305
With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister’s war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move—and that one of their own has betrayed them.

Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, but her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will—the wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do?

As their dangerous search for the Magister and the truth leads the friends into peril, Tessa learns that when love and lies are mixed, they can corrupt even the purest heart.]]>
498 Cassandra Clare 1416975888 Etough 0 to-read 4.42 2011 Clockwork Prince (The Infernal Devices, #2)
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Etough
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2011
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Seven Years (Seven, #1) 18369100
Seven years ago, my world ended.
Seven years later, my new life began.

It's been seven years since Lexi Knight lost her brother in a tragic accident. On the anniversary of his death, her brother's best friend shows up unexpectedly - a man she hasn't seen since the funeral. He is no longer the boy Lexi once knew, but a dangerous-looking man with tattoos and dark secrets. He broke her trust and abandoned her family, yet what he reveals makes it impossible to stay angry. Lexi has been secretly infatuated with Austin since childhood, so finding out he's a Shifter just makes him sexier. Dammit.

Austin Cole has returned to the city where he grew up, and just in time. He's lived a hard life these past seven years, and the shadows of his past are threatening to destroy Lexi's family. It's time that she learned the truth about her brother, but there is a shocking twist that Austin never saw coming. Now he must protect her family when her mother and sister wind up in mortal danger. Will Lexi learn to accept the truth about who he is, and can Austin salvage a relationship from the ruins of their past?

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Seven Years is not Shifter erotica, but puts a new spin on Shifter romance that's about family, second chances, and finding that person who completes you.
Cliffhanger-free
Mature content 17+
HEA
Part 1 of a series

What if Shifters really do exist, living in secret among humans?
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384 Dannika Dark 1491065621 Etough 0 4.08 2013 Seven Years (Seven, #1)
author: Dannika Dark
name: Etough
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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Closer 16036265 Alternate cover edition can be found here here

Closer is a stand alone novella that is based in the same world of the Mageri series, but is not part of the Mageri series.

A RIVETING PARANORMAL ROMANCE from USA Today Bestselling author, Dannika Dark.
Time is running out...

Kane never believed in things like fate or karma. Not until the night he took a life.

A secret society of immortals lives within the human world. Kane is one of them--a Sensor who experiences emotional energy through touch. But despite his good looks and easy-going personality, Kane lives a solitary life. Unlike other Sensors, he is unnaturally hypersensitive.

Touch brings pain.

Fate throws a curveball when a woman's life is placed in his hands. Kane is suddenly faced with making a choice, and each comes with a consequence that will wreck him forever. Time is not on his side.

Will she be his salvation, or his ruination?]]>
89 Dannika Dark Etough 0 4.19 2012 Closer
author: Dannika Dark
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average rating: 4.19
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<![CDATA[Gravity (Mageri, #4; Mageriverse #4)]]> 13571899 USA TODAY BESTSELLING SERIES
URBAN FANTASY ROMANCE SERIES BOOK 4

When a choice is made, it will forever alter the course of our destiny. It cannot be undone, for fate is a river changing direction and carving away the bed of our hearts like everlasting fractures.

A difficult past has left Silver broken, but she is learning to trust again through Logan Cross, a Chitah who has convinced her that a dangerous man can change. Their conviction for each other will be put to the ultimate test when an old nemesis reappears and flips her world upside down. Will Logan be able to tame the animal within, or will he succumb to his impulsive nature?

The ongoing investigation into Breed experiments unveils a shocking secret about Silver’s past. Standing at a fork in the road, Silver is forced to make a decision. Each comes with consequence, and there is no turning back.


"My eyes may not know all of you, but my heart does. I loved you before I was born, and I will love you long after I pass from this earth."


Gravity contains romance, passion, twists, and nail-biting drama.

MAGERI SERIES READING ORDER:
Book 1 - Sterling (Mageri Series: Book 1)
Book 2 - Twist (Mageri Series: Book 2)
Book 3 - Impulse (Mageri Series: Book 3)
Book 4 - Gravity (Mageri Series: Book 4)
Book 5 - Shine (Mageri Series: Book 5) Final Installment!]]>
368 Dannika Dark Etough 0 4.37 2013 Gravity (Mageri, #4; Mageriverse #4)
author: Dannika Dark
name: Etough
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2013
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<![CDATA[Head Rush (The Disillusionists, #3)]]> 10165210
In an attempt to put her unhappy past behind her, Justine Jones throws herself into nursing school and planning her wedding to Otto Sanchez, the man of her dreams. But something is off. Random details aren’t adding up, and is it her imagination, or are her friends and fiancé keeping secrets from her? And what’s with this strange sense of unease, and her odd new headaches?

Justine tries to stay upbeat as Midcity cowers under martial law, sleepwalking cannibals, and a mysterious rash of paranormal copycat violence, but her search for answers leads her into the most dangerous mindgame yet.

With the help of unlikely allies, including her paranoid dad and best frenemy Simon, Justine fights her ultimate foe…and unravels the most startling mystery of all.

Product Warnings
This book contains high-speed rollerblade chases, a mysterious green dashboard ornament, a father of the bride in full hazmat gear and a delicious kebab. ]]>
323 Carolyn Crane 1609286251 Etough 0 3.93 2011 Head Rush (The Disillusionists, #3)
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average rating: 3.93
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<![CDATA[Double Cross (The Disillusionists, #2)]]> 7759629 Ěý
Justine Jones lived her life as a fearful hypochondriac until she was lured into the web of a mysterious mastermind named Packard, who gifts her with extraordinary mental powers—dooming her to fight Midcity’s shadowy war on paranormal crime in order to find the peace she so desperately craves.

But now serial killers with unheard-of skills are terrorizing the most powerful beings in Midcity, including mastermind Packard and his oldest friend and worst enemy, Midcity’s new mayor, who has the ability to bend matter itself to his will.Ěý

As the body count grows, Justine faces a crisis of conscience as she tests the limits of her new powers and faces an impossible choice between two flawed but brilliant men—one on a journey of redemption, the other descending into a pit of moral depravity.]]>
326 Carolyn Crane 0553592629 Etough 0 3.94 2010 Double Cross (The Disillusionists, #2)
author: Carolyn Crane
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average rating: 3.94
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<![CDATA[Mind Games (The Disillusionists, #1)]]> 6890220 Justine knows she's going to die. Any second now.

Justine Jones has a secret. A hardcore hypochondriac, she’s convinced a blood vessel is about to burst in her brain. Then, out of the blue, a startlingly handsome man named Packard peers into Justine’s soul and invites her to join his private crime-fighting team. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime deal. With a little of Packard’s hands-on training, Justine can weaponize her neurosis, turning it outward on Midcity’s worst criminals, and finally get the freedom from fear she’s always craved. End of problem.

Or is it? In Midcity, a dashing police chief is fighting a unique breed of outlaw with more than human powers. And while Justine’s first missions, including one against a nymphomaniac husband-killer, are thrilling successes, there is more to Packard than meets the eye. Soon, while battling her attraction to two very different men, Justine is plunging deeper into a world of wizardry, eroticism, and cosmic secrets. With Packard’s help, Justine has freed herself from her madness—only to discover a reality more frightening than anyone’s worst fears.]]>
371 Carolyn Crane 0553592610 Etough 0 3.48 2010 Mind Games (The Disillusionists, #1)
author: Carolyn Crane
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average rating: 3.48
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<![CDATA[Blameless (Parasol Protectorate, #3)]]> 7719355 Quitting her husband's house and moving back in with her horrible family, Lady Maccon becomes the scandal of the London season in the third book of the NYT bestselling Parasol Protectorate series.

Queen Victoria dismisses her from the Shadow Council, and the only person who can explain anything, Lord Akeldama, unexpectedly leaves town. To top it all off, Alexia is attacked by homicidal mechanical ladybugs, indicating, as only ladybugs can, the fact that all of London's vampires are now very much interested in seeing Alexia quite thoroughly dead.

While Lord Maccon elects to get progressively more inebriated and Professor Lyall desperately tries to hold the Woolsey werewolf pack together, Alexia flees England for Italy in search of the mysterious Templars. Only they know enough about the preternatural to explain her increasingly inconvenient condition, but they may be worse than the vampires -- and they're armed with pesto.
BLAMELESS is the third book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.


The Parasol Protectorate
Soulless
Changeless
Blameless
Heartless
Timeless


For more from Gail Carriger, check out:

The Custard Protocol
Prudence
Imprudence
Competence
Reticence

Finishing School (YA)
Etiquette & Espionage
Curtsies & Conspiracies
Waistcoats & Weaponry
Manners & Mutiny]]>
355 Gail Carriger 0316074152 Etough 0 3.99 2010 Blameless (Parasol Protectorate, #3)
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average rating: 3.99
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<![CDATA[Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2)]]> 6933876
But Alexia is armed with her trusty parasol, the latest fashions, and an arsenal of biting civility. So even when her investigations take her to Scotland, the backwater of ugly waistcoats, she is prepared: upending werewolf pack dynamics as only the soulless can. She might even find time to track down her wayward husband, if she feels like it.

CHANGELESS is the second book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.]]>
374 Gail Carriger 0316074144 Etough 0 3.99 2010 Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, #2)
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<![CDATA[Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)]]> 6381205 Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations.

First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette.

Where to go from there? From bad to worse apparently, for Alexia accidentally kills the vampire--and then the appalling Lord Maccon (loud, messy, gorgeous, and werewolf) is sent by Queen Victoria to investigate.

With unexpected vampires appearing and expected vampires disappearing, everyone seems to believe Alexia responsible. Can she figure out what is actually happening to London's high society? Will her soulless ability to negate supernatural powers prove useful or just plain embarrassing? Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart?]]>
357 Gail Carriger 0316056634 Etough 0 3.90 2009 Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
author: Gail Carriger
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average rating: 3.90
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<![CDATA[Gameboard of the Gods (Age of X, #1)]]> 13477883
When Justin and Mae are assigned to work together to solve a string of ritualistic murders, they soon realize that their discoveries have exposed them to terrible danger. As their investigation races forward, unknown enemies and powers greater than they can imagine are gathering in the shadows, ready to reclaim the world in which humans are merely game pieces on their board.

Gameboard of the Gods, the first installment of Richelle Mead’s Age of X series, will have all the elements that have made her YA Vampire Academy and Bloodlines series such megasuccesses: sexy, irresistible characters; romantic and mythological intrigue; and relentless action and suspense.]]>
448 Richelle Mead 052595368X Etough 0 3.94 2013 Gameboard of the Gods (Age of X, #1)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Etough
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2013
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Shadow Heir (Dark Swan, #4) 11506205
Shaman-for-hire Eugenie Markham strives to keep the mortal realm safe from trespassing entities. But as the Thorn Land's prophecy-haunted queen, there's no refuge for her and her soon-to-be-born-children when a mysterious blight begins to devastate the Otherworld...

The spell-driven source of the blight isn't the only challenge to Eugenie's instincts. Fairy king Dorian is sacrificing everything to help, but Eugenie can't trust the synergy drawing them back together. The uneasy truce between her and her shape shifter ex-lover Kiyo is endangered by secrets he can't--or won't--reveal. And as a formidable force rises to also threaten the human world, Eugenie must use her own cursed fate as a weapon--and risk the ultimate sacrifice...]]>
400 Richelle Mead 0553826093 Etough 0 3.85 2011 Shadow Heir (Dark Swan, #4)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Etough
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2011
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Iron Crowned (Dark Swan, #3) 8709525 An embattled mystically entwined with our own,
the Otherworld is at the mercy of one woman...


Shaman-for-hire Eugenie Markham is the best at banishing entities trespassing in the mortal realm. But as the Thorn Land’s queen, she’s fast running out of ways to end the brutal war devastating her kingdom. Her only hope: the Iron Crown, a legendary object even the most powerful gentry fear�

Who Eugenie can trust is the hardest part. Fairy king Dorian has his own agenda for aiding her search. And Kiyo, her shape-shifter ex-boyfriend, has every reason to betray her along the way. To control the Crown’s ever-consuming powers, Eugenie will have to confront an unimaginable temptation--one that will put her soul and the fate of two worlds in mortal peril…]]>
378 Richelle Mead 0553826107 Etough 0 4.07 2011 Iron Crowned (Dark Swan, #3)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Etough
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2011
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Thorn Queen (Dark Swan, #2) 5996209 Eugenie Markham is a shaman for hire. She's paid
to bind and banish creatures from the
Otherworld.

But something happened after her last battle. She became queen of the Thorn Land. With her kingdom in tatters, her love life in chaos, and eager to avoid the prophecy about her firstborn destroying mankind, the job's really not all it's cracked up to be.

Now young girls are disappearing from the Otherworld, and no one seems willing to find out why. Or to put an end to it. Not that Eugenie's fazed by spilling fey blood, but this enemy is shrewd, subtle, and dangerous -- and nursing a very personal grudge.

Eugenie must venture deep into the Otherworld and trust in a power she can barely control. She may be a reluctant queen, but she's vowed to do her duty, even if it means facing the darkest and deadliest side of her nature.]]>
480 Richelle Mead 0553819879 Etough 0 4.12 2008 Thorn Queen (Dark Swan, #2)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Etough
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2008
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Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1) 2754510
Eugenie Markham is a powerful shaman who does a brisk trade banishing spirits and fey who cross into the mortal world. Mercenary, yes, but a girl's got to eat. Her most recent case, however, is enough to ruin her appetite. Hired to find a teenager who has been taken to the Otherworld, Eugenie comes face to face with a startling prophecy—one that uncovers dark secrets about her past and claims that Eugenie's first-born will threaten the future of the world as she knows it.

Now Eugenie is a hot target for every ambitious demon and Otherworldy ne'er-do-well, and the ones who don't want to knock her up want her dead. Eugenie handles a Glock as smoothly as she wields a wand, but she needs some formidable allies for a job like this. She finds them in Dorian, a seductive fairy king with a taste for bondage, and Kiyo, a gorgeous shape-shifter who redefines animal attraction. But with enemies growing bolder and time running out, Eugenie realizes that the greatest danger is yet to come, and it lies in the dark powers that are stirring to life within her...]]>
361 Richelle Mead 1420100963 Etough 0 3.90 2008 Storm Born (Dark Swan, #1)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Etough
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2008
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<![CDATA[Sixth Grave on the Edge (Charley Davidson, #6)]]> 16061295
Unfortunately, another case has fallen into her lap—one with dangerous implications. Some very insistent men want Charley to hunt down a witness who is scheduled to testify against their boss, a major player in the local crime syndicate. If Charley doesn't come up with an address in 48 hours, the people closest to her will start to disappear.

Add to that a desperate man in search of the soul he lost in a card game, a dogged mother determined to find the ghost of her son, and a beautiful, young Deaf boy haunted by his new ability to see the departed as clearly as he sees the living, and Charley has her hands full. The fact that Reyes has caught on to her latest venture only adds fuel to the inferno that he is. Good thing for Charley she's used to multi-tasking and always up for a challenge…especially when that challenge comes in the form of Reyes Farrow.]]>
326 Darynda Jones 1250045630 Etough 0 to-read 4.32 2014 Sixth Grave on the Edge (Charley Davidson, #6)
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average rating: 4.32
book published: 2014
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<![CDATA[Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson, #5)]]> 15813668 339 Darynda Jones 1250014409 Etough 0 4.41 2013 Fifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson, #5)
author: Darynda Jones
name: Etough
average rating: 4.41
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<![CDATA[Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (Charley Davidson, #4)]]> 13411684 Welcome to the world of grim reaper extraordinaire Charley Davidson. Try as she might, there’s no avoiding her destiny.

Sometimes being the grim reaper really is, well, grim. And since Charley’s last case went so awry, she has taken a couple of months off to wallow in the wonders of self-pity. But when a woman shows up on her doorstep convinced someone is trying to kill her, Charley has to force herself to rise above...or at least get dressed. It becomes clear something is amiss when everyone the woman knows swears she’s insane. But the more they refute the woman’s story, the more Charley believes it.

In the meantime, the sexy, sultry son of Satan, Reyes Farrow, is out of prison and out of Charley’s life, as per her wishes and several perfectly timed death threats. But his absence has put a serious crimp in her sex life. While there are other things to consider, like the fact that the city of Albuquerque has been taken hostage by an arsonist, Charley is having a difficult time staying away. Especially when it looks like Reyes may be involved.

Just when life was returning to normal, Charley is thrust back into the world of crime, punishment, and the devil in blue jeans in this hilarious fourth installment in the New York Times bestselling series.]]>
308 Darynda Jones 0749959177 Etough 0 4.43 2012 Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (Charley Davidson, #4)
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<![CDATA[Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson, #3)]]> 10980787
Granted she did imprison Reyes for all eternity, but how is she supposed to solve a missing-persons case, deal with an ego-driven doctor, calm her curmudgeonly dad, and take on a motorcycle gang hell-bent on murder when the devil's son just won't give up on his plan of seduction..... and revenge?]]>
310 Darynda Jones 0749956143 Etough 0 4.41 2012 Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson, #3)
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<![CDATA[Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson, #2)]]> 9565045 307 Darynda Jones 0312360819 Etough 0 4.24 2011 Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson, #2)
author: Darynda Jones
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average rating: 4.24
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<![CDATA[First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1)]]> 8788554 This whole grim reaper thing should have come with a manual.
Or a diagram of some kind.
A flow chart would have been nice.

Charley Davidson is a part-time private investigator and full-time grim reaper. Meaning, she sees dead people. Really. And it's her job to convince them to "go into the light." But when these very dead people have died under less than ideal circumstances (like murder), sometimes they want Charley to bring the bad guys to justice. Complicating matters are the intensely hot dreams she's been having about an entity who has been following her all her life...and it turns out he might not be dead after all. In fact, he might be something else entirely. But what does he want with Charley? And why can't she seem to resist him? And what does she have to lose by giving in?

With scorching-hot tension and high-octane humor, First Grave on the Right is your signpost to paranormal suspense of the highest order.

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310 Darynda Jones 0312662750 Etough 0 4.02 2011 First Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson, #1)
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Carnival of Souls 11340586
In a city of daimons, rigid class lines separate the powerful from the power-hungry. And at the heart of The City is the carnival, where both murder and pleasure are offered up for sale. Once in a generation, the carnival hosts a deadly competition that allows every daimon a chance to join the ruling elite. Without the competition, Aya and Kaleb would both face bleak futures—if for different reasons. For each of them, fighting to the death is the only way to try to live.

All Mallory knows of The City is that her father—and every other witch there—fled it for a life in exile in the human world. Instead of a typical teenage life full of friends and maybe even a little romance, Mallory scans quiet streets for threats, hides herself away, and trains to be lethal. She knows it's only a matter of time until a daimon finds her and her father, so she readies herself for the inevitable.While Mallory possesses little knowledge of The City, every inhabitant of The City knows of her. There are plans for Mallory, and soon she, too, will be drawn into the decadence and danger that is the carnival.

From Melissa Marr, bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely series and Graveminder, comes a brand-new tale of lush secrets, dark love, and the struggle to forge one's own destiny.]]>
306 Melissa Marr 0061659282 Etough 0 3.65 2012 Carnival of Souls
author: Melissa Marr
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average rating: 3.65
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<![CDATA[The Wicked Within (Gods & Monsters, #3)]]> 16650652
Her fate is not set in stone.

Having temporarily defeated Athena, Ari races to break the gorgon curse that has plagued the women in her family for centuries. Her one lead sends her on a quest for the Hands of Zeus, an ancient relic last seen in the charge of New 2’s ruling elite, the Novem. But if there is one thing that Athena desires as much as revenge, it’s the Hands of Zeus—and Athena always gets what she wants.

Before either can locate the Hands, the statue goes missing, and a trail of blood follows those who once protected the relic’s secrets. Ari knows that her city, her friends, Sebastian—her life—depend upon her finding the statue before Athena. And with rumors an ancient power is on the rise, that may not be her only concern�

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320 Kelly Keaton 1442493151 Etough 0 to-read 4.18 2013 The Wicked Within (Gods & Monsters, #3)
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average rating: 4.18
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Embers in a Dark Frost 16109632
With her feared half blood and flame-colored hair, DEIRA D'ANU is a constant reminder of human betrayal and the war that claimed the light from Innis Fail. Now, darkness and frost creep across the land, strengthening the Lord of the Underworld. War is imminent—an allegiance with the Fire Breathers is vital. When their champion, Balen, sees Deira, he believes she is the key to finding the light and stopping the dark frost.

But the Underworld calls to Deira, tempting her to turn her back on a world that never cared and betray the champion willing to sacrifice everything to keep her safe and save his world from darkness.]]>
219 Kelly Keaton 0988522500 Etough 0 3.78 2012 Embers in a Dark Frost
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average rating: 3.78
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<![CDATA[Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)]]> 11500217
Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel.

Raffe is a warrior who lies broken and wingless on the street. After eons of fighting his own battles, he finds himself being rescued from a desperate situation by a half-starved teenage girl.

Traveling through a dark and twisted Northern California, they have only each other to rely on for survival. Together, they journey toward the angels' stronghold in San Francisco where she'll risk everything to rescue her sister and he'll put himself at the mercy of his greatest enemies for the chance to be made whole again.]]>
326 Susan Ee 144477851X Etough 5 4.19 2011 Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days, #1)
author: Susan Ee
name: Etough
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2)]]> 12812550 Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war.

This is not that world.

Art student and monster's apprentice Karou finally has the answers she has always sought. She knows who she is—and what she is. But with this knowledge comes another truth she would give anything to undo: She loved the enemy and he betrayed her, and a world suffered for it.

In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Karou must decide how far she'll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, secrets and impossible choices, Days of Blood & Starlight finds Karou and Akiva on opposing sides as an age-old war stirs back to life.

While Karou and her allies build a monstrous army in a land of dust and starlight, Akiva wages a different sort of battle: a battle for redemption. For hope.

But can any hope be salvaged from the ashes of their broken dream?]]>
517 Laini Taylor 0316133973 Etough 0
That aside in between being somewhat lost and confused at times there was a fantastic story of Angels, Monsters and a love that might be able to overcome all odds. The book gave you moments of every emotion, humor, sadness, fear etc. And it has all of the elements you would want in an "urban" fantasy. I highly recommend this to lovers of angel books as their role in this is a little different from many of the other books out there. However, if you venture into this world...be patient. Eventually things become more clear and you realize your confusion was worth it. Happy reading]]>
4.13 2012 Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #2)
author: Laini Taylor
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average rating: 4.13
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This is sort of a double review of both Daughter of Smoke and bone the first book and Days of Blood and Starlight. There is something quite enchanting about how poetic Laini Taylor is in her descriptions of even the simplest thing. I found myself getting lost in how she could describe the relationship between Zuze and Mic and the fantastic banter between friends. However...I also found myself just getting lost. Period. Countless times throughout each book I kept hearing me say "huh?" "What?" "who is that again?" Wait what world are they in now?? And had to go back and read about 20 pages over again before I had somewhat caught back up to the story. While her "poeticness" for lack of a better word was beautiful at times...there were times when I just needed her to be blunt and say what she meant.

That aside in between being somewhat lost and confused at times there was a fantastic story of Angels, Monsters and a love that might be able to overcome all odds. The book gave you moments of every emotion, humor, sadness, fear etc. And it has all of the elements you would want in an "urban" fantasy. I highly recommend this to lovers of angel books as their role in this is a little different from many of the other books out there. However, if you venture into this world...be patient. Eventually things become more clear and you realize your confusion was worth it. Happy reading
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Iced (Fever, #6) 12444166 From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning comes the first book in her hotly anticipated new urban paranormal trilogy, set in the world of her blockbuster Fever series.

The year is 1 AWC—After the Wall Crash. The Fae are free and hunting us. It’s a war zone out there, and no two days are alike. I’m Dani O’Malley, the chaos-filled streets of Dublin are my home, and there’s no place I’d rather be.

Dani “Mega� O’Malley plays by her own set of rules—and in a world overrun by Dark Fae, her biggest rule is: Do what it takes to survive. Possessing rare talents and the all-powerful Sword of Light, Dani is more than equipped for the task. In fact, she’s one of the rare humans who can defend themselves against the Unseelie. But now, amid the pandemonium, her greatest gifts have turned into serious liabilities.

Dani’s ex–best friend, MacKayla Lane, wants her dead, the terrifying Unseelie princes have put a price on her head, and Inspector Jayne, the head of the police force, is after her sword and will stop at nothing to get it. What’s more, people are being mysteriously frozen to death all over the city, encased on the spot in sub-zero, icy tableaux.

When Dublin’s most seductive nightclub gets blanketed in hoarfrost, Dani finds herself at the mercy of Ryodan, the club’s ruthless, immortal owner. He needs her quick wit and exceptional skill to figure out what’s freezing Fae and humans dead in their tracks—and Ryodan will do anything to ensure her compliance.

Dodging bullets, fangs, and fists, Dani must strike treacherous bargains and make desperate alliances to save her beloved Dublin—before everything and everyone in it gets iced.]]>
512 Karen Marie Moning 0385344406 Etough 0 4.07 2012 Iced (Fever, #6)
author: Karen Marie Moning
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<![CDATA[Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)]]> 8490112
In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low.

And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherworldly war.

Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real, she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands", she speaks many languages - not all of them human - and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.

When beautiful, haunted Akiva fixes fiery eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?]]>
418 Laini Taylor 0316134023 Etough 0 3.98 2011 Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
author: Laini Taylor
name: Etough
average rating: 3.98
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Impulse (Mageri, #3) 13571893 "You are the only female I desire, the only water that will quench my thirst, the only sun that will warm my skin, the only lips that were made for mine."

Adult Urban Fantasy Romance - Book 3

Almost one year ago, a Mage attacked Silver and changed the course of her destiny.
Immortals exist, and now she is one of them.

Within the dark and supernatural city of Cognito, Silver is living under the watchful eye of her Ghuardian and dating her mortal enemy. Neither man can protect her from a dark secret, one buried within the contents of a box. As rival factions struggle to gain control, she finds herself in the middle of a centuries-old feud that threatens to drive a wedge between her and Logan Cross, the man who intends to seduce her.

In an explosive turn of events, one life is saved and another is forever altered. Can Silver trust those around her, or are they hiding a dark secret of their own?

(Due to mature content, recommended for audiences 17+)
SEVEN SERIES READING ORDER:
Book 1 - Seven Years (Seven Series #1)
Book 2 - Six Months (Seven Series #2)
Book 3 - Five Weeks (Seven Series #3)
Book 4 - Four Days (Seven Series #4)
Book 5 - Three Hours (Seven Series #5)
Book 6 - Two Minutes (August 18, 2015)
Book 7 - One Second (TBA)

SEVEN WORLD
Untitled (TBA)

MAGERI SERIES READING ORDER:
Book 1 - Sterling (Mageri Series: Book 1)
Book 2 - Twist (Mageri Series: Book 2)
Book 3 - Impulse (Mageri Series: Book 3)
Book 4 - Gravity (Mageri Series: Book 4)
Book 5 - Shine (Mageri Series: Book 5) Final Installment!

OTHER BOOKS:
Closer: A Novella]]>
365 Dannika Dark Etough 0 4.35 2012 Impulse (Mageri, #3)
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average rating: 4.35
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<![CDATA[Twist (Mageri, #2; Mageriverse #2)]]> 13502238 USA TODAY BESTSELLING SERIES


Months after moving to the mysterious city of Cognito, Silver is developing her gifts as a Mage and learning how to live under new laws. She is forced to give up her old life and live in secret among the humans. There is finally hope of leading an ordinary life . . .

Until Logan Cross walks into it.

Their chance meeting leads her close to discovering the identity of the nameless Mage who once stole her light and discovered the unique power she possesses. That knowledge poses an unimaginable threat to Silver, fueling the search to find out who he is before he finds her.

Lives are at stake. Truths are revealed. And an unexpected passion ignites.

"An outspoken woman makes the world a livable place. You have fire in you, and I would never put that out."]]>
283 Dannika Dark Etough 0 4.28 2012 Twist (Mageri, #2; Mageriverse #2)
author: Dannika Dark
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average rating: 4.28
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<![CDATA[Sterling (Mageri, #1; Mageriverse #1)]]> 12541491
Justus De Gradi is a man who can teach her that control. She meets him by chance - a man who's handsome, arrogant, and not entirely human. He reveals that she's a Mage - an immortal made of light, not magic. Zoë must now make a choice: Rebuild her life in the human world with the man who saved her, or live with Justus and learn how to use her extraordinary gifts. Justus has sworn an oath to protect her life, but can he guard her from the one man who has a right to claim it?

Zoë learns the price of freedom...and the value of loyalty.]]>
278 Dannika Dark Etough 0 3.98 2011 Sterling (Mageri, #1; Mageriverse #1)
author: Dannika Dark
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average rating: 3.98
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Die for Me (Revenants, #1) 9462812
When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life--and memories--behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only way to survive her pain is escaping into the world of books and Parisian art. Until she meets Vincent.

Mysterious, charming, and devastatingly handsome, Vincent threatens to melt the ice around Kate's guarded heart with just his smile. As she begins to fall in love with Vincent, Kate discovers that he's a revenant--an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save the lives of others. Vincent and those like him are bound in a centuries-old war against a group of evil revenants who exist only to murder and betray. Kate soon realizes that if she follows her heart, she may never be safe again.]]>
341 Amy Plum 0062004018 Etough 3 3.98 2011 Die for Me (Revenants, #1)
author: Amy Plum
name: Etough
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Tempt the Stars (Cassandra Palmer, #6)]]> 12528745
Yeah, that part sucks.

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg for Cassandra Palmer, aka the Pythia, the freshly minted chief seer of the supernatural world. After all, Cassie still has to save a friend from a fate worse than death, deal with an increasingly possessive master vampire, and prevent a party of her own acolytes from unleashing a storm of fury upon the world. Totally just your average day at the office, right?]]>
357 Karen Chance 1101616903 Etough 0 to-read 4.13 2013 Tempt the Stars (Cassandra Palmer, #6)
author: Karen Chance
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average rating: 4.13
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The Silver Linings Playbook 13539044
In this enchanting novel, Matthew Quick takes us inside Pat's mind, showing us the world from his distorted yet endearing perspective.]]>
291 Matthew Quick 0374533571 Etough 5 3.98 2008 The Silver Linings Playbook
author: Matthew Quick
name: Etough
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines, #3)]]> 8709526 401 Richelle Mead 159514319X Etough 5 4.35 2013 The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines, #3)
author: Richelle Mead
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average rating: 4.35
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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<![CDATA[The Golden Lily (Bloodlines, #2)]]> 8709523
Sydney would love to go to college, but instead, she's been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm Springs, California - tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war. Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist.

But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more she finds herself questioning her age-old Alchemist beliefs, her idea of family, and her sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi - the fiercest vampires, the ones who don't die. But it's her fear of being just that - special, magical, powerful - that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new romance with Braydon, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn to someone else - someone forbidden to her.

When a shocking secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney's loyalties are suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she's supposed to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she's been taught, and what her instincts are now telling her.

Should she trust the Alchemists - or her heart?]]>
418 Richelle Mead 1595143181 Etough 5 4.31 2012 The Golden Lily (Bloodlines, #2)
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average rating: 4.31
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Bloodlines (Bloodlines, #1) 8709527
Sydney's blood is special. That's because she's an alchemist - one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. But the last encounter Sydney had with vampires got her in deep trouble with the other alchemists. And now with her allegiances in question, her future is on the line.

When Sydney is torn from her bed in the middle of the night, at first she thinks she's still being punished for her complicated alliance with dhampir Rose Hathaway. But what unfolds is far worse. Jill Dragomir - the sister of Moroi Queen Lissa Dragomir - is in mortal danger, and the Moroi must send her into hiding. To avoid a civil war, Sydney is called upon to act as Jill's guardian and protector, posing as her roommate in the unlikeliest of places: a human boarding school in Palm Springs, California. The last thing Sydney wants is to be accused of sympathizing with vampires. And now she has to live with one.

The Moroi court believe Jill and Sydney will be safe at Amberwood Prep, but threats, distractions, and forbidden romance lurk both outside - and within - the school grounds. Now that they're in hiding, the drama is only just beginning.]]>
432 Richelle Mead 1595143173 Etough 5 4.20 2011 Bloodlines (Bloodlines, #1)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Etough
average rating: 4.20
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<![CDATA[A Beautiful Evil (Gods & Monsters, #2)]]> 8109141
After the epic graveyard battle at the end of Darkness Becomes Her, Ari and her friends know what they’re up against: Ari is facing the Medusa curse and is haunted by the image of what she will become. To make matters worse, the heinous goddess Athena has kidnapped young Violet and is threatening to destroy Ari.

Ari, along with the superhot Sebastian, is doing everything she can to learn more about Athena and to get Violet back. But the battle of good and evil is bigger than she realizes, and she’s about to be pulled into a world more horrific than she could ever imagine....]]>
285 Kelly Keaton 1442409274 Etough 3 4.15 2012 A Beautiful Evil (Gods & Monsters, #2)
author: Kelly Keaton
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average rating: 4.15
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rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Darkness Becomes Her (Gods & Monsters, #1)]]> 8109130
Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: Run. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it's impossible to protect herself when she doesn't know what she's running from or why she is being pursued.

She knows only one thing: she must return to her birthplace of New 2, the lush rebuilt city of New Orleans. Upon arriving, she discovers that New 2 is very...different. Here, Ari is seemingly normal. But every creature she encounters, no matter how deadly or horrifying, is afraid of her.

Ari won't stop until she knows why. But some truths are too haunting, too terrifying, to ever be revealed.]]>
320 Kelly Keaton 144240924X Etough 4 3.91 2011 Darkness Becomes Her (Gods & Monsters, #1)
author: Kelly Keaton
name: Etough
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) 11735983
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.

New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth's much-anticipated second book of the dystopian DIVERGENT series is another intoxicating thrill ride of a story, rich with hallmark twists, heartbreaks, romance, and powerful insights about human nature.]]>
525 Veronica Roth 0007442912 Etough 4 3.97 2012 Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
author: Veronica Roth
name: Etough
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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date added: 2012/05/23
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<![CDATA[Silver-Tongued Devil (Sabina Kane, #4)]]> 10094969
Her suspicions are confirmed when a string of sadistic murders threaten to stall treaty negotiations between the mages and the vampires. Sabina pitches in to find the killer, but her investigation soon leads her down dark paths that have her questioning everyone she thought she could trust. And the closer she gets to the killer, the more Sabina begins to suspect this is one foe she may not be able to kill.]]>
405 Jaye Wells Etough 5 4.03 2012 Silver-Tongued Devil (Sabina Kane, #4)
author: Jaye Wells
name: Etough
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2012/04/16
date added: 2012/05/23
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<![CDATA[Green-Eyed Demon (Sabina Kane, #3)]]> 8850140
1. Rescue sister.
2. Murder grandmother.
3. Don't upset the voodoo priestess.

The clock is ticking for Sabina Kane. Her sister has been kidnapped by her grandmother, the Dark Races are on the brink of war, and a mysterious order is manipulating everyone behind the scenes.

Working on information provided by an unlikely ally, Sabina and her trusty sidekicks -- a sexy mage named Adam Lazarus and Giguhl, a Mischief demon -- head to New Orleans to begin the hunt for her sister. Once there, they must contend with belligerent werewolves, magic-wielding vampires and -- perhaps most frightening of all -- humans.

But as much as Sabina is focused on surviving the present, the past won't be ignored. Before she can save those she cares about most, she must save herself from the ghosts of her past.]]>
376 Jaye Wells 031603777X Etough 4 4.01 2011 Green-Eyed Demon (Sabina Kane, #3)
author: Jaye Wells
name: Etough
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2012/03/12
date added: 2012/05/23
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<![CDATA[Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)]]> 10818853 Ěý
Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires.

Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.

This book is intended for mature audiences.]]>
356 E.L. James 1612130291 Etough 4
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3.68 2011 Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
author: E.L. James
name: Etough
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2012/05/07
date added: 2012/05/08
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What to say about Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James. Being that I tend to stick to Sci-Fi and fantasy this was a little bit out of my comfort genre. However, when I heard this book was written on a whim based on the Author's own Twilight Fan Fic my curiosity got the best of me. I was definitely pleasently surprised! While admittedly the writing is certainly not the best I have ever read, and Ana's "Inner Goddess" may have gotten on my nerves a time or two...the story itself was fantastic. And honestly you are not going into reading this book thinking it's going to be award winning writing. You are you going to read it because of your burning curiosity of just what Mr. Grey enjoys behind closed doors. You are going to read it because let's face it...most people have a darker side to their fantasies and this book plays right into it. I definitely recommend this book! Great characters, Blush inducing sex scenes and a love story that takes you by surprise!

Happy Reading All!!
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<![CDATA[The Mage in Black (Sabina Kane, #2)]]> 6809619
On top of that, the Hekate Council wants to use her as a pawn in the brewing war against the vampires. Her mission will take her into the bowels of New York's Black Light district, entangles her in mage politics, and challenges her beliefs about the race she was raised to distrust. And Sabina thought vampires were bloodthirsty.]]>
341 Jaye Wells 1841497576 Etough 4 3.94 2010 The Mage in Black (Sabina Kane, #2)
author: Jaye Wells
name: Etough
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2012/04/05
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<![CDATA[Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane, #1)]]> 6056520
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325 Jaye Wells 0316037761 Etough 4 3.70 2009 Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane, #1)
author: Jaye Wells
name: Etough
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2012/02/04
date added: 2012/02/04
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<![CDATA[Heart of Steel (Iron Seas, #2)]]> 10558533
As the mercenary captain of Lady Corsair, Yasmeen has learned to keep her heart as cold as steel, her only loyalty bound to her ship and her crew. So when a man who once tried to seize her airship returns from the dead, Yasmeen will be damned if she gives him another opportunity to take control.

Treasure hunter Archimedes Fox isn't interested in Lady Corsair—he wants her coldhearted captain and the valuable da Vinci sketch she stole from him. To reclaim it, Archimedes is determined to seduce the stubborn woman who once tossed him to a ravenous pack of zombies, but she's no easy conquest.

When da Vinci's sketch attracts a dangerous amount of attention, Yasmeen and Archimedes journey to Horde-occupied Morocco—and straight into their enemy's hands. But as they fight to save themselves and a city on the brink of rebellion, the greatest peril Yasmeen faces is from the man who seeks to melt her icy heart.]]>
311 Meljean Brook 0425243303 Etough 5 3.93 2011 Heart of Steel (Iron Seas, #2)
author: Meljean Brook
name: Etough
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2012/01/12
date added: 2012/01/23
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Touch of Power (Healer, #1) 10445208
Stressed and tired from hiding, Avry is abducted by a band of rogues who, shockingly, value her gift above the golden bounty offered for her capture. Their leader an enigmatic captor-protector with powers of his own is unequivocal in his demands: Avry must heal a plague-stricken prince, the leader of a campaign against her people.

As they traverse the daunting Nine Mountains, beset by mercenaries and magical dangers, Avry must decide who is worth healing and what is worth dying for.]]>
390 Maria V. Snyder 0778313077 Etough 5 Touch of Power]]> 4.13 2011 Touch of Power (Healer, #1)
author: Maria V. Snyder
name: Etough
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2012/01/23
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I haven't decided for sure, but I think this might be my new favorite series by Maria Snyder. I loved the dynamics of the relationship between Avery and Kerrick and Poppa Bear was a fantastic Character!! The villain in this book was perfect. Wickedly smart, incredibly devious and so sexy it almost made it hard to hate him. My one and only complaint is that I very nearly cried when I read the next book will not be coming out until 2013!!! Highly recommend this book for anyone who is a fan of Snyder's Study and Glass series. Touch of Power
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<![CDATA[The Iron Queen (The Iron Fey, #3)]]> 8685612
I thought it was over. That my time with the fey, the impossible choices I had to make, the sacrifices of those I loved, was behind me. But a storm is approaching, an army of Iron fey that will drag me back, kicking and screaming. Drag me away from the banished prince who's sworn to stand by my side. Drag me into the core of conflict so powerful, I'm not sure anyone can survive it.

This time, there will be no turning back.

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384 Julie Kagawa 0373210183 Etough 0 to-read 4.19 2011 The Iron Queen (The Iron Fey, #3)
author: Julie Kagawa
name: Etough
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[The Shadow of Death (Thirst, #4)]]> 9760071
The immortal race the Telar is threatening to release a virus to decimate humanity. But Alisa and her friends can't take down the Telar on their own, and they must turn to the mysterious organization the IIC for help. But the IIC has secrets of its own and may have ulterior motives.

With two rivals and no one to trust, Alisa must rely on her dark side to defeat them. But it could cost her life, or her soul...]]>
496 Christopher Pike 1442413190 Etough 0 to-read 4.24 2011 The Shadow of Death (Thirst, #4)
author: Christopher Pike
name: Etough
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch]]> 12067
People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it’s only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day. This time though, the armies of Good and Evil really do appear to be massing. The four Bikers of the Apocalypse are hitting the road. But both the angels and demons � well, one fast-living demon and a somewhat fussy angel � would quite like the Rapture not to happen.

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491 Terry Pratchett Etough 0 to-read 4.27 1990 Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
author: Terry Pratchett
name: Etough
average rating: 4.27
book published: 1990
rating: 0
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Legend (Legend, #1) 9275658
From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.

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305 Marie Lu Etough 5 While I disagree when people are comparing this to the Hunger Games. The only connection I can see is that they both fall into the growing Young Adult dystopian Genre. Legend did not have the action packed pages of The Hunger games but held it's own with a strong story and fantastic characters. I never found myself bored (like I have in other dystopian novels) or wanting more.
I will give warning though...while this is considered a Y/A book...and I have felt this way about a lot of the Y/A dystopian books out right now, this book is more for the older Y/A readers. The entire book itself is one long emotional roller coaster with some chapters more so than others. I would say highschool readers and older, I think any younger and it might be a bit to harsh for them. ]]>
4.16 2011 Legend (Legend, #1)
author: Marie Lu
name: Etough
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2011/01/03
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Marie Lu's addition to the dystopian genre Legend had me hooked from the first chapter. I think Lu's diverse background in the art and entertainment world enhanced her ability to come up with vivid characters and an amazingly detailed world for the reader to explore. Lu did a great job of drawing the reader in by playing on real world fears, civil unrest, poverty, illness, while also plucking on your heart strings with strong family ties and young love.
While I disagree when people are comparing this to the Hunger Games. The only connection I can see is that they both fall into the growing Young Adult dystopian Genre. Legend did not have the action packed pages of The Hunger games but held it's own with a strong story and fantastic characters. I never found myself bored (like I have in other dystopian novels) or wanting more.
I will give warning though...while this is considered a Y/A book...and I have felt this way about a lot of the Y/A dystopian books out right now, this book is more for the older Y/A readers. The entire book itself is one long emotional roller coaster with some chapters more so than others. I would say highschool readers and older, I think any younger and it might be a bit to harsh for them.
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<![CDATA[Hard Bitten (Chicagoland Vampires, #4)]]> 9657860 350 Chloe Neill 0575100184 Etough 4 4.20 2011 Hard Bitten (Chicagoland Vampires, #4)
author: Chloe Neill
name: Etough
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2011/06/19
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Awakened (House of Night, #8) 8652190 290 P.C. Cast 0312650248 Etough 4 4.01 2011 Awakened (House of Night, #8)
author: P.C. Cast
name: Etough
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Succubus Revealed (Georgina Kincaid, #6)]]> 7802254 In Georgina Kincaid, succubus and she-demon, #1 New York Times bestselling author Richelle Mead has created one of her most enticing characters. But with a shot at love, and maybe even redemption, is the ultimate seductress finally going soft? Like hell she is. . .

Georgina Kincaid has had an eternity to figure out the opposite sex, but sometimes they still surprise her. Take Seth Mortensen. The man has risked his soul to become Georgina's boyfriend. Still, with Lucifer for a boss, Georgina can't just hang up her killer heels and settle down to domestic bliss. In fact, she's being forced to transfer operations. . .to Las Vegas.

The City of Sin is a dream gig for a succubus, but Georgina's allies are suspicious. Why are the powers-that-be so eager to get her away from Seattle and from Seth? Georgina is one of Hell's most valuable assets, but if there's any way out of the succubus business she plans to take it, no matter how much roadkill she leaves behind. She just hopes the casualties won't include the one man she's risking everything for. . .

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277 Richelle Mead 0758232012 Etough 4
Succubus Revealed finished off the series. While I did thoroughly enjoy the series as a whole I felt like by the 4th book you knew exactly how the series would end. There was no twists to throw you off track and everything was wrapped in a pretty happily ever after package. I think if you are a fan of her work already you will enjoy the series. Just go in knowing that this one doesn't offer the intensity and action of some of her other books.
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4.26 2011 Succubus Revealed (Georgina Kincaid, #6)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Etough
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2011/10/20
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I was hooked on Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series and decided I would give the Georgina Kincaid books a try. Again in this series I loved her writing style. Richelle Mead is descriptive enough to allow you to visualize the characters and the world around them without bombarding you with too much information. Georgina Kincaid was a great female lead. Strong, intelligent, loyal and sexy and she allowed a bit of vulnerability that made her relatable to the reader.

Succubus Revealed finished off the series. While I did thoroughly enjoy the series as a whole I felt like by the 4th book you knew exactly how the series would end. There was no twists to throw you off track and everything was wrapped in a pretty happily ever after package. I think if you are a fan of her work already you will enjoy the series. Just go in knowing that this one doesn't offer the intensity and action of some of her other books.

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<![CDATA[Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid, #5)]]> 6916963
Helping to plan her ex-boyfriend's wedding is a different story. Georgina isn't sure which is worse -- that Seth is marrying another woman, or that Georgina has to run all over Seattle trying on bridesmaid dresses. Still, there are distractions. Georgina's roommate, Roman, is cluttering her apartment with sexual tension. Then there's Simone, the new succubus in town, who's intent on corrupting Seth.

But the real danger lies in the mysterious force that's visiting her thoughts, trying to draw her into a dark, otherworldly realm. Sooner or later, Georgina knows she'll be too weak to resist. And when that happens, she'll discover who she can trust, who she can't -- and that Hell is far from the worst place to spend eternity...]]>
281 Richelle Mead 0758232004 Etough 4 4.18 2010 Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid, #5)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Etough
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2011/10/18
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<![CDATA[Succubus Heat (Georgina Kincaid, #4)]]> 5148720
. . .which should be a good thing. But lately, thanks to her foul mood over breaking up with bestselling writer Seth Mortensen, she's been so wicked that Seattle's über-demon Jerome, decides to "outsource " Georgina to a rival—and have her spy for him in the process.

Being exiled to the frozen north—okay, Vancouver—and leaving Seth in the cozy clutches of his new girlfriend is unpleasant enough. Then Jerome is kidnapped, and all immortals under his control mysteriously lose their powers. One bright spot: with her life-sucking ability gone, there's nothing to keep Georgina from getting down and dirty with Seth—nothing apart from his girlfriend that is. Now, as the supernatural population starts turning on itself, a newly mortal Georgina must rescue her boss and figure out who's been playing them—or all hell will break loose. . .]]>
304 Richelle Mead 0553820273 Etough 4 4.16 2009 Succubus Heat (Georgina Kincaid, #4)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Etough
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Succubus Dreams (Georgina Kincaid, #3)]]> 2977487 Some days, a girl just can't catch a break...

First, Georgina Kincaid, a shape-shifting succubus who gets her energy from seducing men, can't have sex with her gorgeous bestselling author boyfriend Seth Mortensen--in case she inadvertently kills him. Second, Georgina's under demonic orders to mentor the new (and surprisingly inept) succubus on the block. Third, someone's manipulating her dreams, draining her energy and supplying eerie visions of her future. Georgina seeks answers from Dante, a dream interpreter with ties to the underworld, but his flirtatious charm only leaves her more confused--especially as the situation with Seth reaches a crisis point. Georgina needs to rein in her out-of-control love life and go toe-to-toe with an enemy capable of wreaking serious havoc among mankind. Otherwise, Georgina, and the entire mortal world, may never sleep easy again...]]>
296 Richelle Mead 0758216432 Etough 4 4.12 2008 Succubus Dreams (Georgina Kincaid, #3)
author: Richelle Mead
name: Etough
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Blood Destiny (Blood Curse, #1)]]> 9292965 She is a twenty-nine-year-old agent of homeland security, investigating a dangerous cult.
Theirs is a Blood Destiny about to unfold...

Descended from the progeny of Celestial Gods and humans, Nathaniel Silivasi is handsome, seductive, and powerful beyond measure: a lethal vampire. Belonging to an ancient civilization that sacrificed its females to the verge of extinction, he is also cursed. Like all the sons of Jadon, he is incapable of producing female offspring and required to sacrifice a first born son as atonement for the sins of his forefathers. While he belongs to a modern civilization, he is bound by primeval law.

When Jocelyn Levi stumbles upon Nathaniel's pristine mountain valley, she is not prepared for the collision of worlds she is about to encounter. As an agent of the homeland security department, ICE, the beautiful, defiant female has an agenda of her own: to stop the ritualistic slaughter of innocent young women by a human trafficking ring. Little does she know, the evil she seeks is unlike anything she has ever witnessed. She has entered a world of warriors, code, and mystery, where the predators are divided only by degrees of light and shadow, and the dark handsome stranger who has come to her aid is the most dangerous of all.]]>
368 Tessa Dawn Etough 3
All in all this book was a solid 3 stars. I certainly didn't hate the book, I just didn't absolutely love it either.
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3.86 2010 Blood Destiny (Blood Curse, #1)
author: Tessa Dawn
name: Etough
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2010
rating: 3
read at: 2011/09/25
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I think Tessa Dawn's vision was very interesting. The lore behind the vampires was certainly original, I just wasn't a huge fan of the execution of the story. It may just be preference. I felt like the relationship that the book focused on was so rushed that I never had a chance to dive into it and love the characters like I do in other books. Actually, the side characters I felt held far more interest than the leads (especially the villians...I want to know more about them). It looks like each book will focus on a brother...perhaps similar to the formula of the Black Dagger Brotherhood (Which I absolutely love). So who knows...perhaps I just didn't like this Brother and will enjoy the next book in the series.

All in all this book was a solid 3 stars. I certainly didn't hate the book, I just didn't absolutely love it either.

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The Eternal Dawn (Thirst, #3) 7775611
Alisa’s guilt grows when she becomes involved in a dangerous conspiracy. A top-secret group knows Alisa’s secret and will stop at nothing to use her powers for their cause. As Alisa desperately tries to protect herself and Teri from the unknown enemy, she discovers a force more powerful and more lethal than anything she has ever seen. Alisa doesn’t know who to trust, who to challenge, or who she will become�.]]>
478 Christopher Pike 1442413174 Etough 4 4.15 2010 The Eternal Dawn (Thirst, #3)
author: Christopher Pike
name: Etough
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, and Creatures of Forever (Thirst, #2)]]> 6424184 Phantom
Evil Thirst
Creatures of Forever

Tears roll over my face. I touch them with my quivering tongue. They are clear and salty, not dark and bloody. Another sign that I am human.

What Alisa has desired for five thousand years has finally come true: She is once again human. But now she is defenseless, vulnerable, and, for the first time in centuries, emotional. As she attempts to reconcile her actions as a vampire with her new connection to humanity, she begins to understand the weight of life-and-death decisions. Can Alisa resolve her past and build a new identity, or is she doomed to repeat her fatal mistakes?]]>
581 Christopher Pike 1416983090 Etough 4 4.07 2010 Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, and Creatures of Forever (Thirst, #2)
author: Christopher Pike
name: Etough
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, and Red Dice (Thirst, #1)]]> 5941233 The Last Vampire
Black Blood
Red Dice

As to blood -
ah, blood, the whole subject fascinates me. I do like that as well, warm and dripping, when I am thirsty....


Alisa has been in control of her urges for the five thousand years she has been a vampire. She feeds but does not kill, and she lives her life on the fringe to maintain her secret. But when her creator returns to hunt her, she must break her own rules in order to survive.

Her quest leads her to Ray. He is the only person who can help her; he also has every reason to fear her. Alisa must get closer to him to ensure her immortality. But as she begins to fall in love with Ray, suddenly there is more at stake than her own life....]]>
594 Christopher Pike 1416983082 Etough 4 3.85 1998 Thirst No. 1: The Last Vampire, Black Blood, and Red Dice (Thirst, #1)
author: Christopher Pike
name: Etough
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1) 7864587
But when Mina uncovers the victim's identity, she stumbles upon a conspiracy that threatens the lives of everyone in England. To save them, Mina and Rhys must race across zombie-infested wastelands and treacherous oceans-and Mina discovers the danger is not only to her countrymen, as she finds herself tempted to give up everything to the Iron Duke.]]>
384 Meljean Brook 0425236676 Etough 4

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3.84 2010 The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1)
author: Meljean Brook
name: Etough
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2011/10/09
date added: 2011/10/11
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This was my first venture into the world of Steampunk. I loved it!! How can you not love a book that has 35 foot armored sharks, zombies, crazy nanotechnology and several rediculously yummy over the top sex scenes. Being new to the steampunk world and only knowing a little bit based on the few movies I have seen, Brook did a fantastic job in building the landscape and I had no trouble imagining the world she created. I highly recommend to any fan of the steampunk or fantasy romance!



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A Quick Bite (Argeneau #1) 38568 That hot guy tied to Lissianna Argeneau's bed? He's not dessert - he's the main course!

Lissianna has been spending her centuries pining for Mr. Right, not just a quick snack, and this sexy guy she finds in her bed looks like he might be a candidate. But there's another, more pressing issue: her tendency to faint at the sight of blood...an especially annoying quirk for a vampire. Of course it doesn't hurt that this man has a delicious-looking neck. What kind of cold-blooded vampire woman could resist a bite of that?

Dr. Gregory Hewitt recovers from the shock of waking up in a stranger's bedroom pretty quickly - once he sees a gorgeous woman about to treat him to a wild night of passion. But is it possible for the good doctor to find true love with a vampire vixen, or will he be just a good meal? That's a question Dr. Greg might be willing to sink his teeth into...if he can just get Lissianna to bite.

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360 Lynsay Sands 0060773758 Etough 3 3.91 2005 A Quick Bite (Argeneau #1)
author: Lynsay Sands
name: Etough
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2005
rating: 3
read at: 2011/07/26
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Bitten (Otherworld, #1) 11918
So she left the Pack and returned to Toronto where she’s trying to live as a human. When the Pack leader calls asking for her help fighting a sudden uprising, she only agrees because she owes him. Once this is over, she’ll be squared with the Pack and free to live life as a human. Which is what she wants. Really.]]>
436 Kelley Armstrong 0452286034 Etough 4 4.04 2001 Bitten (Otherworld, #1)
author: Kelley Armstrong
name: Etough
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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Delirium (Delirium, #1) 11283552 I wonder whether the procedure will hurt.
I want to get it over with.
It’s hard to be patient.
It’s hard not to be afraid while I’m still uncured, though so far the deliria hasn’t touched me yet.
Still, I worry.
They say that in the old days, love drove people to madness.
The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don’t.]]>
442 Lauren Oliver 0062112430 Etough 4 4.04 2011 Delirium (Delirium, #1)
author: Lauren Oliver
name: Etough
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2011/08/30
date added: 2011/10/10
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Pandemonium (Delirium, #2) 9593911 Zrozpaczona przystępuje do ruchu oporu, by walczyć o wolność i [miłość]. Na jej drodze staje tajemniczy Julian.

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375 Lauren Oliver 006197806X Etough 0 to-read 4.03 2012 Pandemonium (Delirium, #2)
author: Lauren Oliver
name: Etough
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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<![CDATA[Archangel's Consort (Guild Hunter, #3)]]> 7307503 Nalini Singh steps back into the shadows of her “heartbreakingly original�* world where angels rule, vampires serve, and the innocent can pay the greatest price of all�

Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux and her lover, the lethally beautiful archangel Raphael, have returned home to New York only to face an uncompromising new evil�

A vampire has attacked a girls� school—the assault one of sheer, vicious madness—and it is only the first act. Rampant bloodlust takes vampire after vampire, threatening to make the streets run with blood. Then Raphael himself begins to show signs of an uncontrolled rage, as inexplicable storms darken the city skyline and the earth itself shudders.

The omens are suddenly terrifyingly clear.

An ancient and malevolent immortal is rising. The violent winds whisper her name: Caliane. She has returned to reclaim her son, Raphael. Only one thing stands in her way: Elena, the consort who must be destroyed�

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324 Nalini Singh 0575095776 Etough 4 4.22 2011 Archangel's Consort (Guild Hunter, #3)
author: Nalini Singh
name: Etough
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter, #2)]]> 6582637 New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to her world of angelic rulers, vampiric servants, and the woman thrust into their darkly seductive world�

Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux wakes from a year-long coma to find herself changed—an angel with wings the colors of midnight and dawn—but her fragile body needs time to heal before she can take flight. Her lover, the stunningly dangerous archangel Raphael, is used to being in control—even when it comes to the woman he considers his own. But Elena has never done well with authority�

They’ve barely begun to understand each other when Raphael receives an invitation to a ball from the archangel Lijuan. To refuse would be a sign of fatal weakness, so Raphael must ready Elena for the flight to Beijing—and to the nightmare that awaits them there. Ancient and without conscience, Lijuan holds a power that lies with the dead. And she has organized the most perfect and most vicious of welcomes for Elena…]]>
323 Nalini Singh 0425233367 Etough 4 4.20 2010 Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter, #2)
author: Nalini Singh
name: Etough
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1)]]> 3819326 USA Today bestselling author Nalini Singh introduces a world of beauty and bloodlust, where angels hold sway over vampires�

Vampire hunter Elena Deveraux knows she’s the best—but she doesn’t know if she’s good enough for this job. Hired by the dangerously beautiful Archangel Raphael, a being so lethal that no mortal wants his attention, only one thing is clear—failure is not an option…even if the task is impossible.

Because this time, it’s not a wayward vamp she has to track. It’s an archangel gone bad.

The job will put Elena in the midst of a killing spree like no other…and pull her to the razor’s edge of passion. Even if the hunt doesn’t destroy her, succumbing to Raphael’s seductive touch just may. For when archangels play, mortals break…]]>
339 Nalini Singh 0425226921 Etough 4 4.07 2009 Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, #1)
author: Nalini Singh
name: Etough
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[One Grave at a Time (Night Huntress, #6)]]> 7954556 How do you send a killer to the grave when he’s already dead?

Having narrowly averted an (under)World War, Cat Crawfield wants nothing more than a little downtime with her vampire husband, Bones. Unfortunately, her gift from New Orleans’s voodoo queen just keeps on giving—leading to a personal favor that sends them into battle once again, this time against a villainous spirit.

Centuries ago, Heinrich Kramer was a witch hunter. Now, every All Hallows Eve, he takes physical form to torture innocent women before burning them alive. This year, however, a determined Cat and Bones must risk all to send him back to the other side of eternity—forever. But one wrong step and they’ll be digging their own graves.]]>
358 Jeaniene Frost 0061783196 Etough 4 Okay...the negative. While as I said how I loved the tender moments between Cat and Bones, I felt like we were missing those raw sexual moments between the two of them. I mean Jeniene Frost's infamouns "Chapter 32" still makes me blush when I think about it. However, in One Grave at a Time I felt like you were given several teases and a few pages of something so tame (albeit interesting) in comparison to other books in the series. That was really my only problem with this book. It was something that didn't take away from the actual story being good, but I felt because of my expectations from other books...I felt like I was missing something.
That being said I still love my Cat and Bones!! And definitely recommend this book as a read to any fan of the series. I can't wait to see where they are taking the next book!! ]]>
4.23 2011 One Grave at a Time (Night Huntress, #6)
author: Jeaniene Frost
name: Etough
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2011/09/01
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Just finished Jeaniene Frost's newest addition to the Night Huntress series. While I can't say this was the best book in the series, I still definitely liked the book alot. First on the plus side, the story line was great!! I thought it was original, especially for being in a genre where most series begin to repeat themselves after a while. Of course as always I love Jeaniene Frost's writing style. She has a way of bringing you into the details of the characters and their surroundings without getting to long winded. The action scenes were fanstastic!! But what I loved most were the touching moments between Cat and Bones. Don't get me wrong, Cat and Bones were still as synical and humorous as ever, but there were these few moments where you could just get lost in the love they have for each other. It was nice to see more of that softer side of Bones without him losing his Alpha male status.
Okay...the negative. While as I said how I loved the tender moments between Cat and Bones, I felt like we were missing those raw sexual moments between the two of them. I mean Jeniene Frost's infamouns "Chapter 32" still makes me blush when I think about it. However, in One Grave at a Time I felt like you were given several teases and a few pages of something so tame (albeit interesting) in comparison to other books in the series. That was really my only problem with this book. It was something that didn't take away from the actual story being good, but I felt because of my expectations from other books...I felt like I was missing something.
That being said I still love my Cat and Bones!! And definitely recommend this book as a read to any fan of the series. I can't wait to see where they are taking the next book!!
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Gone (Gone, #1) 2536134
There are teens, but not one single adult. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened.

Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day. It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: On your 15th birthday, you disappear just like everyone else...]]>
560 Michael Grant 0061448761 Etough 3 3.87 2008 Gone (Gone, #1)
author: Michael Grant
name: Etough
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2008
rating: 3
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Shadowfever (Fever, #5) 7304203
What follows is a shocking chain of events with devastating consequences, and now Mac struggles to cope with grief while continuing her mission to acquire and control the Sinsar Dubh -- a book of dark, forbidden magic scribed by the mythical Unseelie King, containing the power to create and destroy worlds.

In an epic battle between humans and Fae, the hunter becomes the hunted when the Sinsar Dubh turns on Mac and begins mowing a deadly path through those she loves.

Who can she turn to? Who can she trust? Who is the woman haunting her dreams? More important, who is Mac herself and what is the destiny she glimpses in the black and crimson designs of an ancient tarot card?

From the luxury of the Lord Master’s penthouse to the sordid depths of an Unseelie nightclub, from the erotic bed of her lover to the terrifying bed of the Unseelie King, Mac’s journey will force her to face the truth of her exile, and to make a choice that will either save the world . . . or destroy it.]]>
608 Karen Marie Moning 0385341679 Etough 5 While this series is categorized as romance I don't know if I agree. While there are aspects of a romance novel to it, if you are looking for sappy romance and a detailed sex scene every other chapter you will not get that with The MacKayla Lane series.
KMM's MacKayla Lane series is beautifully dark, gritty and down right addictive. And as KMM’s website says...I have certainly caught the Fever and cannot wait to spread it around to others!!
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4.39 2011 Shadowfever (Fever, #5)
author: Karen Marie Moning
name: Etough
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2011/08/11
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Often when you read a series that you love you get to the last book and are so disappointed that it ruins the whole experience. This is not one of those series. I was absolutely obsessed with this story from the minute Mac and Barrons meet at BB&B in book 1 to the last page of Shadowfever. KMM's writing style is fantastic. She has set this absolutely beautiful landscape of both Faery and Ireland that you can just get lost in and has given you characters that you can fall in love with and hate all at once. I love that she also leaves a little for the reader’s imagination and keeps it vague when it is appropriate but not frustratingly so.
While this series is categorized as romance I don't know if I agree. While there are aspects of a romance novel to it, if you are looking for sappy romance and a detailed sex scene every other chapter you will not get that with The MacKayla Lane series.
KMM's MacKayla Lane series is beautifully dark, gritty and down right addictive. And as KMM’s website says...I have certainly caught the Fever and cannot wait to spread it around to others!!

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Dreamfever (Fever, #4) 6050298
He has stolen her past, but MacKayla will never allow her sister’s murderer to take her future. Yet even the uniquely gifted sidhe-seer is no match for the Lord Master, who has unleashed an insatiable sexual craving that consumes Mac’s every thought—and thrusts her into the seductive realm of two very dangerous men, both of whom she desires but dares not trust.

As the enigmatic Jericho Barrons and the sensual Fae prince V’lane vie for her body and soul, as cryptic entries from her sister’s diary mysteriously appear and the power of the Dark Book weaves its annihilating path through the city, Mac’s greatest enemy delivers a final challenge.�

It’s an invitation Mac cannot refuse, one that sends her racing home to Georgia, where an even darker threat awaits. With her parents missing and the lives of her loved ones under siege, Mac is about to come face-to-face with a soul-shattering truth—about herself and her sister, about Jericho Barrons…and about the world she thought she knew.]]>
386 Karen Marie Moning 0385341652 Etough 5 4.38 2009 Dreamfever (Fever, #4)
author: Karen Marie Moning
name: Etough
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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Faefever (Fever, #3) 2702704 New York Times bestselling author of Darkfever and Bloodfever returns to Dublin’s Fae-infested shores in a bold, sensual new novel. Hurtling us into a realm of seduction and shadows, Karen Marie Moning tells the enthralling tale of a woman who explores the limits of her mysterious powers as she enters a world of ancient sorcery—and confronts an enemy more insidious than she could ever have imagined.

He calls me his Queen of the Night. I’d die for him. I’d kill for him, too. When MacKayla Lane receives a torn page from her dead sister’s journal, she is stunned by Alina’s desperate words. And now MacKayla knows that her sister’s killer is close. But evil is closer. And suddenly the sidhe-seer is on the hunt: For answers. For revenge. And for an ancient book of dark magic so evil, it corrupts anyone who touches it.

Mac’s quest for the Sinsar Dubh takes her into the mean, shape-shifting streets of Dublin, with a suspicious cop on her tail. Forced into a dangerous triangle of alliance with V’lane, an insatiable Fae prince of lethally erotic tastes, and Jericho Barrons, a man of primal desires and untold secrets, Mac is soon locked in a battle for her body, mind, and soul.

As All Hallows� Eve approaches and the city descends into chaos, as a shocking truth about the Dark Book is uncovered, not even Mac can prevent a deadly race of immortals from shattering the walls between worlds—with devastating consequences.…]]>
327 Karen Marie Moning 0385341636 Etough 5 4.29 2008 Faefever (Fever, #3)
author: Karen Marie Moning
name: Etough
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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Bloodfever (Fever, #2) 344262
When my sister was found dead in a trash-filled alley in Dublin, I came over to get answers. Now all I want is revenge. And after everything I’ve learned about myself, I know I have the power to get it�.

MacKayla Lane’s ordinary life underwent a complete makeover when she landed on Ireland’s shores and was plunged into a world of deadly sorcery and ancient secrets.

In her fight to stay alive, Mac must find the Sinsar Dubh–a million-year-old book of the blackest magic imaginable, which holds the key to power over both the worlds of the Fae and of Man. Pursued by Fae assassins, surrounded by mysterious figures she knows she cannot trust, Mac finds herself torn between two deadly and irresistible men: V’lane, the insatiable Fae who can turn sensual arousal into an obsession for any woman, and the ever-inscrutable Jericho Barrons, a man as alluring as he is mysterious.

For centuries the shadowy realm of the Fae has coexisted with that of humans. Now the walls between the two are coming down, and Mac is the only thing that stands between them.…]]>
303 Karen Marie Moning 038533916X Etough 4 4.25 2007 Bloodfever (Fever, #2)
author: Karen Marie Moning
name: Etough
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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Darkfever (Fever, #1) 112750 "My name is MacKayla, Mac for short. I'm a sidhe-seer, one who sees the Fae, a fact I accepted only recently and very reluctantly.

My philosophy is pretty simple—any day nobody's trying to kill me is a good day in my book. I haven't had many good days lately. Not since the walls between Man and Fae came down. But then, there's not a sidhe-seer alive who's had a good day since then."

When MacKayla's sister was murdered, she left a single clue to her death, a cryptic message on Mac's cell phone. Journeying to Ireland in search of answers, Mac is soon faced with an even greater challenge: staying alive long enough to master a power she had no idea she possessed—a gift that allows her to see beyond the world of man, into the dangerous realm of the Fae.

As Mac delves deeper into the mystery of her sister's death, her every move is shadowed by the dark, mysterious Jericho…while at the same time, the ruthless V'lane—an alpha Fae who makes sex an addiction for human women—closes in on her. As the boundary between worlds begins to crumble, Mac's true mission becomes clear: to find the elusive Sinsar Dubh before someone else claims the all-powerful Dark Book—because whoever gets to it first holds nothing less than complete control of both worlds in their hands.]]>
309 Karen Marie Moning 0385339151 Etough 4 4.08 2006 Darkfever (Fever, #1)
author: Karen Marie Moning
name: Etough
average rating: 4.08
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[The Outlaw Demon Wails (The Hollows, #6)]]> 1225621
As Rachel searches for the truth behind a terrifying murder, an even greater menace threatens, for the demon Algaliarept will stop at nothing to claim her, and the discovery of a shocking family secret throws Rachel's entire life into question. If she is ever to live free, Rachel must first walk willingly into the demonic ever-after in search of long-lost ancient knowledge.

But when you dance with demons, you lay your soul on the line . . . and there are some lines that should never be crossed.]]>
464 Kim Harrison 0060788704 Etough 5 4.37 2008 The Outlaw Demon Wails (The Hollows, #6)
author: Kim Harrison
name: Etough
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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Branded (Fall of Angels, #1) 7862725 Alternate editions for this ISBN can be found here (ebook), here (pbk) and here (ebook)

Jessica's had the nightmares for as long as she can remember. Nightmares of being judged for people who have died, of being branded by the angels. Her friends and family think she's a crazy because of it all. Yet she carries the mark of the condemned, seared into the back of her neck, and hides it and herself away from the world.

But when two men she can't ignore enter her life everything changes, including the nightmares. The two of them couldn't be more different. She will do anything to be with one of them. Even tell him the truth about angels, why she never sleeps, and the scar on the back of her neck. But one of the two has set events into motion what will pull her toward her own judgment and turn her into the object of her greatest fear.]]>
374 Keary Taylor 1450572375 Etough 3
That being said, the last 40 or so pages of the book actually almost completely make up for the fact that alot of the book was lacking. The villian in the book really begins to blossum more as does the main character. The emotions that are written towards the end of the book are portrayed so much better than in the beginning. Your connection to the characters begins to develop much more. So because of this I am hopeful that in the next book that strong connection continues and the writer continues to improve and have acutally found myself excited to see where the story goes.
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3.70 2010 Branded (Fall of Angels, #1)
author: Keary Taylor
name: Etough
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2010
rating: 3
read at: 2011/07/13
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So I did enjoy the story in this book, but I am not sure I liked how it was executed. The idea was fantastic and very original. I am not sure if this was the writer's first book, but the flow of the book was off. There was so much build up and not enough character development to fill the pages. While I liked there characters in the book okay...I didn't feel like I knew enough about them to love them. There was so much room to get you emotionally involved with the characters but since you didn't really know much about them it kept them as strangers. With the character development being a little lacking in this book the love story also fell slightly flat. It just wasn't believeable enough for me. I also had a big problem with the fact that the characters said "ya" all the time. For some reason this bothered me to no end. I would actually start to cringe when I read it. If you read the book, I am 100% positive you will know what I mean by that.

That being said, the last 40 or so pages of the book actually almost completely make up for the fact that alot of the book was lacking. The villian in the book really begins to blossum more as does the main character. The emotions that are written towards the end of the book are portrayed so much better than in the beginning. Your connection to the characters begins to develop much more. So because of this I am hopeful that in the next book that strong connection continues and the writer continues to improve and have acutally found myself excited to see where the story goes.

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<![CDATA[Try Me (Demon Underground, #2)]]> 7789830 185 Parker Blue 0984325662 Etough 4 3.90 2010 Try Me (Demon Underground, #2)
author: Parker Blue
name: Etough
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Bite Me (Demon Underground, #1)]]> 5058029 Life after high school is tough enough without having to go 15 rounds with your inner demon. Thrown out of the house by her mother, Val puts one foot in front of the other and does the only thing that seems to make any sense - she takes aim at the town vampires. A stake a day, keeps the demon at bay. But don't call her Buffy. That makes Lola, her demon, very cranky.)

Her dark side makes everyday life a roller coaster, but means she's perfect for her night job as a bounty hunter. San Antonio's vampires are out of control, and it's up to Val, her faithful hellhound Fang, and her new partner, a handsome San Antonio police detective, to get the deadly fangbangers off the city streets.

Soon enough she finds herself deep in the underbelly of the city, discovering the secrets of the Demon Underground and fighting to save those she loves. Whether they love her back or not.

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229 Parker Blue 0980245389 Etough 4 3.76 2008 Bite Me (Demon Underground, #1)
author: Parker Blue
name: Etough
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Hunt the Moon (Cassandra Palmer, #5)]]> 11057746 432 Karen Chance 1101515511 Etough 3 4.20 2011 Hunt the Moon (Cassandra Palmer, #5)
author: Karen Chance
name: Etough
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at: 2011/07/08
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I like the direction that the series has taken, however I do have a slight problem with this book. It was so much build up. There was a slow build for the first few hundred pages and then BAM!! There is this intense last 80 pages that were great. I just felt like the flow of the book was slower than others. This is definitely not my favorite book in the series, but I do love where she is taking the story. So I am very excited for the next one to come out!
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<![CDATA[City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4)]]> 6752378 425 Cassandra Clare 1442403543 Etough 4 4.09 2011 City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, #4)
author: Cassandra Clare
name: Etough
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2011/06/24
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I liked this book a lot, but I was not super excited about the ending. I know Miss Clare is setting up for 2 more books in the series and the conflict will hopefully resolve itself. It's just...how much can happen to one person?? Does that make sense...like you just look at the ending and you're like "REALLY???"
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<![CDATA[The Candidates (Delcroix Academy, #1)]]> 7245329
This captivating debut, the first in a series, puts a paranormal twist on private school.]]>
293 Inara Scott 1423116364 Etough 0 to-read 3.60 2010 The Candidates (Delcroix Academy, #1)
author: Inara Scott
name: Etough
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2010
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<![CDATA[Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)]]> 38619 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780441014897.

Ilona Andrews invites you to experience the first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series featuring the intriguing fantasy world of mercenary Kate Daniels�

When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it arose, leaving all kinds of paranormal problems in its wake.

Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living cleaning up these magical problems. But when Kate’s guardian is murdered, her quest for justice draws her into a power struggle between two strong factions within Atlanta’s magic circles.

The Masters of the Dead, necromancers who can control vampires, and the Pack, a paramilitary clan of shapechangers, blame each other for a series of bizarre killings—and the death of Kate’s guardian may be part of the same mystery. Pressured by both sides to find the killer, Kate realizes she’s way out of her league—but she wouldn’t have it any other way…]]>
260 Ilona Andrews Etough 0 to-read 4.06 2007 Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
author: Ilona Andrews
name: Etough
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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Skinned (Cold Awakening, #1) 2791536
And it wasn't supposed to ruin her life.

Lia knows she should be grateful she didn't die in the accident. The Download saved her--but it also changed her, forever. She can deal with being a freak. She can deal with the fear in her parents' eyes and the way her boyfriend flinches at her touch. But she can't deal with what she knows, deep down, every time she forces herself to look in the mirror: She's not the same person she used to be.

Maybe she's not even a person at all.]]>
368 Robin Wasserman 1416936343 Etough 0 to-read 3.54 2008 Skinned (Cold Awakening, #1)
author: Robin Wasserman
name: Etough
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1) 6339664 A SACRED OATH
A FALLEN ANGEL
A FORBIDDEN LOVE

Romance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Patch draws Nora to him against her better judgment.

But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is and seems to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.

For she is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost Nora her life.]]>
391 Becca Fitzpatrick 1416989412 Etough 3 3.93 2009 Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
author: Becca Fitzpatrick
name: Etough
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1)]]> 8235178 A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder.

Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.

Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone—one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship —tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.

Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.]]>
399 Beth Revis 1595143971 Etough 0 to-read 3.77 2011 Across the Universe (Across the Universe, #1)
author: Beth Revis
name: Etough
average rating: 3.77
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<![CDATA[Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1)]]> 8525590
When Rhine is kidnapped and sold as a bride, she vows to do all she can to escape. Her husband, Linden, is hopelessly in love with her, and Rhine can't bring herself to hate him as much as she'd like to. He opens her to a magical world of wealth and illusion she never thought existed, and it almost makes it possible to ignore the clock ticking away her short life. But Rhine quickly learns that not everything in her new husband's strange world is what it seems. Her father-in-law, an eccentric doctor bent on finding the antidote, is hoarding corpses in the basement. Her fellow sister wives are to be trusted one day and feared the next, and Rhine is desperate to communicate to her twin brother that she is safe and alive. Will Rhine be able to escape--before her time runs out?

Together with one of Linden's servants, Gabriel, Rhine attempts to escape just before her seventeenth birthday. But in a world that continues to spiral into anarchy, is there any hope for freedom?]]>
358 Lauren DeStefano 1442409053 Etough 0 to-read 3.81 2011 Wither (The Chemical Garden, #1)
author: Lauren DeStefano
name: Etough
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2011
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Neverwhere (London Below, #1) 14497
"Neverwhere" is the London of the people who have fallen between the cracks.

Strange destinies lie in wait in London below - a world that seems eerily familiar. But a world that is utterly bizarre, peopled by unearthly characters such as the Angel called Islington, the girl named Door, and the Earl who holds Court on a tube train.

Now a single act of kindness has catapulted young businessman Richard Mayhew out of his safe and predictable life - and into the realms of "Neverwhere." Richard is about to find out more than he ever wanted to know about this other London. Which is a pity. Because Richard just wants to go home...]]>
370 Neil Gaiman 0060557818 Etough 0 to-read 4.17 1996 Neverwhere (London Below, #1)
author: Neil Gaiman
name: Etough
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1996
rating: 0
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Battle Royale 57891 624 Koushun Takami 156931778X Etough 0 to-read 4.26 1999 Battle Royale
author: Koushun Takami
name: Etough
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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