Neverwhere: A Novel579 reviews
Neil Gaiman

Harper Perennial, 2003

Mythic magic

+ If you liked Alice...
+ Fantastic narrative
+ The perfect book...
  
  











  



  
The Devil's Labyrinth: A Novel39 reviews
John Saul

Ballantine Books, 2007

John Saul book

+ A Suspenseful Novel with A Bit of a Plot Twist

I paid full price for this book at the book store - $7.95 paperback! It was good, but I have definately read better from John Saul! If you are a true fan of his books then you will read it!
  
  











  



  
The Hunted (Vampire Huntress Legends)36 reviews
L. A. Banks

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2005

So worth your time

Where should I start with L.A Banks vampire huntress series, well I must say the Minion was the introduction to the series was not bad,was no page turner same goes for the Awakeing. If these two books won't important to the series I would say skip It. Now the Hunted Is the book you want to ...
  
  











  



  
Half the Blood of Brooklyn: A Novel21 reviews
Charlie Huston

Del Rey, 2007

Hardboiled vampires--violent and edgy

+ out of the frying pan into the fire

Joe Pitt is going through a rough time. His girlfriend is dying of AIDS, he's lost his independence and is working as enforcer for the Society, and then there's the little matter of being a vampire--with the attendant need for blood. Fortunately, Joe doesn't have much by way of morals, which helps ...
  
  











  



  
Ragged Man29 reviews
Jack Priest

Bootleg Press, 2003

I was Afraid to Blink as I Zapped My Eyes Across the Pages

+ Priest's off-beat debut
+ Fast-Paced, Spine-Tingling Fun
+ Great!
+ Exciting,Scary, Book!
  
  











  



  
2012: The War for Souls89 reviews
Whitley Strieber

Tor Books, 2007

Good start......horrible end

This book started off well. The action flew and the characters were interesting. Then it started to become tedious and fall apart. I think somewhere along the line the author forgot he was telling a story and started believing he was living this and reporting it. Anyways the last 1/3 of the book ...
  
  











  



  
Strange Candy56 reviews
Laurell K. Hamilton

Berkley Trade, 2007

Fanstasy With No "Dumb Bunnies"

+ A Breath of Fresh Air
+ Good insight to the imagination of Laurell K Hamilton

I really enjoyed reading this collection, especially because it is different from Hamilton's Anita Blake or Merry Gentry series. I am really surprised that a book like this would be considered bad erotica since the content is more sensual, than actually erotic. No, there aren't any gratuitous sex ...
  
  











  



  
Dance of Death (Pendergast, Book 6)176 reviews
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Warner Books, 2005

Dance of Death

+ Dance of Death (Preston/Child)
+ Dance of Death
+ Pendergast redeems himself
  
  











  



  
The Cabinet of Curiosities (Pendergast, Book 3269 reviews
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Grand Central Publishing, 2003

A worthy, captivating, thrilling ride and read.

+ Entertaining, but characters are a little flat and ending is a bit of a let down
+ In truth it's Horror!

This is the best book from the duo author that I've read thus far (again, I don't read in order of the published date). It kept me captivated, interested and in tune for the duration of the read and beyond. The air of mystery by was perfectly described through the ornate details. This book ...
  
  











  



  
Tantalize57 reviews
Cynthia Leitich Smith

Candlewick, 2007

A Page Turner

On a recent drive back to Austin from El Paso (a long drive if you've never done it), my wife and I took turns driving, the passenger reading aloud from Tantalize, something neither of us had done before. We found the book to be a page turner, as well as helping us chew up the miles of asphalt. The ...
  
  











  



  
Story of the Eye54 reviews
Georges Bataille

City Lights Publishers, 2001

Grotesque and Astonishing

+ So different and interesting read
+ Great First Novel
+ Thought Provoking, Brilliant and Grotesque ...
  
  











  



  
Still Life with Crows (Pendergast, Book 4)205 reviews
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Grand Central Publishing, 2004

could not put it down

+ Masters of creepy suspense
+ Still Life with Crows
+ Great read!
  
  











  



  
The Night Watch (Watch, Book 1)56 reviews
Sergei Lukyanenko

Miramax, 2006

Fantastically Russian

+ Loved it more than the movie
+ Great imagery, if it moves a little slowly
+ Adoration
  
  











  



  
Mistress of the Art of Death72 reviews
Ariana Franklin

Putnam Adult, 2007

A really enjoyable book

+ 12th Century CSI
+ enjoyable historical fiction
+ Fascinating Time Frame
  
  











  



  
The Book of Air and Shadows95 reviews
Michael Gruber

William Morrow, 2007

Complex and engaging

+ A Book of Substance
+ Literary thriller trumps Da Vinci Code

I've noticed a wide variety of opinions posted about this book so I felt compelled to weigh in. I found it to be an engrossing tale that weaves together the stories of characters from Elizabethan England and contemporary New York with a terrific command of narrative and suspense. I very much ...
  
  











  



  
White Night (The Dresden Files, Book 9)129 reviews
Jim Butcher

Roc Hardcover, 2007

A more complex Harry Dresden.

+ A Mature and Complicated Dresden
+ Another good book in the series
+ The White Night...another good book from Jim Butcher
+ White Night
  
  











  



  
Heart-Shaped Box: A Novel291 reviews
Joe Hill

William Morrow, 2007

A legacy in horror honored

+ A great, debut thriller

This first novel by Joe Hill, author of the acclaimed collection 20th Century Ghosts, makes its US debut with no little fanfare. And it lives up to its billing. From the moment aging Ozzy Osbourne-style rocker Judas Coyne is tricked into adding one more item to his collection of bizarre ...
  
  











  



  
The Making of a Monster (Abyss)18 reviews
Gail Kane Petersen

Dell, 1993

Still my favorite book...

+ "In the city of angels, she crossed over to the other side."
+ Making of a Monster...Amazing!
+ Classic, Hip, Funny Vampire Book - Way Ahead of It's Time
  
  











  



  
Anansi Boys: A Novel183 reviews
Neil Gaiman

William Morrow, 2005

Mythology for the modern age, gods with dysfunctional families

+ Neil Gaiman does it again
+ Nice way to escape reality for a bit
+ A Great Follow Up to American Gods.
  
  











  



  
The Book of the Dead190 reviews
Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

Grand Central Publishing, 2006

Answers to many of the Pendergast questions ...

+ A rip-roaring page turner, but engage suspension of disbelief before reading!

Pendergast is in jail, framed by his brother. His friends, led by Vincent D'Agosta, plot to help him escape. The New York Museum of Natural History receives a mysterious package - that turns out to be diamond dust - their rare diamonds, stolen by Pendergasts brother Diogenes in Dance of Death, ...