Doubleblindby Ann Aguirre320pp (Paperback)My Rating: 8/10Amazon Rating: 5/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.3/5Goodreads Rating: 4.38/5 Doubleblind is the third book in the Jax series by Ann Aguirre. This romantic space opera series should definitely be read in order – Grimspace, then Wanderlust, and finally this book. The fourth book, Killbox, is scheduled for release in October 2010, and there are supposed to be six books total. Note: There are spoilers for the previous book in the plot description. If you haven’t read the […]

Soullessby Gail Carriger384pp (Paperback)My Rating: 7.5/10Amazon Rating: 4.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 4.17/5Goodreads Rating: 3.85/5 Soulless is the first book in the Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger. Its official release date in the US is today, although I first saw it in the new books section in my local bookstore over a week ago. The second book Changeless is scheduled to come out in April 2010, and there will be at least one more book following that one, Blameless. Even though this […]

Havemercyby Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett448pp (Paperback)My Rating: 9/10Amazon Rating: 4/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.87/5Goodreads Rating: 3.67/5 Havemercy is a collaborative debut novel written by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett. In July, an indirect sequel (i.e., a related book with a different set of main characters, some of whom were introduced in the first book) called Shadow Magic was released. On its own, Havemercy has a satisfying ending, but as one of my favorite reads of this year so far, this character-driven […]

The Magiciansby Lev Grossman416pp (Hardcover)My Rating: 8/10Amazon Rating: 3.5/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.77/5Goodreads Rating: 3.58/5 The Magicians, written by Time magazine book critic Lev Grossman, debuted at #9 on the New York Times bestseller list and is currently #21. Although the ending isn’t quite what I would call a cliffhanger since the main loose ends from this book are tied up, it also seems to be leading up to another book. Grossman has confirmed that there will indeed be a sequel in […]

The Drowning Cityby Amanda Downum384pp (Paperback)My Rating: 5.5/10Amazon Rating: 5/5LibraryThing Rating: N/AGoodreads Rating: 3/5 The Drowning City is Amanda Downum’s debut novel and was just released on August 25. It is the first book in The Necromancer Chronicles series, and the next two books are scheduled to be published approximately a year apart (The Bone Palace in 2010 and Kingdoms of Dust in 2011). Ever since I saw the cover quote from one of my favorite authors, Elizabeth Bear, I’ve […]

The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parkerby Leanna Renee Hieber324pp (Paperback)My Rating: 7.5/10Amazon Rating: 4/5LibraryThing Rating: 3.17/5Goodreads Rating: 4.12/5 The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker is the first book in The Strangely Beautiful series by Leanna Renee Hieber, whose novella Dark Nest won the 2009 Prism Award. The series will be four books long, but if it does well, there may be a fifth book focusing on the character Lord Elijah Withersby. This particular novel is a […]