Posted in book review, books, from the shelves of mel, reviews on December 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
Mercy Thompson Series #3
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Published 2008
Mel Read Nov 2008
4.5/5
From the Cover:
Mechanic Mercy Thompson can shift her shape – but not her loyalty. When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it’s up to Mercy to clear his [...]
Posted in book review, books, from the shelves of mel, reviews, tagged Codex Alera, Furies of Calderon, Jim Butcher, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi and Fantasy on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera #1)
by Jim Butcher, 504 pages
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Published 2005
Mel Read Oct. 7, 2008
4.5/5
From the Back Cover:
For a thousand years, the people of Alera have united against the aggressive and threatening races that inhabit the world, using their unique bond with the furies — elementals of earth, air, fire, [...]
Posted in book review, books, from the shelves of mel, reviews, tagged ender's game, orson scott card, Sci-Fi on December 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ender’s Game (Ender #1) by Orson Scott Card
Sci-Fi, Published 1985, 324 pp
Mel Read Nov. 15, 2008
4/5
From the Back Cover:
Once again, the Earth is under attack. Alien “buggers” are poised for a final assault. The survival of the human species depends on a military genius who can defeat the buggers.
But who?
Ender Wiggin. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. A [...]
Posted in book review, books, from the shelves of mel, reviews, tagged dresden files, fool moon, Jim Butcher, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi and Fantasy on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
Dresden Files Series ~ Book 2
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Published 2001
Mel Read Aug. 2008
4/5
From the back cover:
Business has been slow. Okay, business has been dead. And not even of the undead variety. You would think Chicago would have a little more action for the only professional wizard in the phone book. But [...]
Posted in book review, books, from the shelves of mel, reviews, tagged anne mccaffrey, dragonriders of pern, Sci-Fi, the dolphins of pern on August 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Dolphins of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern) by Anne McCaffrey
Sci-Fi, Published 1994
Mel read June 2008
3.5/5
From the Cover:
When the first humans came to settle the planet Pern, they did not come alone: intelligence-enhanced dolphins also crossed the stars to colonize Pern’s oceans while their human partners settles the vast continents. But then disaster struck. [...]
Posted in book review, books, from the shelves of mel, reviews, tagged fantasy fiction, moon called, patricia briggs, vampires, werewolves on August 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
Fantasy, Published 2006
Mel Read May 2008
4.5/5
From the Cover:
Mercy Thompson’s sexy next-door neighbor is a werewolf. She’s tinkering with a VW bus at her mechanic shop that happens to belong to a vampire.
But then, Mercy Thompson is not exactly normal herself…and her connection to the world of things that go bump [...]
Posted in book review, books, from the shelves of mel, reviews, tagged eclipse, fiction, new moon, stephenie meyer, twilight, vampires, werewolves, YA fiction on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Twilight Saga ~ Book 3
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
YA Fiction, Published 2007
Read: Emme -July 2008, Mel – Aug. 2008
4/5
From the Cover:
As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is [...]
