Friday, October 30, 2015

Clockwork Heart

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Today's post is on Clockwork Heart by Liesel Schwarz. It is the second in her Chronicles of Light and Shadow series. The cover has the main character on it looking over London. The intended reader is someone who has read the first novel, likes steampunk, and action. There is no sex, mild language, and violence in this book. The story is told from third person close of the characters moving from one to another has the story goes. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the dust jacket- For better or curse. That might as well have been the wedding vow of Elle Chance and her new husband, the ex-Warlock Hugh Marsh. For the couple has scarcely returned from their honeymoon when the ancient battle between Light and Shadow tears them apart.
As Elle devotes herself to her duties as the Oracle- who alone has the power to keep the dark designs of Shadow at bay- Marsh finds himself missing the excitement of  his former life as a Warlock. So when Commissioner Willoughby of the London Metropolitan Police seeks his help in solving a magical mystery, Marsh is only too happy to oblige. But in doing so, Marsh loses his heart, literally.
In place of the flesh-and-blood organ is a clockwork device- a device that makes Marsh a kind of zombie. Nor is he the only one. A plague of clockwork zombies is afflicting London, sowing panic and whispers of revolution. Now Elle must join forces with her husband's old friend the Nightwalker Loisa Belododie to track down Marsh's heart and restore it to his chest before time runs out.

Review- Not a bad second book. I like that she killed Marsh and I hope that he stays dead. Not that he is a bad character but I want Elle to really be her own woman. From what little married interaction they had I did not think that she could be her own woman while married to Marsh. Schwarz took some risks with this novel and I am curious about where she is going to go next. The plot is very fast, everything happens within a week or so. I like how the magic grew over the course of the story. Elle is still not very happy with her place in this world but I think that she is prepared to do whatever she must. I am very curious about where Schwarz is going to go with the story now.


I give this book a Three out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey


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Today's post is on The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey by Rinker Buck. It is 450 pages long and is published by Simon and Schuster. The cover is white with a ink drawing of a mule and wagon team. The intended reader is someone who likes history and travel narratives. There is some language, no sex, and no violence in this book. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the dust jacket- In the bestselling tradition of Bill Bryson and Tony Horwitz, Rinker Buck's "The Oregon Trail" is a major work of participatory history: an epic account of traveling the 2,000-mile length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way, in a covered wagon with a team of mules--which hasn't been done in a century--that also tells the rich history of the trail, the people who made the migration, and its significance to the country.
Spanning 2,000 miles and traversing six states from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean, the Oregon Trail is the route that made America. In the fifteen years before the Civil War, when 400,000 pioneers used it to emigrate West--historians still regard this as the largest land migration of all time--the trail united the coasts, doubled the size of the country, and laid the groundwork for the railroads. The trail years also solidified the American character: our plucky determination in the face of adversity, our impetuous cycle of financial bubbles and busts, the fractious clash of ethnic populations competing for the same jobs and space. Today, amazingly, the trail is all but forgotten.
Rinker Buck is no stranger to grand adventures. "The New Yorker "described his first travel narrative, "Flight of Passage," as "a funny, cocky gem of a book," and with "The Oregon Trail "he seeks to bring the most important road in American history back to life. At once a majestic American journey, a significant work of history, and a personal saga reminiscent of bestsellers by Bill Bryson and Cheryl Strayed, the book tells the story of Buck's 2,000-mile expedition across the plains with tremendous humor and heart. He was accompanied by three cantankerous mules, his boisterous brother, Nick, and an "incurably filthy" Jack Russell terrier named Olive Oyl. Along the way, Buck dodges thunderstorms in Nebraska, chases his runaway mules across miles of Wyoming plains, scouts more than five hundred miles of nearly vanished trail on foot, crosses the Rockies, makes desperate fifty-mile forced marches for water, and repairs so many broken wheels and axels that he nearly reinvents the art of wagon travel itself. Apart from charting his own geographical and emotional adventure, Buck introduces readers to the evangelists, shysters, natives, trailblazers, and everyday dreamers who were among the first of the pioneers to make the journey west. With a rare narrative power, a refreshing candor about his own weakness and mistakes, and an extremely attractive obsession for history and travel, "The Oregon Trail" draws readers into the journey of a lifetime.


Review-  An interesting travel narrative about the Oregon Trail and family. Buck is in a rough place in his life at the beginning of this book. So he decides to do something a little crazy. He is going to ride the Oregon Trail just like so many a 100 odd years ago. He takes his brother with him and together they go places, emotionally and physically, that are pretty amazing. In addition Buck gives an interesting narrative about the Oregon Trail itself, its history and the kinds of people who traveled it. He draws from journals, newspapers, and other surviving sources to give a full picture of the trail and its importance. While I found this book very interesting, I was not drawn into the emotions of the book. Buck deals with his ghosts and finds a good place with his brother but it just did not hit with me. Luckily I enjoyed everything else about this book, so it was a good read.

I give this book a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library. 

Monday, October 26, 2015

Ouran High School Host Club volume 11


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Today's post is on Ouran High School Host Club volume 11 by Bisco Hatori. It is 190 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. As it is the eleventh in the long running series you need to have read the first ten to understand the story. The cover has Tamaki and the twins on it.  The intended reader is someone who likes over-the-top humor, fun characters, and light romance. There is no language, no sex, and no violence in this volume. The story is told from Haruhi's perspective. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- With the Host Club member on opposite sides, the sports festival at Ouran High School has become an all-out war! Can the bonds of friendship withstand the strain of competition?

Review- Tamaki gets to compete with Kyoya fairly. Tamaki wants to see what Kyoya could do if he would just stop trying to impress his father. Since Kyoya's father did not go to the festival then he gets his wish. There is more drama with the twins. They are starting to have different goals and that is changing things between them. Everyone is seeing that Haruhi likes Tamaki more than she realizes and of course Tamaki is still clueless about how he feels. But in general it is very funny and over-the-top like normal. Hunny and Mori are doing what they to help and Mori gets a funny side story about getting a new pet. Good volume.

I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this book with my own money.

Friday, October 23, 2015

The Sin Eater's Daughter

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Today's post is on The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury. It is the first in a trilogy. It is 312 pages long and is published by Scholastic Press. The cover is green with a girl in a glass bottle with blood floating around her. The intended reader is young adult, likes fantasy, and love stories. There is mild language, violence, and sexuality in this book. The story is told from the first person perspective of the main character. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the dust jacket- Seventeen-year-old Twylla lives in the castle. But although she's engaged to the prince, Twylla isn't a member of the court.
She's the executioner.
As the Goddess embodied, Twylla instantly kills anyone she touches. Each month, she's taken to the prison and forced to lay her hands on those accused of treason. Even the prince, whose royal blood supposedly makes him immune to Twylla's fatal touch, avoids her company.
But then a new guard arrives, whose smile belies his deadly swordsmanship. And unlike the others, he's able to see the girl, not the Goddess. Yet Twylla's been promised to the prince, and knows far too well what happens to people who cross the queen.
However, a treasonous secret is the least of Twylla's problems. The queen has a plan to destroy her enemies- a plan that requires a stomach-churning, unthinkable sacrifice. Will Twylla do what it takes to protect her kingdom? Or will she abandon her duty in favor of a doomed love?

Review- I have mixed feelings about this novel. But one thing that I know for sure is that if Twylla must have a love story I want her to choose the prince. The other guy was just using her from the beginning, even if he swears that now he loves her, he still thought some very horrible things and used her in ways that are unforgivable. I was hoping that this was a stand alone novel. Yes the ending would have left some people unhappy but I would have liked it. The writing was good but I really just wanted her to see what the other guy was doing and not go for it. I do not think that I will be reading the next books. I just did not like this one enough.

I give this novel a Three out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.

Monday, October 19, 2015

Ouran High School Host Club volume 10


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Today's post is on Ouran High School Host Club volume 10 by Bisco Hatori. It is 200 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. As it is the tenth in the long running series you need to have read the first nine to understand the story. The cover has Haruhi and an new friend on it. There is no language, no sex, and no violence in this volume. The intended reader is someone who likes over-the-top comedy, good characters, and light romance. The story is told from Haruhi's perspective. There Be Spoiler Ahead.

From the back of the book- Ever since the day he helped her up from a nasty tumble, Black Magic Club member Reiko Kanazuki has been obsessed with Hunny. She is devoting all her knowledge of the dark arts to curse him and steal his soul. Will the sweetest member of the Host Club fall victim to her spells?

Review- The blurb only gives the first story for this volume. The rest of the volume is about a previous character and his daughter. Of course when she meets the Host Club guys, she losses her mind over them, Tamaki in particular. She sees that he is crazy over Haruhi and she sees that Haruhi likes him more than she knows. Kaoru is the one that she tells and I think that it going to change things. We get to see more of the twins parents and it is funny in general.

I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this volume with my own money.

Friday, October 16, 2015

A Creature of Moonlight

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Today's post is on A Creature of Moonlight by Rebecca Hahn. It is a stand alone novel. It is 313 pages long and is published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The cover is blue with a silver moon and a black dragon on it. There intended reader is young adult. There is no language, no sex, and talk of violence in this book. The story is told from the perspective of the main character. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the dust jacket- The girls who escape into the forbidden woods do it for one reason: freedom. But Marni has never heeded the voices that call to her from among the trees, the ones that lured her mother away so many years ago. Marni is the rightful heir to the throne, though she lives in exile, growing flowers for the court. While it isn't the life of a princess, at she's been safe- until now.
Marni is not a little girl anymore. People are starting to notice her, and the voices in the woods have grown too loud to ignore. When the trees themselves begin to move in on the kingdom, Marni knows she must make a choice. She could claim her birthright as princess of a realm whose ruthless king wants her dead. Or she could make a life with the father she has never known: the wild dragon who is sending his magical woods to capture her.

Review- This book was interesting and I really liked the heroine. She does not fall in love with anyone and she stays true to herself. Marni is the half-human princess who just wants to live her life without getting killed by her uncle. She has had to deal with people ignoring her or manipulating her all her life. Her uncle cannot decide if he wants to kill her or not. I liked her aunt a lot. Her aunt does not see a dragon's daughter, she sees her niece who needs someone to love her. The love interest gets forgotten very quickly and that pleased me. Marni stands up for herself to everyone including her dragon father. I liked that the magic just worked, it was something that Marni just knew how to do. She had to learn some things but then she was off and flying. I hope that Hahn gets more books published but I hope that she leaves this one alone. It is done.

I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes


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Today's post is on The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes by Zach Dundas. It is 320 pages long and is published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The cover is red is with the title in black and white. The intended reader is someone who likes Sherlock Holmes and literary history. There is some mild language, talk of sex, and no violence in this book. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the dust jacket- A wickedly smart and rollicking journey through the birth, life, and afterlives of popular culture's most beloved sleuth.
Today he is the inspiration for fiction adaptations, blockbuster movies, hit television shows, raucous Twitter banter, and thriving subcultures. More than a century after Sherlock Holmes first capered into our world, what is it about Arthur Conan Doyle’s peculiar creation that continues to fascinate us? Journalist and lifelong Sherlock fan Zach Dundas set out to find the answer.
The result is The Great Detective: a history of an idea, a biography of someone who never lived, a tour of the borderland between reality and fiction, and a joyful romp through the world Conan Doyle bequeathed us.
Through sparkling new readings of the original stories, Dundas unearths the inspirations behind Holmes and his indispensable companion, Dr. John Watson, and reveals how Conan Doyle's tales laid the groundwork for an infinitely remixable myth, kept alive over the decades by writers, actors, and readers. This investigation leads Dundas on travels into the heart of the Holmesian universe. The Great Detective transports us from New York City's Fifth Avenue and the boozy annual gathering of one of the world's oldest and most exclusive Sherlock Holmes fan societies; to a freezing Devon heath out of The Hound of the Baskervilles; to sunny Pasadena, where Dundas chats with the creators of the smash BBC series Sherlock and even finagles a cameo appearance by Benedict Cumberbatch himself. Along the way, Dundas discovers and celebrates the ingredients that have made Holmes go viral — then, now, and as long as the game’s afoot.


Review- At times this book is an interesting romp through the history of a very famous character and his creator. Then gets a little slow. Dundas does a good job tracking Holmes through Conan Doyle's life but he does not write about some things I think should be in there. Like why Conan Doyle killed Holmes. He killed Holmes because he wanted to write respectable histories like a serious writer. Conan Doyle would hate that most people do not even know that he wrote anything else other than Sherlock Holmes. Dundas does not do a bad job, he just did not write about things that I thought needed to be in there and he makes a very bad call about Steven Moffat. Dundas claims that Moffat is one who give new life into Doctor Who but that is just not the case. That was Russell T. Davies. I admit I gave this book Four stars because of that. Not bad but it could have been better.

I give this book a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library. 

Monday, October 12, 2015

Ouran High School Host Club volume 9


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Today's post is on Ouran High School Host Club volume 9 by Bisco Hatori. It is 184 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. As it is the ninth in the long running series you need to have read the first eight to understand the story. The cover has Haurhi and Hunny on it dressed for a Hula party. There is no sex, no language, and no violence in this volume. The intended reader is someone who likes shojo manga, over-the-top humor, and interesting characters. The story is told from Haruhi's perspective. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- In middle school, Tamaki Souh must entice the cold-hearted twins, Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin, to join his newly created Host Club. But in order to get them to accept his propesal, he must first best them at their own game.

Review- We see how the twins meet Tamaki in first part of this volume. They were really horrible before the Host Club. They would trick girls and just be mean because they could. But Tamaki with his way of seeing through people is determined to get them to be part of his club. Tamaki is so over-the-top, I love him. Then he gets sick. He is a drama queen and poor Haruhi is as clueless has he is. Everyone else knows about Tamaki feels but Tamaki and Haruhi. But it is not annoying, as that trope can sometimes be, instead it is just funny. Tamaki's father is in this volume too. I like him and he really loves Tamaki. But I think the best story in this volume is the middle one. A new girl comes to school and looks like Tamaki's mother. He makes everyone crazy, catering to her every want. When Tamaki and Haruhi talk about, they have a bonding moment. She understands what it is like, chasing memories of mother. It was very touching.

I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.

Friday, October 9, 2015

The Serpent's Shadow

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Today's post is on The Serpent's Shadow by Mercedes Lackey. It is the second her Elemental Masters series. It is 343 pages long and is published by DAW. The cover is blue with the main character on it with her seven animal companions. The intended reader is someone who likes fantasy, magic, and a little fun with history. There is no sex, no language, and only a little violence in this book. The story is told from the perspectives of the main character. There Be Spoilers Ahead.


From the dust jacket- Maya Witherspoon has lived most of the first twenty-five years of her life in her native India. As the daughter of a prominent British physician and a Brahmin woman of the highest caste, she had known only luxury. Trained by her father in the medical arts since she was old enough to read, she graduated from the University of Delhi as a Doctor of Medicine by the age of twenty-two. Welcomed into her father's lucrative practice, she treated many of the wives and daughters of the British military personnel who made up a large percentage of their patients in the colonial India on 1909.
But the science of medicine was not Maya's only heritage. For Maya's aristocratic mother Surya had not just defied her family, friends, and religion to marry May's father, she had turned her back on her family's powerful magical traditions as well. For her mother was a sorceress- a former priestess of the mystical magics fueled by the powerful and fearsome pantheon of Indian gods.
Though Maya felt the stirring of magic in her blood, her mother had repeatedly refused to train her. "I cannot," she had said, her eyes dark with distress, whenever Maya asked. "Yours is the magic of your father's blood, not mine..." Surya had never had the chance to explain this enigmatic statement to her daughter, before cholera claimed her life. Yet Maya suspected that something far more sinister than the virulent disease had overcome her powerful mother.
But it was Maya's father's death shortly thereafter which confirmed her darkest suspicions. For her father was killed by the bite of a krait, a tiny venomous snake, In the last hours of her mother's life, in the seeming delirium of her final fever, Surya had repeatedly warned Maya to beware "the serpent's shadow." With the sudden loss of her father, Maya knew she must flee the land of her birth or face the same fate as her parents.
In self-imposed exile in London, Maya surrounded herself with every protection possible. All the magic Maya knew had been learned by covertly observing her mother, and by cobbling this knowledge together with the street-magic gleaned from a few genuine fakirs. Her workings were a mixture of instinct, extrapolation, and trail-and-error. Crude, but somewhat effective, her spells let Maya hide household behind a wall of secrecy in a poorer section of the city. Here, in a small but adequate house, she lived with only the most loyal of her mother's servant and her mother's seven unusual "pets"- if you could use such a word for creatures who seemed for more like friends. For Charan, the little monkey, Rajah, the peacock, Mala, the falcon, Sia and Singhe, the mongooses, Rhadi, the parrot, and Nisha, the owl, seemed far too sentient to be ordinary animals. Maya knew that these seven unusual and loving companions had been in some way special to her mother, but their secrets were hidden from her, perhaps forever.
In her new home she fought the dual prejudices against her sex and her race to continue in her medical profession. Inly her scholastic abilities and her extreme determination enabled her to meet with any success. She managed to placed herself in a minor position at a prestigious hospital while she pursued her own medical passions: helping the poor at a tiny clinic where the welcomed any doctor, and setting up a small, controversial practice which specialized in "female complaints" and offered "absolute discretion."
But Maya knew that she could not hide forever from the vindictive power which had murdered her parents. She knew in her heart that even a vast ocean couldn't protect her from "the serpent's shadow" which has so terrified her mother. Her only hope was to find a way to mater her own magic: the magic of her father's blood. But who would teach her? And could she learn enough to save her life by the time her relentless pursuers caught up with their prey?


Review- This is a fun read. It is not very historically accurate but it a great deal of fun. The magic system is based on the four basic elements and people who can use them. There is another magic system but Maya cannot use that one, so we the readers do not get to understand it. But other than playing fast and loose with history this is a good book. I liked the characters, I liked the plot, and I really liked the world. We do not get as much magic in this as in the first book in this world The Fire Rose but we get more world-building itself. We have a pretty good idea about that this world is very like our own and can see the differences without problem. The dialog is good, the pacing is good but the sense of time is not there. I think that this book takes about a year overall but there is no real way to know other than when Lackey talks about the weather but that is only done in passing. I look forward to reading the next one.


I give this book a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge


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Today's post is on The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge by Matt Ridley. It is 368 pages long and is published by HarperCollins. The cover is red with the title in bold white. The intended reader is someone who is interested in history, evolution and social science. There is no language, no sex, and no violence in this book. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- The New York Times bestselling author of The Rational Optimist and Genome returns with a fascinating, brilliant argument for evolution that definitively dispels a dangerous, widespread myth: that we can command and control our world.
The Evolution of Everything is about bottom-up order and its enemy, the top-down twitch—the endless fascination human beings have for design rather than evolution, for direction rather than emergence. Drawing on anecdotes from science, economics, history, politics and philosophy, Matt Ridley’s wide-ranging, highly opinionated opus demolishes conventional assumptions that major scientific and social imperatives are dictated by those on high, whether in government, business, academia, or morality. On the contrary, our most important achievements develop from the bottom up. Patterns emerge, trends evolve. Just as skeins of geese form Vs in the sky without meaning to, and termites build mud cathedrals without architects, so brains take shape without brain-makers, learning can happen without teaching and morality changes without a plan.
Although we neglect, defy and ignore them, bottom-up trends shape the world. The growth of technology, the sanitation-driven health revolution, the quadrupling of farm yields so that more land can be released for nature—these were largely emergent phenomena, as were the Internet, the mobile phone revolution, and the rise of Asia. Ridley demolishes the arguments for design and effectively makes the case for evolution in the universe, morality, genes, the economy, culture, technology, the mind, personality, population, education, history, government, God, money, and the future.
As compelling as it is controversial, authoritative as it is ambitious, Ridley’s stunning perspective will revolutionize the way we think about our world and how it works.


Review- Overall a very interesting book about human society and culture that at times does get a little too detailed. Ridley is very passionate about his topic and that comes through in this book. His notes are good and I liked his research and felt that it was accurate. When he gets a little too into the details it does not last long. He writes about all levels of human society from religion to science. He talks about how people are the ones who change things not government or great men. I have never thought about that before so it was interesting to think about how the masses affect things for the positive. I am now sold on what Ridley says and I want to do more research into bottom-up change.

I give this book a Four out of Five stars. I was given this book by HarperCollins in exchange for an honest review. 

Monday, October 5, 2015

Ouran High School Host Club volume 8


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Today's post is on Ouran High School Host Club volume 8 by Bisco Hatori. It is 184 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. The cover has Haruhi and Mori on it. As it is the eight in the long running series you need to have read the first seven to understand the story. There is no sex, no language, and no violence in this book. The intended reader likes shojo romance, over-the-top comedy, and good characters. The story is told from Haruhi's  perspective. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- The first-years in Class 1-A are taking part in a test of courage, where the loser will receive the dubious honor of being dubbed "Best of Cowards." Kazukio Souga, the class president and a fraidy-cat at heart, is happy to be on a team with the levelheaded Haruhi, but will he be able to stomach the antics of his other teammates- the twins Hikaru and Kaoru Hitachiin?

Review- The first story is funny but the best story in this volume is how Kyoya and Tamaki met. Kyoya was trying to just fit into his father's role for him when he desires so much more. Tamaki sees through him and from there Kyoya is now on his path. I think that story is one of my favorite in the whole series. Kyoya starts out so different from how he really is. He is painting inside the lines but he is using his full abilities. Tamaki calls him in and that is how they become friends. The twins do get their comeuppance with the Black Magic Club in the first story. First humor then serious in this volume. But all good stories.

I give this volume a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.

Friday, October 2, 2015

Dead Man Rising


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Today's post is on Dead Man Rising by Lilith Saintcrow. It is the second in her Dante Valentine series. The cover has the main character on it looking cool and deadly. The story is told from the first person perspective of Dante. There is violence, language, and sexuality in this novel. There intended reader is someone who has read the first novel, likes gritty future urban fantasy, and BA heroines. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From Amazon.com- When the dead call, she answers.Bounty hunting is a helluva job, but it pays the bills. And it lets Necromance Dante Valentine forget her issues---like struggling with her half-demon side and the memory of her lover's death.
Now psychics all over the city are being savagely murdered---and a piece of the past Dante thought she'd buried is stalking the night with a vengeance. Too bad she's got no way to tell which fiend--or friend--to trust.
Or that her most horrifying nightmares are gathering to take one kick-ass bounty hunter down for the count.But that's only the beginning. The Devil just called. He's looking for Dante's lover--the one he killed...

Review- This novel picks up about ten months after the first one with all the problems we were left with. Dante does not what she is, she is grieving for Japhrimel and fielding calls from the Devil himself. When murders bring back bad, old memories Dante just does not know where to go. The world-building is great in this one. Saintcrow really gets into all the supernatural beings and some into their society. The best part was with this world is the vampires. It was a great scene that did so much for the wider world that Dante just does know or not want to get into. Dante is grieving so much of her thinking is about that and then reliving some bad stuff that happened to her as a child but I think that Saintcrow handles it well. It is bad without making Dante into a victim. She is not one and at the end of the novel, she knows it for sure. I look forward to the next book, Devil's Right Hand.

I give this book a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this book with my own money.