Haunted by Kelley Armstrong

Genre: Urban Fantasy; Ghosts, Witches, Demons, Angels, Werewolves, Vampires, Magic, Women of the Otherworld
Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Eve Levine — half-demon, black witch and devoted mother — has been dead for three years. She has a great house, an interesting love life and can’t be killed again — which comes in handy when you’ve made as many enemies as Eve. Yes, the afterlife isn’t too bad —— all she needs to do is find a way to communicate with her daughter, Savannah, and she’ll be happy. But fate — or more exactly, the Fates — have other plans. Eve owes them a favor, and they’ve just called it in. An evil spirit called the Nix has escaped from hell. She feeds on chaos and death, and is very good at persuading people to kill for her. The Fates want Eve to hunt her down before she does any more damage, but the Nix is a dangerous enemy — previous hunters have been driven insane in the process. As if that’s not problem enough, the only way to stop her is with an angel’s sword. And Eve is no angel. . . .

This is the fifth book of the Women of the Otherworld series. We finally get to meet Savannah’s mother, Eve. The bonus is we get to see the afterlife from her perspective as well. That there is a lot more going on even after you die. Eve is one of those spitfire characters that you aren’t sure if she’s a good guy or a bad guy. She is very entertaining to say the least. The outcome of this story makes you have a double take, but it just makes the story that much more enjoyable. I found this book to be a great story and hope to see more of Eve in the future. I love how the this just adds to the series and can’t wait to read the next book in this series, Broken.

Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553587080
Pages: 528
Series: Women of the Otherworld
Volume: 5

Industrial Magic by Kelly Armstrong

Genre: Urban Fiction; Magic, Werewolves, Vampires, Witches, Shamans, Demons

Sub Genre: Paranormal Romance

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: In the aftermath of her mother’s murder, Paige broke with the elite, ultraconservative American Coven of Witches. Now her goal is to starta new Coven for a new generations. But while Paige pitches her vision to uptight thirty-something witches in business suits, a more urgent matter commands her attention. Someone is murdering the teenage offspring of the underworld’s most influential Cabals – a circle of families that makes the mob look like amateurs. And none is more powerful than the Cortez Cabal, a faction Paige is intimately acquainted with. Lucas Cortez, the rebel son and unwilling heir, is none other than her boyfriend. But love isn’t blind and Paige has her eyes wide open as she is drawn into a hunt for an unnatural-born killer. Pitted against shamans, demons, and goons, it’s a battle chilling enough to make a wild young woman grow up in a hurry. If she gets the chance.

This is the fourth book in the Women of the Otherworld series. We get to see Paige and Lucas at it again. At first Paige doesn’t know what to make of the Cortez Cabal. Even though everyone knows that Lucas’ father is trying to get him to come back into the Cabal. He’s not even all that happy about his relationship with Paige. But they do make a great team. Paige helps the Cortez Cabal not for Lucas or the Cabal but for the girl that was attacked. This just adds more depth to the women of the other world. It is so well written and just couldn't get enough of this book. I can't wait to read the next book in the series, Haunted.

Publisher: Bantam

ISBN: 0553587072

Pages: 560

Series: Women of the Otherworld

Volume: 4

Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble

Genre: Young Adult

Sub Genre: Urban Fantasy; Magic, Immortality, Anastasia, Baba Yaga

Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Anastasia Romanov, the daughter of the last Tsar of Russia. Is believed to be dead by the world. But she is alive, and when she sleeps, she dreams… Anne Michaelson doesn’t know much about Russian history: she is more worried about getting into a good college. But then the dreams start… In her dreams Anne is somewhere else. She is someone else. The dreams seem as real as her waking life, and they terrify her. Then a stranger offers to explain them – a boy whom by all appearances is her age. He claims he has been waiting for someone who can help save Anastasia. And through him, Anne sees: you don’t need to be imprisoned to be trapped.

This is the first book in the Anastasia series. Many people have been interested with the princess Anastasia. This is a new take on the story adding in a fairy tale of Baba Yaga. Anne who is a girl who doesn’t quite believe in any of this at first grows in her own right. Ethan comes into her life and tries to explain things to her. They grow very close in a short time period. I found this was a great mix of storytelling. It is very imaginative and I liked it. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series, Haunted.

Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky

ISBN: 1402218176

Pages: 320

Series: Anastasia

Volume: 1