Unconscious Knowledge

Title: Unconscious Knowledge
Author: Beaird Glover
Publisher: Open

ISBN: n/a

Why Read?: Early Review

Thoughts: Just not my cup of tea.  Too much bizarre and senseless violence.

Rating: 2 stars

The Salvation of Gabriel Adam

Title: The Salvation of Gabriel Adam
Author: S. L. Duncan
Publisher: Medallion

ISBN: n/a

Why Read?: Early Review

Thoughts: While this is the middle of a trilogy and not a stand alone, it was pretty easy to figure out the story and become engaged.

Rating: 3 stars

Conquistador of the Night Lands

Title: Conquistador of the Night Lands
Author: Robin Wyatt Dunn
Publisher: John Ott

ISBN: 978-1-940830-10-0

Why Read?: Early Review

Thoughts: Just as slipstream as the other novels I have read by Dunn, but this was a little more sci-fi instead of fantasy.

Rating: 2 stars

Holiday Mystery Short Story Bundle

Title: Holiday Mystery Short Story Bundle
Author: Gemma Halliday, Leslie Langtry, Gin Jones, Janel Gradowski, Jennifer L. Hart, Kelly Rey, Kerri Nelson, Traci Andrighetti, & Jennifer Fischetto
Publisher: Gemma Halliday

ISBN: n/a

Why Read?: Fresh Fiction

Thoughts: This collection contains short stories/novellas from nine cozy mystery series.  All but the first story were cozies (the first was just plain romantic comedy), but I enjoyed some better than others.

 

Rating: 3 stars

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Title: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
Author: N. K. Jemisin
Publisher: Orbit

ISBN: 978-0-316-04392-2

Why Read?: Book Club

Thoughts: A very interesting and deep world, but a little slow moving and confusing in parts.

 

Rating: 3 stars

Always on My Mind

Title: Always on My Mind
Author: Kelsey Browning & Nancy Naigle
Publisher: Crossroads

ISBN: n/a

Why Read?: Fresh Fiction

Thoughts: A fun, short romance novella that can either be sweet or spicy in a choose-your-own-adventure kind of way.

 

Rating: 4 stars

Stacking the Shelves: 11/6-11/12

For review (here and on Bookloons):

Stormwalker by Mike Revell

Following Disasters by Nancy McCabe

Fatal Affair

Title: Fatal Affair
Author: Marie Force
Publisher: Carina

ISBN: 978-0-373-00257-3

Why Read?: Fresh Fiction

Thoughts: A good romantic suspense that leans heavily towards light police procedural.  The bonus prequel, though, was pure contemporary romance.

 

Rating: 4 stars

A Sword for His Lady

Title: A Sword for His Lady
Author: Mary Wine
Publisher: Sourcebooks

ISBN: 978-1-4926-0247-7

Why Read?: Fresh Fiction

Thoughts: A medieval historical romance with a good storyline and the right amount of spice.

 

Rating: 4 stars

Stacking the Shelves 10/23-11/5

LibraryThing Early Review:

The Resurrection of Frederic Debreu by Alex Marsh

Received in Novembers's Fresh Fiction Box Not to Miss:

Auctioning Affection by Allyson Lindt

Rule Breaker by Sienna Snow

Seaside Lovers by Melissa Foster

Ukulele Murder by Leslie Langtry

Explosive Forces by D.D. Ayres

The Cowboy Seal's Jingle Bell Baby by Laura Marie Altom

Burning Moon by Jo Watson

No Witness But the Moon by Suzanne Chazin