Kim Harrison’s new novel, For A Few Demons More, is officially on bookstore shelves. As I said in my review, you definitely want to go pick up this book!

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… for a few demons more? That’s the question that plagues the protagonist, Rachel Morgan, in Harrison’s new book. Just when she thought things were settling down, her life goes crazy… again.

For a Few Demons More
Kim Harrison
Release Date: 3/20/07

Funny, sexy, heart-wrenching, dramatic, suspenseful… how many adjectives am I allowed to use to describe this novel? It’s just damned cool. I willingly sacrificed my sleep to finish reading this book. If you’re a fan of authors like Laurell K. Hamilton and Kelley Armstrong, and you haven’t yet checked out Kim Harrison, then you definitely want to pick up this author. (Click the more link to keep reading.) Read the rest of this entry »

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X-Rated Bloodsuckers
Mario Acevedo
Release Date: 2/27/07

The title is intriguing (or maybe titillating is a better word) and the premise, a vampire P.I. investigating the death of a “surgeon turned porn star” (book jacket summary), sounds ridiculous and promisingly funny, but I could not get past the writing style. It’s a riff on old dime-store detective novels, complete with the bad similes and that first-person seedy swagger.

I wanted to like this book. I sat down prepared to enjoy it, but the very first page gave me reservations… and click here to see how it played out.

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