Category: paranormal
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It’s been awhile
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I’ve been busy with life. Too busy to write about books I’ve been reading. I’ve been busy finding and buying my first house, moving, (all while pregnant and working full time), giving birth, and raising my son. He’s a beautiful boy. And while I’ve been busy with all of this, I’ve still been reading. Just…
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Mastiff
By Tamora Pierce Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Random House, 2011 Genres: Fantasy, mystery, paranormal Series: Beka Cooper; 3 ISBN: 9780375814709 Audience: Young adult Number of pages: 593 Setting: Kingdom of Tortall Time period: 249 H.E. (medieval) Plot summary: Beka Cooper and her partner, Mattias Tunstall, are summoned to a hunt by their Lord…
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River Marked
By Patricia Briggs; narrated by Lorelei King Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Penguin Audio, 2011 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, mystery, paranormal mystery, mythic fiction Series: Mercy Thompson; 6 Format: Audiobook – MP3 ISBN: 9781101436547 Audience: Adult Length: 8 hours, 54 minutes Setting: Columbia River Gorge – OR & WA, Tri-cities (Richland, Kennewick, &…
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Silver Borne
By Patricia Briggs Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2008 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, mystery, paranormal mystery Series: Mercy Thompson; 5 ISBN: 9780441018192 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 342 Setting: Tri-cities (Richland, Kennewick, & Pasco), WA Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Mercy is still adjusting to pack life; this is made…
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Level Up
By Gene Luen Yang; art by Thien Pham Place: Publisher & Year: New York: First Second, 2011 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal Format: Graphic novel ISBN: 9781596432352 Audience: Adult, young adult Number of pages: 160 Setting: An unspecified town somewhere in the US. Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Dennis Ouyang is kicked out of…
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Bone Crossed
By Patricia Briggs Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, mystery, paranormal mystery, vampire Series: Mercy Thompson; 4 ISBN: 9780441016761 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 309 Setting: Tri-cities (Richland, Kennewick, & Pasco), & Spokane, WA Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Marsilia, the head of the local…
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Hunting Ground
By Patricia Briggs; narrated by Holter Graham Place: Publisher & Year: [New York]: Penguin Audio, 2009 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, romance, paranormal romance, vampire Format: Digital download – audio Series: Alpha and Omega series; 2 ISBN: 9781440644634 Audience: Adult Length: 8 hours, 25 minutes, 43 seconds Setting: Seattle, WA (opening scene takes…
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Miss Peregrines’s Home for Peculiar Children
By Ransom Riggs Place: Publisher & Year: Philadelphia: Quirk Books, 2011 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, time travel fantasy, historical fantasy, mystery, paranormal, historical fiction Series: The author’s blog (8/9/2011) states that there will be a sequel to this book. ISBN: 9781594744761 Audience: Young adult Number of pages: 352 Setting: Englewood, Florida & Cairnholm, Wales Time…
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Queen of the Dead
By Stacey Kade Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Hyperion, 2011 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal Series: A Ghost and the Goth Novel; 2 ISBN: 9781423134671 Audience: Young adult Number of pages: 267 Setting: Groundsboro (state not specified but the town is near Decatur, so it could be Illinois) Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: Alona…
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Iron Kissed
By Patricia Briggs Place: Publisher & Year: New York: Ace Books, 2008 Genres: Fantasy, contemporary fantasy, paranormal, mystery, paranormal mystery Series: Mercy Thompson; 3 ISBN: 9780441015665 Intended audience: Adult Number of pages: 287 Setting: Tri-cities (Richland, Kennewick, & Pasco), WA Time period: Contemporary Plot summary: When Mercy’s friend and mentor, Zee, is charged with a…
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