Daemon's Books

LOVE’S FIRST LIGHT by Jamie Carie Review (3.5 out of 5 Stars) Book Title by Jamie Carie Release Date: July 1, 2009 Publisher: B&H Books Pages: 320 Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Love’s First Light by Jamie Carie is an excellent historical-romance fiction novel that takes place during the French Revolution. It...

THE LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold Review (3.5 out of 5 Stars) The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Release Date: 2002 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pages: 368 Source: Purchased Buy on Amazon With the release of The Lovely Bones movie approaching, I thought I’d read Alice Sebold’s book of the same name. I was initially intr...

THE PARIS VENDETTA by Steve Berry Review (3.5 out of 5 Stars) The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry Release Date: December 1, 2009 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pages: 432 Source: Library Buy on Amazon The Paris Vendetta is Steve Berry’s fifth book featuring bookshop owner and ex-Justice Department field agent, Cotton Malone. ...

ALTAR OF EDEN by James Rollins Review (4 out of 5 Stars) Altar of Eden by James Rollins Release Date: December 29, 2009 Publisher: William Morrow Pages: 416 Source: Library Buy on Amazon When I found out that James Rollins’ latest book, Altar of Eden, isn’t a Sigma Force novel, I admit I was disappointed. Then I re...

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER by Seth Grahame-Smith Review (4.5 out of 5 Stars) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith Release Date: March 2, 2010 Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Pages: 352 Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon When I first heard that Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies...

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 8, ISSUE 32, TWILIGHT – CHAPTER ONE: BUFFY HAS F#@$ING SUPERPOWERS by Joss Whedon Review (5 out of 5 Stars) Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 #32 by Joss Whedon Writer: Brad Meltzer Pencils: Georges Jeanty Inks: Andy Owens Colors: Michelle Madsen Release Date: February 2, 2010 Publisher: Da...

KNIT THE SEASON by Kate Jacobs (2 out of 5 stars) Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs Release Date: November 3, 2009 Publisher: Putnam Adult Pages: 272 Buy on Amazon Once October/November rolls around I begin to get excited for the holidays. Not just the holidays, but everything that goes along with the chilly weather. The sweater...

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith One book that has been getting a ton of buzz lately is the mash up Pride And Prejudice And Zombies. Seth Grahame-Smith has taken Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice and inserted a zombie sub-plot. First let me say that I’m a HUGE Austen fan. I...

THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY by Marian Keyes Review (4.5 out of 5 Stars) The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes Release Date: January 21, 2010 Publisher: Viking Adult Pages: 480 Source: Purchased Buy on Amazon I always look forward to a new book from Marian Keyes and her latest, The Brightest Star in the Sky, was no di...

QUEEN TAKES KING by Gigi Levangie Grazer Though I watched both The Starter Wife and Maneater on TV, Queen Takes King was the first book by Gigi Levangie Grazer that I’ve actually read. It’s about Jackson and Cynthia Power, a New York power couple going through an acrimonious divorce. The story begins the day afte...

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF by Rick Riordan Review (4 out of 5 Stars) Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Release Date: 2005 Publisher: Miramax Books / Hyperion Books for Children Pages: 400 Source: Purchased Buy on Amazon What if the gods and monsters of Greek Mytholog...

CHEATER by R.L. Stine Book Review (3.5 out of 5 Stars) Cheater by R.L. Stine Release Date: April 1, 1993 Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 152 Source: Purchased Buy on Amazon So Kristen had the brilliant idea of reviewing books we loved when we were younger. In junior high school I was really into the Fear Street series by R.L. St...

THE GRAVEYARD BOOK by Niel Gaiman Review (4 out of 5 Stars) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Release Date: September 30, 2008 Publisher: HarperCollins Pages:320 Buy on Amazon This week I read the highly acclaimed Newberry award-winning, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Gaiman is known for several popular young adult books, ...

THE TALES OF BEEDLE THE BARD by J.K. Rowling I was completely devastated when I finished the final Harry Potter Book as it meant I had no more Potter books to look forward to. The remaining 2 movies helped lessen the blow a little bit, but what I’ve really been hankering for is a new book by Rowling. This winter, I was ...

LIVE FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE by David Sedaris Review (5 out of 5 Stars) Live For Your Listening Pleasure by David Sedaris Release Date: November 24, 2009 Publisher: Hachette Audio Format: Audio CD Source: Purchased Buy on Amazon When David Sedaris goes on a book tour he can fill huge auditoriums with fans eager to hear his...

IN DEFENSE OF FOOD: AN EATER’S MANIFESTO by Michael Pollan Review (5 out of 5 Stars) In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan Release Date: April 28, 2009 Publisher: Penguin Pages: 256 Source: Purchased Buy on Amazon I’ve been wanting to read In Defense of Food for a while now, but it wasn&#...