Tales of MU is an open-ended serial detailing the college life of one Mackenzie Blaise, a university student in a world where our fantasy is reality and our science is fantasy. Moving from her sheltered existence as an outcast and self-professed geek into the wild, wide world of Magisterius University, Mackenzie narrates her own story for us in a style . . .
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Tales of MU is an open-ended serial detailing the college life of one Mackenzie Blaise, a university student in a world where our fantasy is reality and our science is fantasy. Moving from her sheltered existence as an outcast and self-professed geek into the wild, wide world of Magisterius University, Mackenzie narrates her own story for us in a style . . .
City of Roses is about what happens when Jo Maguire, a highly strung underemployed telemarketer, meets Ysabel Perry, a princess of unspecifiable pedigree. It’s also about hearts broken cleanly and otherwise, the City of Portland, Spenser, those moments in pop songs when the bass and all of the drums except maybe a handclap suddenly drop out of the bridge leaving . . .
Nyx is an Ailuran, a feline shapeshifter, who chooses to live on the outskirts of life. Elmiryn is an unconventional warrior who seeks revenge. Both are cursed. When circumstance places them together to fight an enemy whose very existence is in question, they find uncommon allies, life-threatening adventures, and cerebral danger waiting. In a world where gods, magic, and . . .
Bellica Yarrow is faced with a tough choice: obey the laws of the nation laid down by her sister, the Empreena, keeping safe those she loves, or fight against the corruption that holds the Sceptre and risk losing it all. Yarrow has never been one to shrink from a good fight, but the looming battle threatens all she holds dear . . . and . . .
From the author of the award winning novel “River” and internet cult hit “Catharsis” comes a serialized novel about the end of the world and the lives of those destined to stop it. Three girls are thrust together by their shared abilities and the roles they are to play in the nearing apocalypse. They are guided only by the mysterious . . .
Corrie, Edie, and Dawn are excited, nervous, curious, and, well, lots of other emotions about their first semester at Chatoyant College. They know it’s going to be a weird few months: they’ve left their familiar high school existences for something completely new, their college is the only one in the United States with a magic program, and it comes complete . . .
Mankind is ruled by a fundamentalist Church. Sex outside of marriage, music, dancing and even lipstick are forbidden. There’s only one place of absolute freedom: Madilon, a space station turned into the last night club of the galaxy. . . .
Akačehennyi on a Diet of Dreams is an epistolary science fiction novel that follows Salus, an ambitious woman who dreams of political achievement. She has moved to the capital to work for one of the founders of the Progressive Movement, a party known for its controversial attitudes about technology and interstellar travel. Her chance for recognition comes one evening . . .
In the heart of London stands an ominous building with mirrored obsidian windows. It is here at number 42 that the London branch of the Agency is situated, and where the seemingly endless struggle with their enemies, the Solstice, will begin for another night. Mirrorfall: London tells the story of Emma, the only female Agent in existence, and a . . .
Sun-kissed is a story about vampires, those hunted by vampires and those who hunt vampires. . . .
Being a mutant isn’t all its cracked up to be. Mary Stevens can’t even take a bath without her abilities raising hell and trying to drown her. Living with her brothers—and fellow mutants—Greg and Brian, she’s working to understand how their powers relate to the greater world, while trying to discover just how to live a normal life. Or, well, . . .
18 year-old Szandi is part of Budapest’s cosmopolitan art scene, sharing a flat and a bohemian lifestyle with her lover and fellow sculptress, Yang. She has finally found her place in the world. Then a letter arrives that threatens everything, and forces her to choose once and for all: between the past and the present; between East and West; between . . .
“Sun-Kissed” is a well-written story about a dhampir living in modern Helsinki. Dhampir are the children of a vampire and a mortal, and they’re very rare. Interestingly, they usually become vampire hunters. Anastasia has hunted vampires in the past but she’s been living a quiet life for the past few decades. However, when a beautiful, blond escort with a vampire [more . . .]
As with a lot of the other recent reviews, I’ve found myself quickly losing interest. The pacing of the story is just too slow, and there’s too much interesting information not being covered in favor of extending coverage of sexual exploits. The character development is hyper-focused on the sexuality of the characters. While that’s obviously an important component of maturing, [more . . .]