PUG REVIEW: GRAVE DANCE BY KALAYNA PRICE

GRAVE DANCE- ALEX CRAFT #2- KALAYNA PRICE 
                                                              BLURB: 
         Whoever said dead men tell no tales obviously never met   Alex Craft.

After a month spent recovering from a vicious fight with a sorcerer, grave witch Alex Craft is ready to get back to solving murders by raising the dead. With her love life in turmoil thanks to the disappearance of Fae Investigation Bureau agent Falin Andrews and a shocking “L” word confession from Death himself, Alex is eager for the distractions of work. But her new case turns out to be a deadly challenge.

The police hire Alex to consult on a particularly strange investigation in the nature preserve south of Nekros City. The strange part: There are no corpses, only fragments of them. A serial killer is potentially on the loose, and Alex has no way to raise a shade without a body, so she’ll have to rely on the magic of others to find leads. But as she begins investigating, a creature born of the darkest magic comes after her. Someone very powerful wants to make sure the only thing she finds is a dead end—her own

PUG REVIEW: GRAVE WITCH BY KALAYNA PRICE

GRAVE WITCH BY KALAYNA PRICE- ALEX CRAFT #1

 BLURB: 

Grave witch Alex Craft can speak to the dead, but that doesn’t mean she likes what they have to say.

As a private investigator and consultant for the police, Alex Craft has seen a lot of dark magic. But even though she’s on good terms with Death himself—who happens to look fantastic in a pair of jeans—nothing has prepared her for her latest case. Alex is investigating a high profile murder when she’s attacked by the ‘shade’ she’s raising, which should be impossible. To top off her day, someone makes a serious attempt on her life, but Death saves her. Guess he likes having her around...

To solve this case Alex will have to team up with tough homicide detective Falin Andrews. Falin seems to be hiding something—though it’s certainly not his dislike of Alex—but Alex knows she needs his help to navigate the tangled webs of mortal and paranormal politics, and to track down a killer wielding a magic so malevolent, it may cost Alex her life...and her soul.

• GENRE: YOUNG ADULT 16+, MYSTERY, CRIME, URBAN FANTASY

• PAGES: 325

• CHAPTERS: 29

       Published October 5th 2010 by Roc

 

PAW RATING:

 KEY POINTS: SEXUAL CONTENT, MAGIC, FAE, DEATH, ROMANCE

IN SHORT: THIS BOOK HAS IT ALL, ACTION, ROMANCE AND A GREAT MYSTERY THAT KEEPS YOU TURNING THE PAGES.

GINNY'S ( THE PUG'S) REVIEW 

 

First all I want to say how me and my human love this cover, it’s misty, moody shades of grey combined with her striking red tops make this cover eye catching, along with the candles and the spooky background suits the book theme perfectly. 

This book was a very enjoyable read with a great cast of characters that I loved and hated for all the right reasons. The plot was well thought out and the mystery was full of twist and turns that it isn’t until the last chapter that everything falls into place, but just when you think everything right with the world another load of shocking and surprising questions and revelations are left with the reader, hopefully to be picked up in the next book. 

The world building is well constructed giving the reader plenty of detail on how this world works without bogging the reader down with detail, allowing me and my human to be able to picture it in our minds solidly. 

This a great read, I can’t wait to get my paws on Grave Dance, number two in Alex Craft novels. I recommend this book to anyone who loves ghosts, magic, murder and mystery.

HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE REVIEW, SEE YOU NEXT TIME!

PIG XX

PUG REVIEW: DECEPTION BY LEE NICHOLS

DECEPTION BY LEE NICHOLS- HUNTING EMMA #1

 

Blurb

When Emma Vaile's parents leave on a mysterious business trip, it gives her the perfect excuse to be a rebellious teen. But then her best friend stops talking to her, the police crash her party and Emma finds herself in the hands of a new guardian, Bennett Stern, and on a plane to his museum-like mansion in New England. After enrolling at Thatcher Academy, Emma settles in by making friends with the popular crowd. She has memories of Thatcher she can't explain and strange visions are haunting her. Emma doesn't trust anyone any more - except maybe Bennett, but he's about to reveal a ghostly secret to her.  One that will explain the visions ...and make Emma fear for her life.

• Genre:  young adult 15+, Mystery, Urban Fantasy 

• Pages: 336

• Chapters: 30

• Published September 5th 2011 by Bloomsbury UK

 

Pug rating:

Key points: Ghosts, Romance, Action, Family secrets, Teen development/ School themed 

In short: A great first read with plenty of action, romance and mystery to suit all.

  Ginny's (the pug's) Review:

My human wasn’t sure when she picked this book up whether this book would have a writing style too young for her; she was wrong and am glad she choose to pick this book up.

This book is all about ghosts, good and bad, which is right up my doggy street as I love anything to do with ghost and past life story plots. This plot focus on the main character Emma who has been brought up to believe like everyone else that things like ghost’s don’t exist,  then her family disappears and everything starts to go wrong.

This is a great read with a 3D mystery that keeps you turning the pages to find out more; this book has some shocking twists and turns that keeps the reader guessing and some great initial character development and growth.  I thoroughly recommended this read and can’t wait for my human to pick up Betrayal, hunting Emma #2 

OTHER BOOKS IN THE HUNTING EMMA SERIES:

I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THE REVIEW, SEE YOU ALL SOON!

PIGXX