Kiss Me Deadly: 13 Tales of Paranormal Love in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Nov 19, 2010 Lily E rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, anthology

'The Assassin's Apprentice' by Michelle Zink - 3/5, only because I felt it was too short and too rushed for 3 characters and a world that deserved a better expansion.

'Errant' by Diana Peterfreund - 2/5, it's the first thing I've read by this author and I didn't feel impressed, the ages century orphaned lady disputed by two rivals that proves herself strong is too cliche, a nun who tames unicorns too odd, and overall not outstanding.

'The Spirit Jar' by Karen Mahoney - 4/5, the narrator bugged me 'The Assassin's Apprentice' by Michelle Zink - 3/5, only because I felt it was too short and too rushed for 3 characters and a world that deserved a better expansion.

'Errant' by Diana Peterfreund - 2/5, it's the first thing I've read by this author and I didn't feel impressed, the ages century orphaned lady disputed by two rivals that proves herself strong is too cliche, a nun who tames unicorns too odd, and overall not outstanding.

'The Spirit Jar' by Karen Mahoney - 4/5, the narrator bugged me sometimes, but she's fun and witty and the story has a good concept. A big plus for genies :D

'Lost' by Justine Musk - 3/5, cutesy story which picks up on the Hades/Persephone romance, and I wish this one could be expanded, or at least more insight into the ending.

'The Spy Who Never Grew Up' by Sarah Rees Brennan - 1/5, what a mess around Peter Pan and the great-great-granddaughter of Wendy!

'Dungeons Of Langeais' by Becca Fitzpatrick - 4/5, I had picked this book by this story alone, Hush Hush being my favorite read from last year. While this short story didn't disappoint it wasn't captivating as the hush hush books. Patch makes only a very brief appearance, and the ending is vague. We don't like Chauncey, he's evil, etc, but we already knew that.

'Behind the Red Door' by Caitlin Kittredge - 4/5, this one doesn't start strong but picks up towards the middle and it's very good.

'Hare Moon' by Carrie Ryan - 5/5, I'm very curious about the world of the Forest of Hands and Teeth, but I haven't managed to start the series yet. I understand this story is about the adolescence of an older character in the books, and what an interesting story it is. The first which truly feels romantic with undertones of despair, just how I love them.

'Familiar' by Michelle Rowen - 4/5, beautiful YA paranormal romance.

'Fearless' by Rachel Vincent - 4/5, really good story, very different from everything I've read, so it had that big plus - uniqueness - for me. I'm looking forward reading other books by her.

'Vermillion' by Daniel Marks - 3/5, it was difficult for me to enter into the story, I can only assume this is a short story based on a world depicted in another book. The story itself was cute, although quite predictable.

'The Hounds of Ulster' by Maggie Stiefvater - 4/5, fast paced, so it felt short, but the ending was a real surprise!

'Many Happy Returns' by Daniel Waters - 3/5, same as Fearless, a new world for me, and I'm on the fence about how I feel towards the returning. ...more

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Jun 20, 2011 Sarah Dizon rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, library, read-in-2011, 4-stars, anthology

I don't read very many anthologies because for some reason they take me longer to read than novels.

Anyways, here's what I thought:

"The Assassin's Apprentice" by Michelle Zink:

I have the first book for her Sisters of the Prophecy series but I have not read it yet. I have no idea if this short story has anything to do with the series but I enjoyed it! It makes me want to read her novel as soon as I can! There wasn't a lot of explanation on what Descendants are or Assassins except that they have so ...more

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