An Apple for the Creature in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Aug 06, 2012 Christal rated it liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, anthology, short-stories, creepy-school-setting

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The anthologies edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L.P. Kelner combine top authors from many different genres with a specific paranormal theme. This time the theme was school and it produced some unique and interesting stories. I think these anthologies are some of the best in paranormal fiction, but this one didn’t quite hit the mark for me. There were some truly exceptional stories in this volume, but they were outnumbered by the les ...more

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Jan 28, 2013 Samantha wickedshizuku Tolleson rated it really liked it

Shelves: reviewed, 4-stars, not-manga, title-a, paranormal, 2013

Donald Harstad "Academy Field Trip"
This story was just hilarious. I found the agent brilliant in his responses.

Amber Benson "Carrie Meet Happy"
Ok, now I have to find this series. I really liked this author's writing style.

Charlaine Harris "Playing Possum"
I'm so over Sookie Stackhouse, it's not even funny! I feel that anything after book 8 (From Dead to Worse), is just flogging a dead horse.

Marjorie M. Liu "Sympathy for the Bones"

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Well look at that; this is where all the gold has been!

Jonath ...more

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Sep 10, 2012 Midu Hadi rated it it was ok

Shelves: series-completion-in-progress, singles, shorts, read-in-october, serial-killers-and-other-murderers, anthologies, premissing, teens-n-school, talking-cats-other-animals, 2012

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Two of Them Were My Favorites

Playing Possum
★★Sookie goes to visit her godson and they encounter a mad gunman. The apple taking the gunman down was stretching it a bit too much!Spellcaster 2.0★A university project is collecting and cataloging all the spells they can find. Most of the students do not believe in the spells until they absolutely have to. Saw the "twist" a mile away.Academy Field Trip★★Vampire being investigated. The surveillance catches on to a "bride" of his and starts to feed Two of Them Were My Favorites

Playing Possum
★★Sookie goes to visit her godson and they encounter a mad gunman. The apple taking the gunman down was stretching it a bit too much!Spellcaster 2.0★A university project is collecting and cataloging all the spells they can find. Most of the students do not believe in the spells until they absolutely have to. Saw the "twist" a mile away.Academy Field Trip★★Vampire being investigated. The surveillance catches on to a "bride" of his and starts to feed her the wrong information. Meh.Sympathy for the Bones★★★★A witch takes in a little girl and teaches her almost everything she knows. I love the creepiness even though the ending was expected.Low School★★A senator dies and goes to hell for a deal she signed as a kid. The deal was with the devil and to her, hell was high school. I would have liked to see how she got out of it rather than what hell was like. Callie Meet Happy★The Reaper was failing her wormhole class until she gets the chance for a practical lesson. Too random for me to enjoy, I guess.Iphigenia in Aulis★★★★Melanie and the other kids are in school but there is something very wrong with them. Again, the creepiness was my favorite part of the story. Loved how the hunger is described. Golden Delicious★★★Rick is on his way to forming his very own paranormal unit, if he can reign in his and his partner's werewolf instincts. Fun! I would love to know more about this world.Magic Tests★★Julie has to solve a mystery at her new school - this time with no Kate to get her out of trouble. While I love Julie, almost no Kate or Curran makes for a boring story.An Introduction to Jewish Myth and Mysticism★★★An abusive husband comes back, thinking he can hurt his wife some more. A professor has other ideas. While not unexpected, the twist was fun. I could have done without the unneeded last two lines - yeah, I am being picky!VSI★Claire is a part of a secret team that will hunt vampires. Their quarry is quite closer to home than Claire thinks. Why?The Bad Hour★★A dog trainer is in trouble with one of her clients who has a supernatural sidekick. Remy Chandler and his Marlowe, his dog, try to rescue her. I love Marlowe. Remy's alright.Pirate Dave and the Captain's Ghost★★★A werewolf in love with a vampire is haunted by a ghost who was killed by a vampire. Dave reminded me of Hook from OUAT, which is not necessarily a bad thing. The story didn't surprise me at all.

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Jan 28, 2013 Deyara rated it really liked it

Shelves: urban-fantasy, anthology

Enjoyed most of the stories. Favourites were Carey and
Harstad.

Playing Possum by Charlaine Harris:
I had read this one already but still enjoyed the re-read.

Spellcaster 2.0 by Jonathan Maberry:
Didnt like this one much, but it wasn't terrible.

Academy Field Trip by Donald Harstad:
Gets quite dark with the twist at the end. I really liked this one.

Sympathy for the Bones by Marjorie M. Liu:
Another of my least-liked stories. This felt like I had read the story many times before, and nothing interestin ...more

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Jun 17, 2014 Thenia rated it really liked it

Shelves: shifters, r-ab, magic, series, paranormal, ya-na, 2014, reviewed

Magic Tests - Ilona Anderws

This is a story about Julie and her first undercover mission in a school where a girl has gone missing. The audiobook was very well done and the various characters introduced were colorful and intriguing.

It was very interesting seeing through Julie's eyes and I would love to read more about her in the future. ...more

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