What I’m reading…

Posted July 15, 2012, under Books, Fantasy, New Releases, Reading, Urban Fantasy

 

I try to match the books up a little each week to give them both a fair chance at being read. This is going to be another hard week for me to chose. I’ve read the first book in both of these series and loved them. They are both unique. They are both gritty writers. They are both urban fantasy, which I adore.

 

Here are the blurbs:

 

Grave Dance ~
 
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.

 

 

Blood on the Bayou ~
 

First came a terrorist attack. Then the mutations—and Fey who had lived in harmony with humans turned deadly. Now most people hide behind iron gates. But those who are immune—and those with enough courage—can venture out into the Louisiana Delta . . . and a nightmare world of magic.

 

NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED

 

Annabelle Lee, a Fairy Containment and Control agent with immunity to fairy venom, is once again called upon to help solve a murder deep in the bayou. But this one’s off the books. Her ex-lover, Hitch, needs her help searching for a secret chemical weapons lab and an FBI mole providing it with human lab rats.

 
 

Helping Hitch means certain interpersonal disaster with her estranged boyfriend, but Annabelle knows what it feels like to be a lab rat. Her new fairy-attack-induced paranormal abilities seem to have few negative side effects, but would that change if she stopped injecting herself with the mystery drug delivered to her by the even more mysterious—not to mention ridiculously attractive—Tucker? A man who can turn invisible at will, and who makes no bones about how dead she’ll be if she reveals his secrets?

 
 

As the murder investigation progresses, Annabelle quickly learns Tucker isn’t the only one with secrets, and that the only things that cut deeper than a friend’s deception are the lies we tell ourselves.

 
 
 
What do you think? Don’t they sound great! But does one sound better than the other? What are you reading?
 
Stop by Friday to find out which one I picked.
 




3 Comments

  1. Brenda on July 16th, 2012 at 2:28 am

    I’m anxious to see which on you chose because they both sound awesome.
    I’m reading a few different books at the moment.


  2. Melissa Limoges on July 16th, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    Ooo they both sound great and have awesome covers. I’ve never read either of these so I’ll be waiting for your review! :)


  3. Stacey Brutger on July 18th, 2012 at 11:03 pm

    Thanks for stopping by, ladies.

    I still haven’t chosen a book yet, which means I had better hurry it up. Friday will be here faster than I’ll be ready.