The Lia Bookshelf

Title:  Face Off Author:  Mark Del Franco Series:  Laura Blackstone, Book 2 Genre:  Paranormal, Urban Fantasy Publisher:  Ace Publication Date:  July 27, 2010 ISBN-10:  044101903X Source:  Library Rating: ⛊⛊⛊ ⛉ ⛉  (3/5) Synopsis: Laura Black is a druid who can change her appearance. She is both the Fey Guild's public relations director and a secret agent for the International Security Agency. And now she'll have to choose where her loyalties lie when a political war breaks out between the fey and human populations... When I start books that are part of a series, I feel compelled to read the other books in the series. So when I picked up  Skin Deep , I also got the next book in the series. I had only read this book once before, years ago. So this review is based on my second reading of the book. Impressions: This book picks up where the first book left off. I think readers would be confused if they had not...

Title: Skin Deep Author: Mark Del Franco Series:  Laura Blackstone, Book 1 Genre:  Paranormal, Urban Fantasy Publisher:  Ace Publication Date:  July 28, 2009 ISBN-10:  0441017436 Source: Library Rating: ⛊⛊⛊⛉⛉ (3/5) Synopsis: A THRILLING NEW URBAN FANTASY SERIES FROM THE AUTHOR OF UNFALLEN DEAD AND UNQUIET DREAMS . She'll need to keep up appearances-if she wants to stay alive... Being an undercover agent has its occupational hazards, but Laura Blackstone makes it look easy. As a spy for a fey intelligence agency, she uses her magical abilities to create disguises that are skin deep glamours that must never be compromised. But when Laura's worlds collide she'll have more to worry about than retiring an identity; she may just lose her life. I decided to write this review after realizing that there are not many ratings or reviews on it despite the fact that it was published nine years ago.  I stumbled across this book a few years ago while...

Hello everyone! After several months of wanting and thinking about having some place where I could consolidate and share my thoughts on the books that I read, I have finally decided to create a book blog. Although my main focus will be to write reviews and provide ratings, I do have several unique ideas that I plan to implement. I read a large, eclectic selection of books so chances are that you will find at least one post about an author or genre that interests you. Thank you in advance for checking out my blog, and there will soon be more to come! -Lia