Book Trailer: Etiquette & Espionage

So perhaps I'm a tad behind the times, as this trailer came out yesterday (to my knowledge) but it was just too darling to pass up and share.

What are your thoughts? Are you a Carriger fan? Do you think you will be after this book?

Review: Dearly Departed (#1)

Summary (from Goodreads): Love conquers all, so they say. But can Cupid’s arrow pierce the hearts of the living and the dead—or rather, the undead? Can a proper young Victorian lady find true love in the arms of a dashing zombie?

The year is 2195. The place is New Victoria—a high-tech nation modeled on the manners, mores, and fashions of an antique era. A teenager in high society, Nora Dearly is far more interested in military history and her country’s political unrest than in tea parties and debutante balls. But after her beloved parents die, Nora is left at the mercy of her domineering aunt, a social-climbing spendthrift who has squandered the family fortune and now plans to marry her niece off for money. For Nora, no fate could be more horrible—until she’s nearly kidnapped by an army of walking corpses.

But fate is just getting started with Nora. Catapulted from her world of drawing-room civility, she’s suddenly gunning down ravenous zombies alongside mysterious black-clad commandos and confronting “The Laz,” a fatal virus that raises the dead—and hell along with them. Hardly ideal circumstances. Then Nora meets Bram Griswold, a young soldier who is brave, handsome, noble . . . and dead. But as is the case with the rest of his special undead unit, luck and modern science have enabled Bram to hold on to his mind, his manners, and his body parts. And when his bond of trust with Nora turns to tenderness, there’s no turning back. Eventually, they know, the disease will win, separating the star-crossed lovers forever. But until then, beating or not, their hearts will have what they desire.

In Dearly, Departed, romance meets walking-dead thriller, spawning a madly imaginative novel of rip-roaring adventure, spine-tingling suspense, and macabre comedy that forever redefines the concept of undying love.

Review: This is probably one of the toughest books for me to read thus far. It's got steampunk elements, zombies, a mysterious government, and a human/zombie love interest. Sounds perfect, right? Unfortunately Dearly Departed fails to really excite readers. The multiple viewpoints comes off as confusing, rather than bringing the readers more into the New Victorian world. All in all, it's a hit or miss. Readers will either love it or dislike it.


Formats: e-book, hardcover, paperback, audiobook

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Review: First Grave on the Right (#1)

Summary: Charley Davidson is the Grim Reaper, but in a good way. Using her ability to talk to the dead, she has made a name for herself with a private PI business. When the search for the very hot and very illusive Reyes Farrow, Charley's childhood crush, turns into a race against his life will the Grim Reaper be able to help a man cheat death?


Review: A new take on the Grim Reaper, Charley and her friends are in a book of their own. Jones has created a wonderful world that readers will not only be entertained by the sharp, sarcastic dialogue, but also by the mystery and sense of adventure she has produced. Hitting many genres in one fantastic sweep, First Grave on the Right is sure to please a variety of readers!

****Audiobook Recommended****

Formats: e-book, hardcover, paperback, mass market, audiobook

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