Laurel Kriegler profile
Place of birth: Grahamstown, South Africa
Now living: Witney, United Kingdom
3 favourite authors
- Anne McCaffrey
- Isaac Asimov
- David Eddings
3 favourite books
- Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- The Snow Queen Cycle
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
3 favourite films
- Gattaca
- Star Trek Nemesis
- I, Robot
Laurel Kriegler's 4 reviews
Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest (Eden Moore series)
Cherie Priest's ability to write in such an easy manner make reading this southern gothic a complete pleasure.What Eden Moore digs up in the roots of her diseased family tree takes her across the South, from the ruins of the Pine Breeze sanatorium in Tennessee to a corpse-filled swamp in Florida, and back in time to the Civil War, whe...
8.2/10
Hellbent by Cherie Priest (Cheshire Red Reports)
Vampire thief Raylene Pendle doesn’t need more complications in her life. Her Seattle home is already overrun by a band of misfits, including Ian Stott, a blind vampire, and Adrian deJesus, an ex-Navy SEAL/drag queen. But Raylene still can’t resist an old pal’s request: seek out and steal a bizarre set of artifacts. Also on the...
8.8/10
Bloodshot by Cherie Priest (Cheshire Red Reports)
When I picked up this book to review, I was an urban fantasy novice. The only vampires I had ever met were those in Terry Pratchett Discworld novels. I'm just not 'into' them.Having finished reading Bloodshot, I don't think I'm a vampire - or urban fantasy, for that matter - novice, and if not a fan of urban fantasy in...
8.8/10
Deluge by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Scarborough (The Twins Of Petaybee)
This, the third instalment of The Twins of Petaybee series, is yet another scifi spectacular from this writing partnership. Once again we meet the sentient planet Petaybee, working to ensure the safety and survival of its friends and itself. Things are never simple, however, as the danger comes from two sides.In this story we follow Ronan...
8.8/10