Literary Quest

This week we discuss Dark Lover, the first

installment of the Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward and we are joined by our resident

horse expert, Sydney! Wrath, the last remaining purebred vampire, skillfully leads his brothers in the Black Dagger Brotherhood, destroying leaders who would seek to eliminate all vampires. When one of his oldest friends is killed by a lesser, his duties become even more daunting as he takes on the task of seeing his friend’s daughter, Beth, through her transition where she will become a vampire. Beth Randall does not know vampires are real, and has the shock of her life when she learns that not only are they real, but also her dad and Wrath, who she’s tremendously attracted to, are vampires and she will also shortly become one. Wrath and Beth are undeniably drawn to each other, but dating the vampire king comes with threats that neither of them are prepared for. Join us this week!

This week your hosts discuss Katee Robert's newest addition to her Dark Olympus series. This book focuses on Apollo and Cassandra. There is a new player in town - Minos, but he is a mysterious character. When Apollo is invited to Minos' house for a week long party, he brings Cassandra along to help find any suspicious activity. As the party progresses sinister events begin to happen, plus-ones go missing and parlor games go awry. Will Cassandra and Apollo be able to work out the mystery before Cassandra becomes the next victim? Will they finally act on their mutual attraction? This is an after dark episode!

This episode your hosts discuss The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. In this best-seller Linus is chosen to evaluate an orphanage by the sea. Management seems to think that it is dangerous and should be shut down. It turns out that this is no ordinary orphanage, the children are powerful and very special. As Linus gets to know the children and the keepers of the orphanage it becomes clear that it should remain open. Will Linus be able to convince management to keep the orphanage open? Or will the children be separated from their home and friends? 

This week, we're discussing Book of Night by Holly Black.  Charlie Hall, talented thief and con artist, has spent much of her life stealing for gloamists, people with quickened shadows.  Though Charlie tries to leave that part of her life behind, her plans disintegrate when a man comes to her bar trying to sell part of the Liber Noctem, a mysterious, famous book that was stolen from Lionel Salt.  When the man is mysteriously murdered, Charlie, begins to investigate the whereabouts of the elusive book.  She discovers that there is far more to her kind but quiet boyfriend than she realized, and embarks on a dangerous mission to discover the Liber Noctem.  Join us this week! 

This week, we discuss The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab.  Sketchy deals with dark gods have unexpected and life-altering consequences.  When young Addie LaRue makes a desperate bargain to live the life she desires, she obtains immortality but at a steep cost:  to be forgotten by everyone she encounters.  She finds small ways to leave her mark on history over the centuries and on the dark being she made a deal with.  However, her life changes when she stumbles across the first person to remember her in 300 years.   

This week your hosts discuss A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer. Harper is stolen from Washington D.C. and taken to Emberfall in the hopes that she will fall in love with Prince Rhen and break his curse. However, Harper is not one to be wooed and she is determined to go home but when she sees the state that Emberfall is in she wants to help. She and Rhen grow closer as they visit villages and cities to inspire the people. Will they fall in love before the end of the season? Or will Rhen succumb to the sorceress Lilith and be trapped forever?