Tag: SPI Files

Review: The Gorgon Agenda by L..

Posted February 9, 2023 by Jen in Rating B, Reviews, Urban Fantasy
Review: The Gorgon Agenda by Lisa Shearin

The Gorgon Agenda Author: Lisa Shearin Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: The Gorgon Agenda is another exciting, non-stop adventure for Mak and the SPI gang. This time, SPI director Vivanne Sagadraco’s sister, Tia, is back and ready to destroy Vivanne, SPI, and the entire mortal world. And as if she wasn’t a dangerous […]

Release Day Spotlight: The Gor..

Posted January 24, 2023 by Jen in Book Spotlight
Release Day Spotlight: The Gorgon Agenda (SPI Files 8) by Lisa Shearin

Happy Release Day to Lisa Shearin! I’m very excited to read THE GORGON AGENDA… Book 8 in the SPI urban fantasy series. About the Book: A planet-killing weapon, sinister sisters, and immortal monsters. All in a day’s work for the agents of SPI. I’m Makenna Fraser, seer for SPI (Supernatural Protection & Investigations). I knew […]

Review: The Solstice Countdown..

Posted May 6, 2021 by Jen in Rating B, Reviews, Urban Fantasy
Review: The Solstice Countdown by Lisa Shearin

The Solstice Countdown Author: Lisa Shearin Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: It’s Christmas time and Mak is taking boyfriend Rake home for the holidays. It’s been over a year since she last visited her hometown of Weird Sisters, in the remote mountains of North Carolina, and it’s the first time she’s ever brought […]

Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: ..

Posted January 24, 2019 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating B, Urban Fantasy
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: The Phoenix Illusion by Lisa Shearin

Audiobook review: The Phoenix Illusion Author: Lisa Shearin Narrator: Johanna Parker Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: SPI Files #6 Genre: Urban Fantasy Source: Purchased Having read/listened to the SPI Files since the beginning, I’ve found myself frustrated with the past couple books, yet I wasn’t quite ready to say goodbye because I’ve always enjoyed the mythology and world that Ms. Shearin […]

Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: ..

Posted July 19, 2018 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating B, Urban Fantasy
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: The Myth Manifestation by Lisa Shearin

Audiobook review: The Myth Manifestation Author: Lisa Shearin Narrator: Johanna Parker Audio Speed: 1.25x Series: SPI Files #5 Genre: Urban Fantasy Source: Purchased Taking place a few months after the conclusion of The Ghoul Vendetta, The Myth Manifestation features a summit of most supernatural races that reside on Earth. It’s been a hundred years since they last came together in […]

Release Day Spotlight: The Myt..

Posted January 16, 2018 by Jen in Book Spotlight
Release Day Spotlight: The Myth Manifestation by Lisa Shearin

OUT TODAY… The agents of Supernatural Protection & Investigations (SPI) protect people from predatory supernaturals. This time, we’re the ones who need protection.   New York is one of the most popular convention destinations in the world—for humans and supernaturals. Every hundred years, rulers of the world’s supernatural races come together to negotiate and renew […]

Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: ..

Posted October 12, 2017 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating C, Urban Fantasy
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: The Ghoul Vendetta by Lisa Shearin

Welcome to my new weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: The Ghoul Vendetta Author: Lisa Shearin Narrator: Johanna Parker Audio Speed: 1.25x + 1.5x Series: SPI Files #4 Source: Audible/purchased SPI agent Makenna Fraser points out that bad stuff always seems to happen around her, and she’s not kidding. The Ghoul Vendetta opens with Mak […]

Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: ..

Posted March 3, 2016 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating B, Reviews, Urban Fantasy
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: The Brimstone Deception by Lisa Shearin

Welcome to my new weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: The Brimstone Deception Author: Lisa Shearin Narrator: Johanna Parker Audio Speed: 1x + 1.25x Series: SPI #3 Source: Audible/purchased I originally read and reviewed The Brimstone Deception earlier this year. At that time I wrote of the book: Although I did enjoy reading The Brimstone Deception, […]

Review: The Brimstone Deceptio..

Posted February 3, 2016 by Jen in Rating B, Reviews, Urban Fantasy
Review: The Brimstone Deception by Lisa Shearin

The Brimstone Deception Author: Lisa Shearin Reviewer: Jen Twimom Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Picking up immediately after the conclusion of the previous book, The Brimstone Deception opens with Mak on a date with Rake and Ian on date with Kylie. At the same restaurant. Were Ian is convinced that Mak is only with Rake […]

Author Interview: Lisa Shearin

Posted February 3, 2016 by Jen in Author Interview
Author Interview: Lisa Shearin

In celebration of her newest release, The Brimstone Deception, urban fantasy author Lisa Shearin stopped in for a brief interview. Please help me welcome her to That’s What I’m Talking About. TWITA: Welcome to That’s What I’m Talking About! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. We are here to celebrate the release of […]

Listen Up! Audiobook Review: T..

Posted April 2, 2015 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating B, Reviews, Urban Fantasy
Listen Up! Audiobook Review: The Dragon Conspiracy by Lisa Shearin

Welcome to my new weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: The Dragon Conspiracy Author: Lisa Shearin Narrator: Johanna Parker Audio Speed: 1x Series: SPI #2 Source: Audible/purchased We join SPI “still a newbie” agent and local seer Makenna Fraser, along with partner Ian Byrne and a handful of other agents, as they attend a swank […]

Listen Up! The Grendel Affair ..

Posted January 15, 2015 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating B, Reviews, Urban Fantasy
Listen Up! The Grendel Affair by Lisa Shearin

Welcome to my new weekly feature that focuses on audiobooks. It’s time to… Audiobook review: The Grendel Affair Author: Lisa Shearin Narrator: Johanna Parker Audio Speed: 1x Series: SPI Files #1 Makenna Fraser is a newbie at SPI New York and the only seer in the U.S. Although she is human, she has the ability to see […]