Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m fairly sure that I missed a Kate Daniels book because I don’t recall some of the events referred to in this book. That annoys me, and I’ll have to go back and read whatever the last one was out of order now. It’ll be […]
Book Review: In Session by M.J. Rose
In Session: Dr. Morgan Snow with Steve Berry’s Cotton Malone, Lee Child’s Jack Reacher & Barry Eisler’s John Rain by M.J. Rose My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve never read anything by any of these authors before, so my perspective on this piece is probably going to be skewed compared to that of most readers/listeners. […]
Review: Forever Werewolf/Moon Kissed
Forever Werewolf: Forever Werewolf\Moon Kissed by Michele Hauf My rating: 1 of 5 stars Full disclosure: I was given a copy of this book to review. I’m glad I didn’t buy it. I imagine I might have been harsher. In Forever Werewolf, Tryst is just delivering a package to Wulfsiege on behalf of his father’s security […]
Review: Reese by Lori Handeland
Reese by Lori Handeland My rating: 3 of 5 stars And now for something COMPLETELY different. Yes, this book is out of character for me, but I like Lori Handeland, and since I received a free copy I felt obligated to read it and write a review. I’m keeping the fact that it is a western […]
Review: This Case Is Gonna Kill Me by Phillipa Bornikova
This Case Is Gonna Kill Me by Phillipa Bornikova My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was an unexpected delight. Lawyers? Meh. Even lawyers with paranormal spice. But Linnet Ellery is no ordinary lawyer, even for a young lawyer in a White Fang law firm. She has no end of backbone and smarts, not to mention […]
Review: Face Off by Mark del Franco
Face Off by Mark Del Franco My rating: 4 of 5 stars I went back and forth on the rating for this book but finally settled on a four. I honestly found all the conflict to be exhausting and unpleasant, but it was very realistically written and I certainly felt connected to Blackstone. I decided that […]
Review: Skin Deep by Mark del Franco
Skin Deep by Mark Del Franco My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is an intriguing beginning to a series. I’ve played a character with similar abilities in a long-running roleplaying game, so I was particularly interested in this book. I think the author did an excellent job of exploring just how much could be done […]
Review: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline My rating: 5 of 5 stars Add this book to the shortlist of must-reads for every True Geek, right alongside Snow Crash. It’s a gleeful homage to geekdom and pop culture. Wade explains to the reader that he was born after humanity wore the world out and escaped to OASIS, […]
Book Review: More Holmes for the Holiday edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Jon L. Lellenberg
More Holmes for the Holidays by Martin H. Greenberg My rating: 3 of 5 stars Martin H. Greenberg and company have provided a fine collection of Sherlockian holiday stories that fit in quite well with the traditional set. “The Christmas Gift” by Anne Perry is a nice little piece about a stolen Stradivarius and a couple who […]
Book Review: Dragon Ship by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Dragon Ship by Sharon Lee My rating: 5 of 5 stars Sharon Lee and Steve Miller continue to please with this latest installment in the Liaden Universe series. Theo Waitley, now First Pilot on the sentient ship Bechimo, is in the process of deciding whether she’s going to bond with the ship permanently as its Captain. […]