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A waste of time

A waste of time

by | Dec 16, 2018 | B Author, Book Review, Books Read in 2018

By all accounts, Ezekiel Boone’s spider trilogy was quite good. I wish the same were true of his haunted mansion novel. In fact, The Mansion is so far removed from being a decent novel that it is one of the few times I regret the time I spent reading a novel....
You had me at were-dragons

You had me at were-dragons

by | Dec 11, 2018 | Book Review, Books Read in 2018, D Author

If ever there was a book to emphasize that I read what I like, Fire & Heist is it. The story of a teenage wyvern and her family of thieves tickled me more than it should have. The target audience is a good thirty years younger than I am, but that did not stop...
One impressive whodunit

One impressive whodunit

by | Dec 5, 2018 | Book Review, Books Read in 2018, T Author

Stuart Turton is a very talented man. He states that in his debut novel, he set out to create an Agatha Christie-style novel crossed with the television show Quantum Leap to produce a unique and entertaining whodunit. In my opinion, he more than succeeds in his quest....
When good series go bad

When good series go bad

by | Nov 20, 2018 | Book Review, Books Read in 2018, C Author

Initial Thoughts: “I love Genevieve Cogman’s Invisible Library series, but I am not quite as in love with this fifth book in the series. I got the sense the story was rushed, with the connections among Irene and her companions forced in a way that is not normal...