Blog, Page 11

The good Fun premise: the Greek gods are real, and are with us in the modern world. Every 100 years, they hold a competition called the crucible where ea...

If you liked the first book in the series, this one follows with more of the same goodness.

This is a competent mystery story, but not an especially unique one. There are plenty of twists and turns, and some decent detective work, but the characters are ...

This book has a great premise: take a look at crazy survival situations (e.g., being stranded at sea, getting lost in the woods, surviving an airplane crash), and...

The good An interesting premise, of a family with genetic mutations that let them live vastly longer. The protagonist is from this family, and he has liv...

This May, I tore two tendons in my rotator cuff, and had to get surgery, followed by a 6+ month recovery process. My surgeon prepared me for some of what was to ...

DNF. Got about 150 pages through this book and gave up. On the positive side, there are a handful of hilarious and devious exchanges and dialogs, and the story o...

Great characters, fun dialog, and it takes place in Sonoma (I’ve spent a lot of time in Healdsburg and love that place), so this book was made for me. It can be a...

The good Intriguing mystery: a body shows up in a bathtub, with nothing on but some Pince-nez, and no one has any idea who it is. The resolutio...

The good An interesting premise: what would happen to humanity if earth was hit by a massive comet. Once the story starts focusing on post-apoc...