Blog, Page 14

An especially good entry in the Gamache series. A few interesting, intertwined mysteries, high stakes, strong relationships, and a reasonably satisfying ending. T...

This book is preposterous and childish. And yet, it still works. The key is that the book knows exactly what it is, doesn’t pretend to be anything else, and as a ...

The characters are interesting, but the plot doesn’t really go anywhere.

An enjoyable spy book. It’s a bit like The Thursday Murder Club books, except instead of humor, this is more of a serious spy novel. Good characters, thrilling s...

Terrific characters, an interesting mystery, and several laugh-out-loud moments. The ending was a bit mixed: there was a good twist, but overall, it was a bit har...

DNF. Got 25% of the way through the book and found I didn’t care at all for the characters, the plot was boring, and there wasn’t much interesting in the story t...

Another good Bosch entry, with a fun mystery to keep you reading. The resolution to the mystery felt equal parts clever and convoluted, but it was an entertaining...

An interesting bit of historical fiction (fictional biography?) on the life of composer Dmitri Shostakovich under Communism and Stalinism. Not a happy read, but a...

An interesting read about a prolonged hostage situation and the relationships that can form between the hostages and the hostage takers.

There are some really cool ideas in this book (the way different alien species evolve, the use of black holes, all sorts of advanced weaponry and armor), but I fo...