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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...

The good Intriguing premise / central mystery that grabs you right from the start. The book does a nice job of slowly exploring the mystery and gradually...

This is exactly the kind of sci-fi I like: a great premise that it explores and uses well, clean writing, a focused plot, interesting characters, and decent action.

A decent Sci Fi novel. The strength is definitely the characters, especially Kiva and Nadashe; the dialog can be witty, wicked, and fun; the plot is intriguing, b...

Another decent entry in the Reacher series. Some fun characters and good battles in this one. The plot is a bit convoluted and the ending is a bit silly, as alway...

I found this second entry in the series to be even better than the first. You know the characters now, so the book gets to spend a lot more time having them inter...

I was very skeptical going into this book, but I found it to be surprisingly insightful and well-researched. The book offers convincing explanations for trends ac...