Blog, Page 20

The good Some lovely, interesting characters. An interesting exploration of Black and Jewish residents living in Pennsylvania in the 1920s. ...

The good This book introduces werewolves—multiple types of werewolves, in fact—into the series, which is interesting. The combo of noir detecti...

The good Some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments, especially early in the book. The amusing absurdity you expect from a Douglas Adams book. ...

A satisfying conclusion to the series. The premise is still silly, but the book makes good use of it, and you get more good action, moral dilemmas, and interestin...

3.5 stars. I never read this as a kid, but after hearing of it for years, I finally gave it a shot. It’s a cute tale of a boy living alone in the woods. The basi...

The good A satisfying conclusion to the series. It’s a somewhat guessable finale, but it works well enough. Some of the new magical items intro...

This felt like several books glued together. It starts going in one direction: a woman searching for her father, and her own identity. Then that arc ends and the ...

A good second entry in the series; arguably better than the first. If you can get over the (somewhat ludicrous) premise of the first book, this book does a good j...

A reasonably satisfying conclusion to the series. Overall, it’s a solid mystery, with decent deduction work, and occasionally some fun action. The young adult ang...

One of the more unique murder mysteries I’ve ever read. The central plot mechanic is very clever: I won’t spoil the details, but only say that it’s like a whodunn...