Blog, Page 27

Terrific writing. Fantastic characters that feel, act, and talk like real people. On one level, it’s an interesting mystery, as a moth...

Another solid entry in the Jack Reacher series. This one focuses on the dark web and, well, it gets a bit dark at times… But it’s still a fun, fast-paced read, wi...

The good Fun new universe with cool villains called the Dark Ones. A few interesting characters, especially Ingold the wizard. Decent...

The good The first half of the book has some excellent mysteries: a truck is stolen, but then found later with all the goods still in it; a gangster turn...

The good The story of Carlos Hathcock is genuinely insane. It is straight out of legend. I won’t spoil any of it here, but suffice it to say that if you’...

Another solid entry in the Jack Reacher series. This one goes back to the 90s, earlier in Reacher’s career, and focuses on him untangling the mysterious death of ...

I’m still really enjoying this series. This third entry, which focus more on establishing colonies and politics, has less combat and action than the previous two,...

I thought the previous book, London Rules, to be one of the best in the series; this one, Joe Country, seems to be one of the worst. Not to say that it’s complete...

The good Intriguing premise: a futuristic society where some people, known as “peepers” or “Espers,” are telepaths who can read your mind. All peepers ca...

Ed Yong has a great way of making you see the world differently. This book isn’t quite as good as An Immense World, but still compelling. It focuses on the world ...