What starts out as a coming of age running away from home novel with a wholesome old simpleton man who can talk to cats quickly turns into a wha84/100
What starts out as a coming of age running away from home novel with a wholesome old simpleton man who can talk to cats quickly turns into a what the fuck metaphysical magical realism banger full of sex (albeit sometimes extremely questionable), philosophy, and mysteries with no real answers. Definitely some Stephen King vibes at times, as well. Good book...more
I think I'm actually gonna make a video about this but for now, just know that no book has ever made me feel or cry as much as this book has. I100/100
I think I'm actually gonna make a video about this but for now, just know that no book has ever made me feel or cry as much as this book has. It is a beautiful and tragic saga of brotherhood, love and death, grief, heartbreak, and everything in between. I'm sure reading this while I'm in a really shitty spot mentally probably made it mean a whole lot more to me in my ultra-sensitive emotional state, but for now, it's on the very short list of 100/100 books for me, and will classify itself as an all time favorite, and one I'll come back to many times throughout my life...more
Bobby Mac does it again. This book bangs from start to finish. Tim Powers needs to take some notes--THIS is how you do 1700s/1800s London, not w88/100
Bobby Mac does it again. This book bangs from start to finish. Tim Powers needs to take some notes--THIS is how you do 1700s/1800s London, not whatever the hell he was doing in Anubis Gates. I can't say much because spoilers, but I will say the end was absolute heat and perfectly sets up the next book, and also introduces perhaps some occult elements (or at least, our characters think it's supernatural) in the exploration of some Satanic stuff, which should be really cool in the subsequent books....more
A solid entry in the Matthew Corbett series, but this one feels like a filler, side quest kinda book for the most part. That being said, it’s st80/100
A solid entry in the Matthew Corbett series, but this one feels like a filler, side quest kinda book for the most part. That being said, it’s still a pretty damn good side quest. The atmosphere in this book is just next level, but I’m biased because I love swamp settings. There’s a brand new character that has a solid arc in just 250ish pages, which is impressive in its own right. And by the end McCammon gets us back on track with Matthew’s larger adventure and leads directly into Freedom of the Mask. So this gets a well deserved thumbs up, despite being a bit off the beaten path for where this series should be heading in volume five....more
Probably the *best* Osten Ard book so far, but Dragonbone Chair remains my *favorite.* Tad’s writing is always exceptional, and it was so nice b90/100
Probably the *best* Osten Ard book so far, but Dragonbone Chair remains my *favorite.* Tad’s writing is always exceptional, and it was so nice being back with many characters I know and love, and then Tad gave us even more fantastic characters to get to know. Such a great book...more
A Mike Lupica basketball story masquerading as a Native American horror. Part one was good, then everything after was downhill, cul44/100 (sorry Evie)
A Mike Lupica basketball story masquerading as a Native American horror. Part one was good, then everything after was downhill, culminating in the dumbest, goofiest climax I’ve ever read outside of *The Tommyknockers.*...more
This is another really solid Greg Iles book, but once again, he writes about some stuff that is both hard to read and hard to recommend.
I liked 84/100
This is another really solid Greg Iles book, but once again, he writes about some stuff that is both hard to read and hard to recommend.
I liked that Iles switched things up a little bit in this one. Instead of giving us only Penn’s first person POV, we also get chapters in third person following other characters every so often. This allowed the story to expand more and was nice to see now in book three.
The two main bad guys in this book are *bad* guys. Big time criminals with no remorse for anyone else, and it shows in their words and actions. Unfortunately though, that leads to some pretty gruesome stuff. Dogfighting is a decent part of this book and it gets pretty descriptive at times, so if you have a strong aversion to animal violence, steer way clear of this one. There’s also drug usage, abduction, some pretty bad sexual assault scenes, suicide. A lot of trigger warnings that are important to know about before going into this one.
Even so, this book was still pretty good. Penn Cage continues to be a great character (even if his morals slipped a little bit in Turning Angel but we don’t talk about that one...more