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The Many Deaths of the Black Company by Glen Cook
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed the two books contained in this omnibus. Glen Cook does a great job of sweeping you into his world and involving you with this characters. There are two more books scheduled to be released in [...]

The Ghost King by R.A. Salvatore
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wow is all I can say. This third book in the “Transitions” trilogy really lives up to its name. An action packed book for sure and tops the emotional roller coaster of the Hunter’s Blade Trilogy.
Finishing this book I was left astounded [...]

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I read a review for this book that basically said, “Horribly written, but impossible to put down”. For the most part I would agree with that statement. I’ve read all of Dan Brown’s books and to be honest it feels as if [...]

Wolf’s Blood by Jane Lindskold
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book honestly surprised me. I had picked it up just as another book to read but when I finally sat down to read it, I found myself swept into the world in the book, which is odd considering I hadn’t read the previous [...]

The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
Dramatic saga, though the writing style takes a bit to get used to. Feels like Christopher took his father’s notes and added his own writing putty between them.
Still it’s an intense drama and a good read, though I will warn that it takes a bit to get [...]

Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
This latest installment in Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse novels starts with a bang and doesn’t let up through the entirety of the novel. Other than a rather explicit romp with a past lover, Sookie finds herself in one mess of trouble after the [...]