A supernatural urban-fantasy thriller that will take you all across the globe... From the American South to the Norway, there are dark things hunting that may all originate in Ikiri, a black-site in the Congo. Massacres in small towns, young people with mysterious powers, and all sorts of nasties. The book begins with Reece's jazz-musician... Continue Reading →
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen (Mini Review)
I am a spy, a sleeper, a spook, a man with two faces. And thus begins one of the best character studies I've ever read. The Sympathizer follows a Communist double agent through the Fall of Saigon and his move to Los Angeles as a refugee. His primary job is to take care of the... Continue Reading →
We Could Be Heroes by Mike Chen
Zoe trying to do good now, but Jamie is just trying to steal enough to escape to a tropical island. Two low-key supers. One a villain who uses his Mind Robber persona to rob banks. He has the ability to cut out memories from people's heads... An effective way of threatening tellers. And then there's... Continue Reading →
Prodigal Son. An Orphan X Novel by Gregg Hurwitz
Didn't Evan say he was going into retirement or be forced into it? Maybe he'll take it easy and help out the HOA in his building, Ha! The feds have already told him that after all that fun in Into the Fire he's now on super secret probation. One more mission helping people and he... Continue Reading →
Star Wars The High Republic: Into the Dark by Claudia Gray
Padawan Reath Silas is being sent from the cosmopolitan galactic capital of Coruscant to the undeveloped frontier-and he couldn't be less happy about it. He'd rather stay at the Jedi Temple, studying the archives... I was blown away by so many things in this book... This is going to be a difficult (and rambling) review... Continue Reading →