I’m a huge fan of K-9 stories, so when the author asked if I would review this one I was happy. The genre is usually connected with military or law enforcement and some kind of mystery, so it’s all my type of reading. Chasing Justice has a lot to recommend it. I really liked how […]
Everything I said in my review of the first book, Thief of Souls, is still true. I like Inspector Lu and his integrity is solid. He is the point of view for our view into this unfamiliar country, China, its culture and politics. Lu cares about people and treats them with respect. He is not […]
All the stories in the Rajes series, are smart and emotional. I can’t speak to the Jane Austen aspects as it has been too long since I read those books. There is a twining of personal growth and evolving relationships, along with the daily aspects of life and careers. There is only one unattached Raje […]
I have read and loved the V.I. Warshawski series for a looooong time, since it started in 1982! Each book is another case, so you could read them out of order but I wouldn’t. I enjoy the progression of the characters and they are all great to read. Every story in this series has a […]
Dead Against Her is another great book to the Bree Taggert series. I think the author’s skill in writing has advanced since her earlier series. The layers of things happening make for a more interesting story. Bree has a lot on her plate both professionally and personally. There are murder investigations as expected in […]
Kagen the Damned is the first book in a new Grimdark fantasy series Kagen the Damned and it is dark. Kagen was part of the royal guard, trained by his mother the personal bodyguard to the empress he was supposed to protect the royal children. But the city was invaded while he lay drugged in […]
I loved the Crown of Shards trilogy. As with any urban fantasy or even other types of series, I prefer to read in order and have the full world building and character backgrounds. The first trilogy had the main character of Everleigh Blair, this next trilogy (?) is about Gemma Ripley. Some of the things […]
Some books and series are predictable and draw the reader into their comfort while other books carry the reader along with the force and unpredictability of a ride on a white water river. The Book of the Ice series has been that for me and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I had no […]
Like Mark Lawrence does at the beginning, which I always appreciate as it is a year between books, I will reiterate a few things from previous books. My first experience with Mark Lawrence’s work was with Red Sister, from the Book of the Ancestor trilogy. The Book of the Ice series is set in the […]
A Regency-era subtle Cinderella Retelling captured my attention when I was in the mood for a gently-paced sweet romance. I’ve enjoyed a few other works from the author and I was particularly taken with the middle-aged romance pair and a class difference element. Kenneth Winterton has grown up to the expectation of a country gentry […]