Books Reviews

What I’m Reading: Deeper

Deeper by Jeff Long is the sequel to The Descent (unrelated to the movie called the Descent). Both books are about the journey into a literal Hell at the centre of the earth. The Descent was one of those books that grabbed me and didn’t let go — and I...

What I’m Reading: Wheel of Darkness

Wheel of Darkness is the sixth book in the Agent Penderghast series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. These books usually move fast…by fast I mean that they usually grip you by the throat around page 50 and never really let go. And while the action is...

What I’m Reading: Red Seas Under Red Skies

Locke Lamora, conman, thief…what more needs to be said. The success of Scott Lynch bodes well for me. Why? Because I’m pinning my hopes on Nathaniel, my character who is an amalgam of the swashbuckling characters I grew up with. He’s a liar, a cheat,...

What I’m Reading: Stolen

Stolen is the second in the Women of the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong. I reviewed the first a few months ago. The first, Bitten, was an okay book, one that I thought capitalized on timing rather than sheer excitement (Buffy the Vampire Slayer had catapulted...

What I’m Reading: Perdido Street Station

This is one of those books that was recognized by many as one of the finest fantasy books in the last fifty years. Of course, as I was reading it, I realized it could’ve been a GREAT book. One of the best fantasy novels ever written. But there wasn’t...