Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb
I read Portrait in Death many moons ago so it was great to revisit it. This is one of the sharper installments in the series, IMHO. Eve and Roarke tracking down a serial killer who ends up murdering someone who ends up being close to another person in the series was I think a good choice. I remember … [Read more]
Praise by Sara Cate
Eyes On Me by Sara Cate
Give Me More by Sara Cate
Mercy by Sara Cate
As has often been the case of late, BookTok steered me toward the Salacious Players Club series by Sara Cate. The recommendation I came across was actually for MERCY, the fourth installment in the series, but who starts at the end? In order, the series includes PRAISE, EYES ON ME, GIVE ME MORE, and … [Read more]
Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski
Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski
The Tower of the Swallows by Andrzej Sapkowski
The Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski
I started on the Witcher Saga by Andrzej Sapkowski a while ago, after hearing that it was going to be adapted into a Netflix series. After watching (and enjoying!) the first season, I thought I would get around to finishing the series eventually, but it took watching (and enjoying!) the second … [Read more]
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Let's start with disclaimers, so you know where I'm coming from. The first is that I'm a big Stephen King fan, though a bit of a latecomer, and I am determined to read his entire output. The second is that fantasy novel are anathema to me. I just can't. With the fake place names and the character … [Read more]
The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay
Paul Tremblay is at his best when he’s making you question what’s actually happening in his novels. Was the teen girl in A Head Full of Ghosts really possessed? Was it really the apocalypse in The Cabin at the End of the World? That’s what he’s doing here in The Pallbearers Club; a story … [Read more]
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
Black Water Sister is a standalone book written by the Zen Cho, the author of the Sorcerer to the Crown series. It may qualify as a sort of urban fantasy or a modern-day folk tale. It takes place in modern day George Town which is the capital of the island of Penang in Malaysia. It … [Read more]
