I Recently Finished Reading: The Lord of the Rings

When I first read The Lord of the Rings, I learned that Tolkien originally intended the epic to be either a single volume or a six book series, but the publishers wanted it split into three in order to minimize costs (since the book was not expected to sell particularly well). With that in mind, …

I Recently Finished Reading: Legacy

I'm not quite sure what to write about this book. I've repeatedly said that Bujold is one of my favorite authors, and I really want to like the Sharing Knife books, but this series is just falling flat for me. One of the things that made this book difficult is that it's just so forgettable. …

I Recently Finished Reading: Intensity

I was recently in the mood to read something a bit more contemporary. I've been going through a lot of sci-fi and fantasy, and I felt like reading something a bit more close to home. It had been a while since I had read any Koontz, so I decided to pick up this book. All …

I Recently Finished Reading: Battle Ground

It was really nice to get the follow up to Peace Talks so quickly, especially since there was no resolution in that book. Hopefully it's not another 5 years before the next book comes out. Battle Ground picks up right after Peace Talks. The two really could have been a single novel, and were probably …

I Recently Finished Reading: The Lies of Locke Lamora

My wife finished this book a couple of years ago and immediately told me that I would enjoy it. It's taken awhile, but I finally finished it, and she was right. This is a very enjoyable book. The story follows Locke Lamora, a con man and thief in the city of Camorr. He and his …

I Recently Finished Reading: The Gunslinger

I first read this book years ago based off of some recommendation. I didn't really like it. I thought the writing style overshadowed the narrative, and that's something that really bothers me. I've tried to re-read the book several times over the years, but always abandoned it after just a few pages. After finishing The …

I Recently Finished Reading: Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds

I was really happy when this collection was released. I don't read a lot of novellas, but I had read the first two of this series. Having the entire trilogy combined into a single novel-length collection was a great way to refresh myself on the first two books and then go straight into the conclusion. …

I Recently Finished Reading: Fury of the Seventh Son

I went into this book hoping for a solid conclusion to the series. I fully expected there to be a few plot threads hanging, since there's another series after this, but what I wasn't expecting was for most of the plot threads to be left unresolved. The book starts right after the end of the …

I Recently Finished Reading: I Am Alice

I have some mixed feelings about this book. It's the penultimate book in the series, but it doesn't really feel like it. Hopefully, as I write this post, I'll figure out if I actually liked the book or not. The story follows Alice as she enters The Dark in order to retrieve the last of …

I Recently Finished Reading: Peace Talks

It's been 5 years since the last Dresden book came out. I've really enjoyed his series, but that's a long time between novels (shout out to Martin and Rothfuss fans). Before starting Peace Talks, I went online and read a synopsis or two for the previous book to give me a refresher on what had …