Patrick Moore

4 Stars

Mystery, spies, and WWII, with just a touch of heist thrown in for good measure. A delightful quick read that is a great pallette cleansor between epic novels.

Throughly enjoying the series!

5 Stars.

Wow....Just wow. Ken Liu follows up his masterpiece Grace of Kings with a sequel worthy of masterpiece status. This book has it all–politcs, religion, action, drama, betrayal...the depth of his characters is amazing Two more books to go in this series, and if the quality stays at this level, it will be one of the all time greats.

5 stars.

Epic in scope, with a broad universe, Fanstatic world building and character development. Closest book I have ever read to the original Dune–mix of politics, science and religion. Highly recommended.

One of the greatest mysteries ever written. Poirot at the height of his powers and genius. A classic by any measure and a pure joy to read. 5 stars!

4 classic Phillip Marlowe stories. Excellent audiobook production. Noir at its finest.

Read like a really good episode. Characters were spot on....could hear the actors voices in my head. Away team store–not much Enterprise...but a really good story and a fun read. Hope to see more books from the Strange New Worlds universe.

2.25 Stars.

King Arthur and his knights in the modern era? Sounds intrigueing....too bad we never really got to see it. Too much time spent lecturing on climate change, most of the knights don't even appear, and Arthur, Lancelot, and Merlin are unrecognizable (Arthur as a Trump wannabe? Make Britain Great Again? Seriously?) Would be nice if heroes could just be heroes—they don't have to be perfect, but there is no need to make them complete jerks, for lack of a better word, either. Main protaginist is just an eco terrorist and has no real redeemin qualities other than she likes trees.

This was almost a DNF for me....and I cannot remember the last book I DNF. 2.25 Stars for the snappy dialogue and potential the premise had...too bad the lecturing, politics, and bad charcterizations of a classic King and his Knights got in the way.

2.5 Stars

World buidling was a bit weak. Prose was difficult sometimes as the author swapped he/she for they/them a lot and it made identifying who was thinking difficult. (Don't care which pronouns are used, just picked one for the character and stick with it). Odd capitalization mid sentence as well that just bothered me.

Not even background on the characters...not even to make me care about them, to buy in.
Premise had potential...but ultimately it was an average book at best. I doubt I will continue the series.

Very good. Slow in a few parts, but it sets up the next book nicely. Brutal war is coming.

A delightful mystery/spy thriller. WWII England, what more could you ask for? A quick read, but with good plot, dialogue. Gonna have to read the rest of the series now!

Classic Agatha Christie. Masterful woven mystery...Hercule is almost fooled!

Murder and decit in ancient Egypt...written by the greatest mystery teller of all time.

Really good piece of SciFi. Plot is not quite what you think when you read the dust jacket. There are twists, turns, and just a little bit of science along the way, and some surprises you don't see coming.

3.5 Stars. Story had tons of potential and I feel it just fell short. Ivy, the main protagonist, does some things that felt out of character early on, probably because it was necessary to advance the plot, but the book was not very long, so I feel like some extra story keeping in character and advancing the story would have taken this from a good book to a great one.

A quick, short read that touches on the occult just a bit, with just a tease of mystery. Good, not great, but an enjoyable read.

Satisfying end of the trilogy. Epic, violent, and not quite what you expect.

Asian Godfather Mafia story with fantasy elements. Spectacular, thrilling read and a great start to a trilogy of books!

A simple, but well written mystery with good prose and characters. I throughly enjoyed it.

Classic Moorcock...is it the end...or merely a beginning?

A great Elric tale....prequel to Stormbringer. Epic quest of the realm below!

Classic I first read when I was around 12. Simple mystery but very satisfying with some twists and turns. Audiobook was well done.

Fast paced and more focused on Ciri and Yennefer than Geralt, but a worthy story in the canon.

Classic Moorcock in a beautiful omnibus.

About the same as Ninth House. Decent story, good magic systems and rules, and despite a slow start it picked up and finished fast.

Good 1st person story told through a “podcast”. Had a nice blend of supernatural, mystery, and was a bit creepy at times.

Upon reflection, upgraded from 4.5 to a full 5 stars. I really, really, really liked this book!

Excellent follow up to the Justice of Kings. This series has been a great mixture of fantasy, legal drama, politics, and the philosphy of how an empire conducts justice. Can't wait for the final book of this trilogy!