onefinemess | February 23, 2010
The Vanishing Tower (Elric 4) &
The Bane of the Black Sword (Elric 5)
both by: Michael Moorcock
I haven’t even finished Bane yet, but I’m confident enough to write the review ahead of time.
Here’s how it goes: Elric is chasing some guy that wronged him a book or two ago, and in the process has various [...]
onefinemess | February 18, 2010
Turn Coat
by: Jim Butcher
Even though I was impatient enough to move over to the hardcovers, I still went into this expecting to be finally bored by the series. I mean, 10/11 books is a lot for a series, you know? That’s a lot of investment into characters, story, etc. for no “big” payoff. Lots of [...]
onefinemess | February 15, 2010
American Colonies
by: Alan Taylor
Yeah, that’s why it’s been so long since I wrote a book review – because history takes me forever to digest. Don’t get me wrong – it’s very interesting (hence the whole me reading it bit) – I just have to eat it in bite sized pieces. Usually, to the preclusion of [...]
onefinemess | January 27, 2010
It should be obvious by now that I’m reading these two series in tandem. The enjoyment I’m drawing from one helps me plod through brief sojourns with the other in the interim. Almost like it’s WORK!
Small Favor (Dresden Files 10)
by: Jim Butcher
This series just keeps getting better. The entanglement levels of the various A & [...]
onefinemess | January 20, 2010
Proven Guilty (Dresden Files #8)
by: Jim Butcher
I think I mentioned in my last review how the series had hit another roadmark with the last book, and it’s good to see that Butcher hasn’t slipped on the quality level yet. I wasn’t particularly intrigued by the main plot’s setting – a horror convention under attack from [...]
onefinemess | January 14, 2010
Dead Beat (Dresden Files #7)
by: Jim Butcher
I wish I’d written this review closer to the time when I finished, as I had some rather strong opinions about it at that point ….aaannnnnd I pretty much can’t remember them right now. Still, it’s time to move this downstairs, so the spice… err review must flow!
I think [...]
onefinemess | January 7, 2010
(Dresden Files books 4 & 5)
both by: Jim Butcher
I read these on the trip but couldn’t get the time to post a review. Trying to do so before I forget much more of them (yes, I do forget books *that* fast).
I’m just going to cluster them together, since the series is basically one big, long [...]
onefinemess | December 20, 2009
Grave Peril
by: Jim Butcher
The Dresden Files do indeed seem to pick up with the third book – as was suggested to me by a few folks elsewhere on the net. Random note: apparently the author had the 1st 3 written before he was signed.
The stakes are raised so high in this book I actually had [...]
onefinemess | December 12, 2009
Because someimes I read fast. Or the books are short. Or both.
Storm Front (Dresden files 1)
by: Jim Butcher
and
Fool Moon (Dresden files 2)
by: Jim Butcher
I’m just gonna review these two together since they seem to have the same strengths and weaknesses.
As predicted and hoped for, they delivered pretty much exactly what I expected. In a good [...]
onefinemess | December 6, 2009
3:
Elric of Melnibone (1st Elric book, been meaning to start this series for a literal decade)
The Forge in the Forest, Winter of the World bk 2 (cheap used paperback to hold me over until I can find the HC at a good price)
Storm Front – which thankfully has nothing to do with the neo-n#zi movement. [...]
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