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BZRK Reloaded – Michael Grant
(October 2013) Science fiction / Young adult I finished BZRK in a couple of days, and BZRK Reloaded in one day. Luckily it was a travel day, so I could spend the whole day with my head in a book...
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Little Brother – Cory Doctorow
(November 2013) Thriller / Young adult Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow, is a young adult thriller that basically attempts to make the case for why the US government’s security policies post 9-11 are...
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A Lonely Resurrection (Hard Rain) – Barry Eisler
(December 2013) Thriller I re-read A Lonely Resurrection by Barry Eisler for the third time last week. To be honest, I like the original title Hard Rain better, but the content is just as good as it...
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Inside Out – Barry Eisler
(January 2014) Thriller I also re-read Inside Out by Barry Eisler this month. It’s actually a sequel, but I haven’t read the first book Fault Line. The book is a pretty good action thriller, all based...
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Terms of Enlistment – Marko Kloos
(February 2014) Science fiction Terms of Enlistment, by Marko Kloos, is described as similar to Heinlein’s Starship Troopers or John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War. It is! And that, for me, is a good thing....
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How to Lead a Life of Crime – Kirsten Miller
(March 2014) Action / Young adult How to Lead a Life of Crime, by Kirsten Miller, is surprisingly edgy for a YA book. It has violence, references to sex, suicide, and domestic violence. It’s also a...
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The First Law Trilogy – Joe Abercrombie
(March 2014) Fantasy The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie is gritty fantasy, very much in the same vein as Game of Thrones or The Broken Empire Trilogy. If you liked either of those works, you’ll...
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Day Soldiers – Brandon Hale
(April 2014) Young adult / Vampires&Werewolves Day Soldiers, by Brandon Hale, is dreadful. It’s so bad that I am not even going to link to it. You can search for it on Amazon (it’s free at the...
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The Giver – Lois Lowry
(April 2014) Young adult / SF / Social commentary I read The Giver a couple of days ago. It seems to be very popular among teenagers and teachers in the US, but I wasn’t particularly impressed. Don’t...
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Best Served Cold, The Heroes, and Red Country – Joe Abercrombie
(April 2014) Fantasy I loved The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie. Somewhat predictably, I then went on a binge and read all his other books. Unfortunately, I didn’t enjoy the first two I read as...
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