Recently I read the 4th book (Summer Knight) in the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. The fantasy books feature Harry Dresden, a wizard for hire. I had read the first three books and enjoyed the first-person narrative voice, even though the plots were a little outrageous. We have to completely suspend our sense of belief to go along …Continue reading →
I am reluctant to write a negative review so we will call this a mixed review instead. I was intrigued by the premise and read on to find out more. There were several sections where the dialogue seemed weak, nuanced to our time and idioms, rather than to a future dystopian world. Then, there seemed to be coincidences and/or timely …Continue reading →
I loved A Man called Over and enjoyed the Beartown series, but I then tried to read The Winners. I persevered to about the 1/3 mark, but I could not sustain my interest. A Fiction Failure for me…