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In a number of ways these stories remind me of the Harry Desden books. While not totally the same style the way the authors' hand dialog is. Well worth taking a look at.
Not a bad read. Although I had it figured out by the middle of the book what was going on and who was responsible.
Well, know I know who may of inspired Frank Miller. This was interesting a story in which you have Jack the Ripper, Tarzan and Doc Savage all wound in a together in the plot. I was not prepared, however for the homoerotic nature of this story. So be warned.
I enjoyed found this to be quite different than I expected. Having made a point to not look to closely at reviews others had written, and read it solely on the merit of the recommendations of friends, and was not disappointed.
I was very taken with the themes of Government and those supposedly helping others. The theme of questioning information around you I found pertinent in this election year.
I'll be interested to see how the film, set to be released later this year, will deal with it.
I've been thinking about this books ending and I have to give it to Ian Tregillis for not going for the easy out. I was expecting a different ending entirely. But, by going for a messy ending I thought he made the story more compelling. I'm sorry to see these characters and story end.
I really warmed to this story by the end. While it's a bit conventional, it's worth a look while we wait on the next book in “A Song of Fire & Ice”
Ok, now the story has more of a life of it's own. And doesn't feel so much of a ripeoff of Dresden Files.
It was an interesting read right up till the climatic ending were it all fell apart. He had some interesting ideas and the build up was good, but the the pay off was not worth it. If you want to read it get it from the library don't pay good money.
These are great books. However, O'Brian is famous for his use very arcane language(party because he is one of the last writers to have gone to sea as a boy in the early part of 20th century). If your unfamiliar with sailing nautical terms you should pick up the lexicon for the series called “A Sea of Words”.
I found this book very frustrating. I felt that Toby was acting stupid from the moment she entered Taming Lightning, ignoring the obvious from the get go, causing me be to become more and more frustrated with the story line.
While I still like the general idea of the series this was a definite miss for me.
In some ways I think this is the weakest of the Captain Alatraiste books so far. While I enjoyed the atmosphere created in this book, this one does not move the over all arch of the characters as much as the first two books without their nemesis working in the background against them. I'll be interested to see if Perez-Reverte goes back to the court intrigue of 17th centry Spain. Or if he stays in the side story of Flanders in the coming books.
This is more a conditional rating. I really found this story very disconjointed, but found the ending satisfying.
For some reason I had a problem getting into this book. But, I wasn't expecting how he end it.
Think, “Groundhog Day” meets “Armor” by John Steakley and you have a good idea of what this book is all about.
Impressive first novel. I can see why his father, Jim Butcher, is so proud of him. Having said that you can see the heavy influence of his father in his work here. I'm looking forward to reading more in his series and seeing his growth as a writer in the future.
Not a bad read. It's very much a Time After Time/Upstairs downstairs/Outlander vibe going on.
This really is almost an exact copy of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files. Or as close as Richard Kadrey could legally make it.
A riveting account of the cost of war, told from the perspective of a contemporary reporter as he visits 3 major battlefields of the last century(France WW1, Russia WW2, and Vietnam) and the ongoing costs of cleaning up afterward decades later.
I this is The “Badge of Honor” series not “The Presidential Agent”. Ok in general, not his best work.
I think I have to agree with a review I saw, in which the reviewer thought Connelly may have written this book a little early. Renee Ballard may have needed one more standalone book before he did this team-up. It ended well, but the beginning was a little jumbled story wise between them.
A little all over the place, but has some really good dishes in it. He's a tad on the crass side in keeping with his title. But, he does know how to eat well when he wants to.