Ryan SouthwickApr 251 minBook Review: SineraSinera is one of my favorite characters from the Glass Bottles Series, so as you can imagine, I was thrilled when I discovered she had an...
Ryan SouthwickApr 221 minBook Review: The Stargazer Gift Shop“Gentle” is the best way I can describe The Stargazer Gift Shop. The story is told from the perspective of Rhoda, a high-functioning,...
Ryan SouthwickApr 201 minBook Review: Coke MachineCoke Machine is a delightful little adventure in the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy universe. Marichka is starship engineer...
Ryan SouthwickJan 131 minBook Review: Caliban's WarLeviathan Wakes is some of the best science fiction I’ve read in a long time. So, when I picked up Caliban’s War, I was prepared to be...
Ryan SouthwickOct 14, 20211 minBook Review: Seeker by Morgan ChalutSeeker has all my favorites aspects of epic fantasy: an engaging and varied cast of characters, a wonderfully developed world, and a...
Ryan SouthwickMay 22, 20212 minBook Review: Silence Fallen (Mercy Thompson #10)Silence Fallen is the first audiobook I’ve ever listened to with 2 different narrators voicing the characters and their respective...
Ryan SouthwickFeb 25, 20211 minBook Review: Magic TriumphsI’m glad I took my wife’s advice and read Iron and Magic before tackling Magic Triumphs. Without that little gem, there just wasn’t...
Ryan SouthwickDec 13, 20202 minBook Review: Beguiling Voices by J DarkBeguiling Voices, the third book of the Glass Bottles series, takes place soon after the conclusion of Broken Bridge. Fern Fatelli is,...
Ryan SouthwickOct 7, 20201 minBook Review: Arthur Mace, Medieval Detective by James HusumArthur Mace, Medieval Gumshoe is the first book in the Adventures of Arthur Mace series by James Husum. It’s the second mystery I’ve read...
Ryan SouthwickSep 25, 20201 minBook Review: Due Date by Nancy WoodThe first and perhaps only mystery I’ve read before Due Date is Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon—which, if you haven’t read it yet,...
Ryan SouthwickAug 31, 20202 minBook Review: Broken Bridge by J DarkLike its predecessor, Broken Bridge follows Fern (probably my all-time favorite heroine name) through a magic-rich world ala Kate Daniels...
Ryan SouthwickApr 18, 20202 minBook Review: Best Intentions by J DarkBest Intentions had me from the very first word, and the punchy protagonist didn’t let me down from there. Fern is a freelancer for hire,...
Ryan SouthwickMar 29, 20201 minBook Review: All That Was Asked by Vanessa MacLaren-WrayAll That Was Asked is one of those books that, even after reading the description, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. “Twitchy little...
Ryan SouthwickMar 14, 20202 minBook Review: Sweep with Me (Innkeeper Chronicles Book 5)It dawned on me recently that the Innkeeper Chronicles is a lot like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, a series I didn’t think I’d like when I...
Ryan SouthwickMar 7, 20202 minBook Review: Sweep of the Blade (Innkeeper Chronicles #4)Sweep of the Blade, book #4 of the Innkeeper Chronicles, takes a break from Dina’s quirky Gertrude Hunt and follows her sister, Maud,...
Ryan SouthwickMar 4, 20201 minBook Review: Hot DropHot Drop is an adrenaline-spiked hallucinogen injected straight into your neck. From the first paragraph, it grabs you by the nose and...
Ryan SouthwickFeb 8, 20203 minBook Review: Iron and MagicIron and Magic is one of those books I wouldn’t have even looked at if my wife hadn’t insisted it was a necessary read before the last...
Ryan SouthwickJan 14, 20203 minBook Review: Leviathan WakesIt’s been a while since I’ve read a good space opera. Or maybe I never have, and Leviathan Wakes has simply opened my eyes to how...
Ryan SouthwickDec 11, 20191 minBook Review: Fire TouchedFire Touched picks up shortly after Night Broken, and I’m pleased to say it didn’t disappoint. Mercy and the rest of her pack kick things...
Ryan SouthwickNov 27, 20191 minBook Review: Night BrokenMercy is back and, I’m happy to say, in top form. Night Broken picks up the series from Frost Burned’s dip. Mercy faces her most daunting...