I completed Girl in the Spider's Web this morning, book four of the Millennium novels. I wouldn't say it's as good as the previous three, yet it's certainly worth reading and advances several characters in interesting directions. I'll be checking out the next one in the series soon.

Now I'm onto a different series, the Dangerous Days of Daniel X, book one of what seems to be a superhero novel. So far it's fun.
 
I finished the Daniel X book, not at all to my liking. It's aimed at a younger audience, and for those it may work well, just not my cuppa.

Now I'm back to the Millennium series, book five, the Girl That Takes an Eye for an Eye. This one starts off with Liz in prison so it basically hits the ground running hard.
 
I finished Girl that Takes an Eye for an Eye, the first half I really enjoyed, and then the second half was a little less-than. The author started mixing in various time periods and introduced some characters that didn't add to the story, which I found rather distracting. Still, on a whole a good read and I'll be looking for the next novel.

Now I'm back to Spenser with book eight, A Savage Place. Spenser is back in L.A. and there's going to be some violence!
 
I completed reading A Savage Place this morning, and this one ends with Spencer in, well, very dire straights with the police in L.A. Fortunately one nice copper lets him amskray from the situation, yet I feel like this one will be back to haunt him at a later date.

And now I'm onto the next Spenser offering, book nine, Ceremony. Looks like our stalwart detective is looking for a missing teen.
 
Ceremony was a quick read, and another effort by Spenser to help a teen out of dire circumstances. The ending was particularly full of impact, both for perps and victims, as well as significant inroads on some higher echelon people that were involved with procurement.

Now I'm almost twenty percent into book ten, the Widening Gyre. This time it looks like Spenser is hired to provide protection for a politician, this should be enthralling!
 
I wrapped up the Widening Gyre this morning, this one was excellent, you get to see Spenser run the tables from both politicians to organized crime, both Hawk and Paul make appearances, one of the best books in the series so far. Spenser ends up wounded in the end of the book so it'll be interesting to see what impact that has on future cases.

Now I'm back to the Corey series with book eight, the Maze. Looks like JC is unemployed and looking for a new gig, which company will be the lucky victim here, lol!
 
I finished the Maze this morning, quite the end for Corey and it seems likely that might be where the series is completed. After so much running around with foreign nationals in the prior books, it was nice to see this one remain in the US. And it ties up quite a lot of threads from the first book, Plum Island. This is a series I can easily see myself re-reading in a few years.

Next up is Valediction, book eleven in the Spenser series.
 
Valediction was good, Spenser suffered injuries at the end yet again, I keep thinking this guy can only take so much damage. Looks like his failure as a bodyguard from a previous book has truly taken a toll on him as well as friends.

Now I'm onto the next Pickett novel, book seven, Free Fire. Joe has a new job as a ranch foreman, let's see how that plays out.
 
Free Fire was excellent, I find myself enjoying the Pickett family more and more with each book, including most of the surrounding cast. I'll be continuing in the series for sure. His new job description really left me guessing as to what would happen next in the series, I'm glad it's still ongoing.

Next up is a new series for me, Godkiller by Hannah Kaner. Don't know a thing about this book and that's exactly the way I like it.
 
I finished Godkiller earlier today, it started off with a nice setup and then hit a plateau, and the end was truly good and strong. I'll be on the look-out for any more books in this series or by this author.

Next is Blood Trail, book eight of the Pickett series.
 
Blood Trail was an excellent read, the new position Pickett has with the state government is providing a gold mine of options for the author to explore. While the job isn't clearly defined, it's interesting to see what situation Pickett will find himself in with each new story. This one sees the reappearance of his former mentor Vern as well as Nate of course, and plenty of new folk.

Now I'm starting Eileen. No idea what this book is even about.
 
I finished Eileen this morning, what a bonkers tale. I wasn't sure if the protagonist was simply delusional or what was going on for most of the novel, then the last thirty pages or so clear things up. Not sure if its a book I'd ever read again, though the one trip through was ok.

Now I'm back to Spenser with A Catskill Eagle. Susan needs help for herself and Hawk is in jail, looks like Spenser is going to have his hands full on this caper.
 
I couldn't put Catskill Eagle down, what a blast to see both Spenser and Hawk really cut loose. There's a significant body count in this book, quite unusual for this series. And I think it was a bit longer than the average novel in these tales.

Now I'm already into book thirteen, Taming a Sea-horse. This one is a bit calmer when compared to the prior Spenser book.
 
I recently read the second book in a thriller series, called "Dead List: A Thriller" (Amos Carver Book 2)
I have to admit this book was much better than the first book, which I found to be bad and boring. This sequel actually has an interesting plot and setting (Miami - with a high end party crowd) and the hero in the book has a very skilled fellow assassin after him, for once. (and in a nice twist, its a female assassin, and in close combat she is even deadlier than he is) (whereas in the previous book, the main hero guy was untouchable to the point of being absurd - no competition - and so a rather dull "thriller" type book)

The fighting scenes were pretty good in this book, especially the male assassin/hero vs female assassin showdown. I also am reading a kind of "extreme" horror book, which is kind of unpleasant, because it involves a rather grimy subject, but that said, I have to admit, the writer is a good writer.

There is a thriving "extreme" horror genre now on Amazon, most of it just "gore porn" with graphic over the top scenes, designed to make people feel nauseous when they read it or something... but this book, I found, is different. Despite the low-rent type of horror plot, the writer knows how to write compellingly. It's the kind of book where you want to keep reading it, it keeps you interested, despite the very unpleasant subject matter that its about. This writer actually has good taste, in that he knows not to put in too much of the nastiness like in other books typical of this genre - in other words, he understands "restraint".
 
I wrapped up Taming a Sea-horse this morning, this was another fine outing with Spenser and company, this time tracking down a former client and checking up on her. After this occurs, other people start dying and the aforementioned past client vanishes, various parts of a mob seem to be involved, and chaos ensues. It was marvelous!

Now I'm reading another series by DeMille, the guy that does the Corey books. This is called the General's Daughter, book one in the series. I know it's also a film though I've not seen it as of yet.
 
It's been over a half year since I read anything. Amazon burned me out with all the free ebooks that are offered as part of prime. At last my harem addiction is over.:faint:
 
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Nod, I've probably fifty or more books sitting on my Kindle from Amazon that I've not read yet, as most of those books tend to be more miss than hit. I do much better when I research books beforehand and then request them from the local library. Even if I have to wait the rewards are more significant.
 
I finished the General's Daughter this morning, as it's a good tale, deeply disturbing when you actually discover what took place, and why it all had to play out as it did. Another protagonist that I'm not a fan of, yet DeMille tells such good stories that it's hard to ignore his works simply because of a character or two. I'll see if my library has the next volume in this series.

Next up for me is book fourteen of the Spenser saga, Pale Kings and Princes.
 
Pale Kings and Princes was a solid read, we get to see Spenser plunged into small town life and the impact cocaine trafficking had in the mid-eighties when it occurred in smaller communities. Susan is around for a bit in this one and Hawk makes a cameo appearance near the finish.

Now I'm into book eight in the Pickett series, Below Zero.
 
Below Zero was a fun read, we get some insight on what really might have happened with April from some of the earlier books and Nate makes an appearance in this volume as well. The overall story focuses on eco-terrorism and the current generation blaming the priors for much of the mayhem that has been visited upon the Earth.

After lunch I'll be starting the Ferryman, by Justin Cronin. I have fond memories of one of his earlier books, the Passage, yet not so fond recollections of the two that followed. I'll be hoping this new tale can clean my palate.
 
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