"Stonemouth" is a simple story expertly told. Stewart Gilmour's voice is strong, genuine, and compelling. As Stewart guides us through his life experience in a mob-controlled small town in Scotland, his self-aware and bitingly cynical tone is a constant delight. Banks unfurled an otherwise ordinary story in a

"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" is a self-aware and exuberant first novel by David Shafer. How do you know when you're crazy or when a global cabal is actually hatching schemes for world domination? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot unfurls its story through the eyes of three intertwined characters: the no-nonsense / hot-stuff

"The Buried Giant" is a strange, surreal account of an old couple as they wander through post-Arthurian England trying to find their son. The plot gimmick is that everyone seems to have amnesia and the past is lost in a fog of forgetfulness. As Axl and Beatrice perambulate

Exuberant and clever. Ready Player One is a thriller/quest fueled by a fiery passion for 80's videogaming and pop culture. Not being a big gamer myself (and having just missed the 80's), I hesitated to pick this one up. I shouldn't have worried. Even non-gamers will be able to

Phenomenal. As I said in my review of The Cartel, this series is essentially "Game of Thrones" set in the War on Drugs. "The Power of the Dog" is fast-paced, eye-opening, and feels like a sucker-punch to the gut. Meticulously researched, it is a fictional account

"The Man in the High Castle" is a fascinating alternative history, but gets very stylistically strange towards the end. Not sure what Philip K Dick was trying to achieve by having everyone speak/think in such a clipped manner. This is one of the few books where the

Very clever. Perhaps too clever. "Good Omens" is actually a delightful book, so it pains me to only give it three stars. Both Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman are masters and the book is full of hilarious situations and turns of phrase. But something feels a bit off.

GRRM is a master storyteller, that's really all there is to it. "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" has a little something for everyone - from action and intrigue to romance and comedy. Having just read Ivanhoe, you can really tell that GRRM is heavily inspired by Sir

A classic! I had read "Ivanhoe" back in middle school and didn't really appreciate it for the gem that it is. The Michael Page narration is delightful and expertly draws out some of the wit that is easily lost when reading rather than listening. I hadn't remembered Ivanhoe