Book Review: The Winter Man: Resort to Violence by Robert Firlotte

 Copy/paste of the plot: 

Riley Wright was a ghost long before he ever set foot in Dusty. A former soldier with a past so classified even his third tour in the Middle East barely exists on paper, he was the man sent to handle impossible situations—the kind where survival was never guaranteed. But one mission changed everything. A single shot, a moment of hesitation, and an explosion that left nothing but ash and regret.

After the war, he became something else. A name whispered in the dark. An enforcer known only as Mr. Right—because when he arrived, there was no second chance to get it wrong. But a decade ago, he walked away from that life, disappearing into the shadow of the Two Sisters mountains, where the town of Dusty spun its own myths about the stranger in their midst. A ghost story for misbehaving children. A legend built around a man with blood on his hands and a code in his bones.

Now, the past has come knocking. Natalie Embers thought she was leaving trouble behind when she ran to Dusty, but trouble followed—and it doesn’t knock, it kicks the door in. Dirty cops, death squads, and old enemies are circling, and the only thing standing between them and the innocent is the man they call The Winter Man.

Riley has spent years trying to bury who he was, but some ghosts don’t stay dead. And some men? They were never meant to be saved.

Now that that is done, onto what I think.

This book is well written. The plot, characters. The story is well paced and really doesn't slow down at all. All of the characters are well written. This helps to make them likeable or not. 

This is an action packed story. Bloody at times. A lot of the time. The climax has the anticipation of something exciting that is going to happen. And, boy did it happen. It was a bloody good ending. It was left that there could be a book 2 or not. It wouldn't matter.

Now, some of the few minor nitpicks. There was a few formatting issues. It didn't make it less able to read, just a bit annoying. That happens when it's an ARC. Not a biggie. The one thing that I do dislike, is point of view changes in mid chapter. Drives me batty. Again, it doesn't make it unable to read. That's just me and one of my pet peeves. 

All in all this was a very good book. I quite enjoyed reading it. I do recommend it for those who are looking for a good thriller to read.

It also has a great cover. 

 

Book Review: The Case of the Careless Kitten by Erle Stanley Gardner

 The Case of the Careless Kitten is Perry Mason 21. It's your basic Perry Mason story. Something happens, Perry Mason is sought out, he does his thing. Goes to court and eventually wins the case. 

This story is no different. However, this time it starts with a kitten. 

The story is fast paced, like usual. It has the usual characters: Perry Mason, Della Street, Paul Drake, Lt. Tragg. 

The longest part of the book, is usually the first time in court. Perry Mason does his thing. 

I give the book a 4 star rating. A good reliable book. I enjoy reading the Perry Mason books.

Book Review: The Silverblood Promise by James Logan

 I had won an ARC of this book on Goodreads. I'm glad I entered.

Bloody hells that was a great book. 

This book had a good pace to it. It didn't slow down at all. The characters were well thought out and developed. It had great world building. 

 The story had it all. A mystery, adventure, magic, friendships, as well as hardships. It was a great mystery, which was solved at the end. The ending also led to another mystery and adventure for our three friends. 

I look forward to reading the next/continuing mystery with Lukan Gardova, Ashra and Flea as they go on their new adventure.

Isn't this a great cover? 

 

If you enjoy epic fantasy with a bit of mystery and adventure, read this book.

Apologize

 Apologize

For the mess that's going on right now in the USA. 

Apologize

To every single soldier who fought in WWII. These men and women fought for you, so that you could be free today. You let them down.

Apologize

For letting history repeat itself by electing a fascist back into power.

Apologize

For threatening your closest allies with annexation. The ones who came to your aid, during your times of need. 

Apologize

For damaging a decades long friendship between the two nations. We will always be neighbours, but may never be friends again.

Apologize

To every man, woman and child that had their rights taken away from them. 

Apologize

For all the upcoming dark times. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but right now, it's very far away.

Apologize

 

 

 

Book Review: Planetside by Michael Mammay

 Excellent book. Fast paced. Great characters and character development. Great world building too. Great mystery set in a science fiction setting. The story kept me reading. It never slowed down. The mystery part solved in the end. 

This was the first time reading anything from this author. It was a great decision to read this book. I will keep reading the series. It's worth it to see where these characters will go from here. 

The cover is really good too. 

A shorter review of this book is also posted on Goodreads.

 

Book Review - Darkblade: Assassin by Andy Peloquin

Where to start with this review....First off, it took me way too long to read, my bad. This book is definitely a 5 star book. 

This book starts off with a bang. There is a lot of action right at the beginning. You'd think that it would slow down, right? Wrong! It continued throughout the entire book. This was a bloody book. It started off bloody, got bloody in the middle and continued to be bloody until the end. 

Let's talk about the character and the world building. The main character is known as The Hunter. That's all. Is he a good guy? Is he bad? I'm not saying. Let's just say that he does a lot that leads it to being so bloody. The other characters are all well thought out. You also have the ones that you can't stand and tend to hate hate by the end. 

The world building is equally well done. Here, it's known as Einan. Taking place in a city called Voramis. The way the world build has been done, you feel like you're actually in the city with The Hunter, doing the things he does. You can almost see the city's sites and smell its smells. This to me, is well done. 

So much happens throughout the story, that when climax happens, you almost tend to forget to take a breath. Will our main character be ok? Will he be a hero? Does he get his vengeance or redemption? Well, I won't say if he does or doesn't. Read the book. 

So, what else is there to say? Am I looking forward to reading more about The Hunter? Yes. Definitely, yes. I hope that all the rest of the books in the series are like this. 

One final thought...the cover is great too.