Once again we’re back in the world of Jack West Jr. Couldn’t wait to pick up these books after the first three. The seventh and final book of the series released in October of last year. The fourth book took some time in coming since it was released almost 7 years after book 3. The …
Continue reading Series Review: Jack West Jr. #4, 5, 6 and 7 – Matthew Reilly
This weekend we decided to visit the local oxfam bookstore to see if they had any secondhand books that we could add to our collection at home. I came away with the few you see in the image. David Gibbins’ The Pharaoh, and The Tiger Warrior I hadn’t heard of before but since I’ve been …
Jack West Jr. #2 - The Six Sacred Stones This is the follow up book to the Seven Deadly Wonders by Matthew Reilly. While this potentially could be read on its own, there are quite a few references to events that happened in the previous book. In fact the events of this book are a …
Continue reading Series Review: Jack West Jr. #2-3 – Matthew Reilly
Into the breach is a game I’ve heard about for a while but had never picked it up to play until recently. In spite of having a copy of the game on the pc I picked up the switch version in the hope that having the game in a handheld console would get me to …
This duology written by Marie Lu takes places in a dystopian future very similar to that seen in Ready Player One. Here as well we have the general populace hooked onto the use of technology that allows them to roam a virtual world. In this series this virtual space is mainly used for Warcross, a …
Keigo Higashino has me craving mystery books this year, so I picked up Still Life by Louise Penny in the hopes of something similar. This is the first book in the series, where we follow the exploits of Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, a member of the provincial police force of Quebec, as he solves mysteries …
Continue reading Book Review: Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache #1) – Louise Penny
I last read this book in 2015 and remember quite enjoying it then. Little more than 6 years later and I still loved this book. "The Seven Deadly Wonders" by Matthew Reilly hit all the right notes that resonated with the Indiana Jones in me. This is the first of the Jack West Jr. series …
Continue reading Book Review: The Seven Deadly Wonders – Matthew Reilly
I can't get enough of Keigo Higashino. Salvation of a Saint has me picking up mystery books and thrillers. Considering I was in need of a break from fantasy this run of mystery / thrillers seemed to come at the right time. Newcomer is from the Detective Kaga series by Keigo Higashino, the first of …
Continue reading Book Review: Newcomer (Detective Kaga #2) – Keigo Higashino
I recently picked up some games on the nintendo switch. Haven't played them much but the little I did see I really liked. The games include: Spirit of the NorthAragamiUnravel TwoLego DC SupervillainsOri and the Blind ForestSlay the SpireDead CellsPokemon Legends Arceus Spirit of the North - Picked this up because it was on sale. …
I picked this up on whim and I'm so glad I did. This is second book in the Detective Galileo series from Keigo Higashino. Well, at least this is the next of those books translated to english. Turns out there are several (goodreads says 9) books within the series and only a few have been …
Continue reading Book Review: Salvation of a Saint (Detective Galileo #2) – Keigo Higashino
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