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The Angels Die by Yasmina Khadra

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Khadra captures Turambo's guttural feelings for his surroundings - whether they are in the ring entertaining Europeans or in the brothel. Her descriptions leap ...

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Moon Over Soho (PC Peter Grant Book 2) by Ben Aaronovitch

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

It is great blend of urban fantasy, police procedural, and mystery. Peter Grant is a strong lead character but there is a nice mix of secondary characters, incl...

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A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi is not the typical book that I read. It is set in a war-torn country, but it is nothing about war.  It’s a story ...

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The Dispatcher by John Scalzi

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

An entertaining and well done novella. Scalzi/Quinto drop you into the story and keep you interested from the start. It has an interesting hook and some well do...

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Midnight Riot (Peter Grant, Book 1) by Ben Aaronovitch

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

The narrator, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, does a great job with the voices and personalities involved. It was like listening to a radio drama. And along the way you ...

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The Raven King (The Raven Cycle #4) by Maggie Stiefvater

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I listened to this last book in the Raven Cycle series in the car. And frankly am not sure what to make of it. I enjoyed the prose and imagination of Stiefvater...

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