I wasn't really sure what to expect when I received an invite via NetGalley to read A Time of Torment. The synopsis is rather vague and doesn't really do this novel justice. I have never read a novel from the Charlie Parker series so I wasn't sure what this novel was really about. Paranormal creatures? Vigilante Private Investigator? Murder Mystery? It turns out A Time of Torment is actually a little bit of all three. A Time of Torment is properly dark, with some really captivating cultural lore behind the mystery of the "entity" that resides in the Cut. The Cut is a ... Continue Reading...
Review: The Hatching
Hatching is a novel that unapologetically tells you what it is from the get go. This is a novel about carnivorous spiders. The novel isn't about the coming together of humanity, the over coming of individuals in the face of sure death or the small acts of kindness bestowed by strangers in a time of crises..it's about an ancient egg sac that is discovered beneath the Inca lines only weeks before it hatches, unleashing hungry eight-legged anthropoids on the the modern world. Not going to lie, I loved this novel. Its deliciously creepy crawly. The Hatching is written ... Continue Reading...
Review: MemoRandom
MemoRandom is a novel about David Sarac, an informant handler at the Intelligence Unit of the Stockholm Police. His main priorities are to identify, recruit and manage people who can provide information and tips about organized crime in the city. David is one of the best and he's been able to recruit one of the nation's most top-secret and most successful informant, Janus. When David suffers a stroke and wakes up in the hospital he realizes he doesn't remember anything about his life from before. He can't remember who he is, why he is in the hospital or what secrets ... Continue Reading...