The Crown Tower The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan is the first of six books in the Riyira Chronicles Series. In true BBR fashion, I love these books! (Remember, not bad books, just bad reviews). But this doesn’t mean I’m wrong. The series centers on a duo of expert thieves: Hadrian Blackwater and Royce … Read more
Six of Crows It took me a bit to get into it. I may have started with some prejudice. Also, I was reading this at a super busy time of my life. Once it got rolling I really enjoyed it. Bardugo slowly peeled back the dark world of the Grishaverse is in this first book. … Read more
The Lies of Locke Lamora This delightful debut by Scott Lynch follows the beginnings of the career of a master thief named Locke Lamora. This is the granddaddy of the Grimdark Fantasy genre. It is the first book that I read in this genre. Grimdark is not my favorite. I prefer stories with heroic, honorable … Read more
The Operator isn’t fantasy. Let’s get that out of the way. This is a good book. I don’t read a lot of thrillers but I got The Operator cheap and gave it a try. It was fantastic. From the first paragraph I was interested in Ian Bragg. The pacing was very tight and I kept … Read more
The Blade Itself really surprised me. I have a very smart friend who kept cramming Joe Abercrombie down my throat. I bought it one day at Half Price Books because I couldn’t find a Brent Weeks book I was looking for. One page sold me. Here is your Bad Book Review. The Characters I hate … Read more