I never actually wrote a review of this book the first time around, just a few quick sentences. I don’t remember why. I was probably just being lazy. This is what I wrote back in December 2010: “I’m still waiting to be knocked off my feet by this series, but this book was still pretty fun. Also, Susan was way less annoying, ditto for Gentleman Johnny Marcone. The best part was when Thomas offered to high-five Ortega right before the duel. There needs to be […]
Harry, stop objectifying the Queen of Air and Darkness. She will END YOU.
This re-read has been a success so far. Weird, but good weird. It was weird revisiting the first three books, which I originally didn’t like enough to continue the series, on audio for the first time. I knew that James Marsters was a huge part of the reason I ended up liking this series so much, but I don’t think I realized just how much until starting this re-read. I liked the first three books more on re-read in large part because I’m invested in […]
Remember when car phones were a thing? Yeah. That was almost 30 years ago.
Until about three years ago, you could have added this author to the list of things I’d never heard of. Now, I know that she has a net worth over $100 million, has 200 million books in print, and has been translated into 40 different languages. And, prior to my wife telling me about her a few years ago, I’d never heard of her. It’s amazing that someone so popular never even dances close to my radar. Next time you’re struggling to find something to […]
These audiobooks are great. But they’re also terrible. Hells bells, I don’t know what I think.
I’ve now read the first three installments in the Harry Dresden series. Or, to be more specific, I’ve now listened to James Marsters read me the first three installments in the Harry Dresden series. And I still don’t really know what I think. Let me explain. I have no idea what is going on in these books. Yes, I understand that Harry is a wizard who lives in Chicago. I get that he works indirectly with the police and with other, less reputable members of […]