A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Water Memory by Daniel Pyne
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Could not finish. Not a fan of the writing. Not captured by the story.

The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira by Lou Diamond Phillips
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Prosper's Demon by K.J. Parker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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A Better Man by Louise Penny
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Necessary Beggar by Susan Palwick
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Dying Detective by Leif G.W. Persson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Melmoth by Sarah Perry


Discalimer: I received a copy of this book for review.

Could not finish it. Life is too short to be bound to something so unutterably unremittingly overwhelmingly dull. The author appears to be in love with the sound of her own words but not particularly concerned with telling a story.

Witchmark by C.L. Polk
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Glass Houses by Louise Penny
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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Prince of Darkness by Sharon Kay Penman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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Justice Lost by Scott Pratt
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review.

This is the first book in the Darren Street Series I've read although it is the third book in the series. I do not know what happened in the first two books though there are references to some things that happened before the start of this one which I assume were the bases for the first two books. I've read Pratt's Joe Dillard series, and the writing style and story telling tone are very similar. However, the Street series seems to be of a darker bent. Where Dillard was a loving family man who resorted to extremes as a last measure, Street's first response are extreme measures by default.

The story starts with the death of Street's partner and their unborn child during delivery and what happens when Street tries to take an action he thinks his dead partner would approve of. When that does not work out as planned, he takes things into his own hands and the story goes from there. Whereas bad things happen to good people in the Dillard books, even the good guys are bad guys in this one. However, despite the generally dark bent of the story, there are some positive things that come out of the darkness.

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A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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The Long Way Home by Louise Penny
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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