Author Archives: thebookgator
Sweep with Me by Ilona Andrews. Maybe?
Recommended for Innkeeper fans, cozy fans Re-Read January 2026 ★ ★ ★ 1/2 This is a solid feel-good that reminded me why I enjoyed the world of the Innkeeper. First written as a serial in 2020, it’s got pandemic cozy … Continue reading
The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold
Recommended for fantasy completionists Read January 2026 ★ ★ ★ Oh, alright, I’ll elaborate. This Penric novella is a little different. Penric and Desmonda are under sail, traveling to someplace or another. Demons don’t do well with water, however, … Continue reading
Penric’s Fox by Lois McMaster Bujold
Recommended for fantasy fans Read January 2026 ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Further story-telling strides have been made since the first two installments of Pendric and his demon, Desmonda. This is a straight-up mystery that brings the gang of the second … Continue reading
Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly
Recommended for: procedural thriller fans Read January 2026 ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I have a love-hate relationship with airport thrillers. Much like Fritos, honestly. Full of things targeted to hit our triggers, like salt, sugar, and fat (incidentally, a book … Continue reading
The Marlow Murder Club by Robert Thorogood
Recommended for: fans daffy elderly people Read January 2026 ★ ★ 1/2 Haha, old people! They are so funny, right? But don’t say that to their faces–those Boomers take themselves very seriously and expect that you will be doing the … Continue reading
Fearless by Allen Stroud. Eh, not really.
Read August 2025 Recommended for fans of political sci-fi ★ ★ I’ve been in a ships-in-space mood for quite a while, leading me to different corners of the galaxy. I gave a shot to the mystery … Continue reading
The Red by Linda Nagata
Read November 2025 Recommended for fans of military sci-fi ★ ★ ★ 1/2 Linda Nagata has been on my watch list for a long time. She is fairly prolific, and, interestingly, one of the few ‘hard’ sci-fi … Continue reading
The Night Raven by Sarah Painter
Read December 2025 Recommended for fans of new adult UF ★ ★ ★ A popcorn read. An interesting start to an urban fantasy series set in London. Lydia has come back ‘home’ to London, taking a break … Continue reading
Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne. Not sure I’d crow about it.
Read December 2025 Recommended for Kevin Hearne fans ★ ★ ★ The first book in the series, Ink & Sigil introduced the reader to a new character in the Iron Druid world, Al MacBharrais. Al soon made … Continue reading
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. Not sleepy at all.
Read December 2025 Recommended for fans of PI mysteries ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 “It was about eleven o’clock in the morning, mid October, with the sun not shining and a look of hard wet rain … Continue reading
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