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#BookReview: Element 42 by Seeley James

Mercury Is Awesome. This is the story that really brings Mercury in as an actual character, and he pretty much steals the show. Still not enough Pia, as I still consider The Geneva Decision the best in this series due to its focus on Pia herself, but there was enough development with her that it still felt worthwhile. Great read with an interesting concept that it has been a while since I’ve seen done, and I haven’t seen it done this good in even longer. Very much recommended.

This review of Element 42 by Seeley James was originally published on March 25, 2018.

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#BookReview: Bring It by Seeley James

Great Tale. This is an excellent story told from multiple angles, rather than the straight first person of The Geneva Decision. It is clear that James’ writing has improved from even that great book, though I do wish it had more of the fun/ rare quirkiness from Pia in this book. Here, she seems to have taken the world on her shoulders, and it shows. Solid mystery that will keep you guessing (and the ending will blow you away), with enough action to be right up the alley of any thriller purist.

This review of Bring It by Seeley James was originally published on March 20, 2018.

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#BookReview: The Geneva Decision by Seeley James

Entertaining Read, Highly Enjoyable. First time I’ve ever read a book with a young female soccer player for a lead, and it was very enjoyable. Solid mystery, I had the end game partially wrong. By the end, I kept hearing Chris Pine’s James T. Kirk yelling “stop that!” quite frequently. (Read the book and you’ll get it. :D)

This review of The Geneva Decision by Seeley James was originally published on March 15, 2018.

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#BookReview: Evil in the Beginning by Gary Williams and Vicky Knerly

Great continuation with a cliffhanger ending. The first several chapters seemingly introduce new characters every chapter, but by the midway point many of these characters start meeting up. And by the end of the story, the first and second God Tools are revealed… and a clock has started up for one of our heroes. Will the other hero save the day in time in book three? That is left for us to find out…

This review of Evil in the Beginning by Gary Williams and Vicky Knerly was originally published on February 11, 2018.

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#BookReview: Death in the Beginning by Gary Williams and Vicky Knerly

Intriguing and Unique. In all my years of reading, I’ve never encountered a book that had the same epicenter as this story – and I’ve easily read over 500 books in my life! The action and mystery are well paced, with astonishing reveals even onto the final page of the book. Extremely well done, looking forward to the rest of this trilogy.

This review of Death in the Beginning by Gary Williams and Vicky Knerly was originally published on February 8, 2018.

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#BookReview: Solar Island by Rick Chesler

In this one, Shores – scarred for life from an unfortunate trauma involving water in her childhood – yet again finds herself at sea investigating a possible crime. Once again, the mystery builds nicely and the action is well paced, but once again – as was the case in KiDNApped – the tale ends abruptly following the final battle sequence. But partial stars aren’t allowed in most rating systems, and this and the book’s one other flaw were not enough to ding it the .56 of a star that would round to a 4 star review. Maybe take a tenth of a point off for each, but that still leaves at a 4.8 which obviously rounds to 5.

The other flaw? The mocking of Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged and the seasteading initiatives being worked by at least a few people. It was unnecessary in showing how unhinged the primary antagonist had become.

This review of Solar Island by Rick Chesler was originally published on February 4, 2018.