Author: Dan Cristelli

Fiction Mystery Review
February 18, 2021

Joyland Review

Title: JoylandAuthor: Stephen KingDate Purchased: 2/10/2016Price Paid: $1.06Date Finished: 2/14/2021Rating: 3.5/5 I have always had an interesting relationship with Stephen King’s books. As a teen growing up in the 1990’s (and a New England teen at that) many of my friends sunk themselves into King’s novels. They were always waiting for the next book, and spent many hours talking about how good they were. My […]

Looking Ahead
February 14, 2021

Looking Ahead #11

We aren’t even two full months into 2021 and I’ve almost completed my ninth book. True, three of those only counted as one for this project, but still. Nine. That’s some damn good progress! Let’s jump in to the next look ahead where I’ll be updating you on the book I’m currently reading, and answering these questions about the next book on the list: Why […]

Fantasy Review
February 13, 2021

The Scourge of Muirwood Review

Title: The Scourge of MuirwoodAuthor: Jeff WheelerDate Purchased: 3/7/2015Price Paid: $1.99Date Finished: 2/11/21Rating: 1/5 Back when our book club was a thing, we had discussions about the ratings bias that occurs with a series of books. In most cases, you’ll see progressively higher ratings for each book as the series progresses. This makes a lot of sense when you consider the readership: the majority will […]

Looking Ahead
February 12, 2021

Looking Ahead #10

Let’s jump in to the next look ahead where I’ll be updating you on the book I’m currently reading, and answering these questions about the next book on the list: Why did I buy this book? Why haven’t I read this book? How am I feeling about jumping in to this book?

Fantasy Review
February 11, 2021

The Blight of Muirwood Review

Title: The Blight of MuirwoodAuthor: Jeff WheelerDate Purchased: 3/7/2015Price Paid: $1.99Date Finished: 2/5/2021Rating: 3/5 There’s always a good deal of pressure on the second work of a trilogy, especially if the first was of a decent quality. Not only are there (usually) plot lines to carry forth with, but many of the characters we’ve gotten to know return for a second appearance. If you read […]

Looking Ahead
February 5, 2021

Looking Ahead #9

Still making pretty good progress this year, so hoping to keep it going with the next book… Let’s jump in to the next look ahead where I’ll be updating you on the book I’m currently reading, and answering these questions about the next book on the list: Why did I buy this book? Why haven’t I read this book? How am I feeling about jumping […]