Colin Cogle started reading Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (Shantaram, #1)
"It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I …
Loving it so far.
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Colin Cogle rated The Four Cities of Arcera: 5 stars
Liz Delton: The Four Cities of Arcera (Paperback, 2021, Tourmaline & Quartz Publishing LLC)
The Four Cities of Arcera by Liz Delton (The Four Cities of Arcera, #0)
Colin Cogle finished reading A Rift Between Cities by Liz Delton (The Four Cities of Arcera, #3)
Skycity's army is ready for war. And it's up to Sylvia and her friends to …
The thrilling conclusion to the Arcera trilogy is worth the wait.
Colin Cogle rated A Rift Between Cities: 5 stars
A Rift Between Cities by Liz Delton (The Four Cities of Arcera, #3)
Skycity's army is ready for war. And it's up to Sylvia and her friends to stop them.
Governor Greyling …
Colin Cogle finished reading The Four Cities of Arcera by Liz Delton (The Four Cities of Arcera, #0)
Loved it. A thrilling ride through the land of Arcera, with a touching ending that didn’t suck.
Colin Cogle rated The Fifth City: 5 stars
Liz Delton: The Fifth City (Paperback)
The Fifth City by Liz Delton (The Four Cities of Arcera, #2)
She'll do anything to save her home from the war. But will Seascape's test of worth demand far more than …
Colin Cogle finished reading Meadowcity by Liz Delton (The Four Cities of Arcera, #1)
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Sylvia Thorne is one of the few people brave enough to travel through the empty …
The start to an intriguing.
Colin Cogle rated Meadowcity: 4 stars
Meadowcity by Liz Delton (The Four Cities of Arcera, #1)
Sylvia Thorne is one of the few people brave enough to travel through the empty lands of what remains of …
Colin Cogle reviewed Kill Creek by Scott Thomas
"At the end of a dark prairie road, nearly forgotten in the Kansas countryside, is …
A fresh twist on the haunted house cliché
5 stars
Content warning Very minor spoiler when talking about the pacing.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: four people of varying or identical backgrounds have to survive a night in a haunted house. In what might be a nod to Stephen King, they’re all authors. Oh, and it’s a podcast. Oh, and they leave the house before the first half of the book is done. There’s your twist.
“Kill Creek” takes the usual genre material and shakes it up just enough to make it its own unique thing. Without giving away too much, you’ve got a cast of for authors that I’ll dumb down to a Dean Koontz type, a gory slasher, Stephen King, and R. L. Stine (except fat, the book mentioned that line to death). The four of them and a privileged white guy are in for what they will eventually realize is the most important night of their lives.
“Kill Creek” is a love letter to the horror and thriller genres that both complements and subverts tropes, and I’d highly recommend anyone pick it up and take a trip to Kansas.
Colin Cogle rated Ham Radio from Indoors: 3 stars
Ham Radio from Indoors by Steve Ford WB8IMY
No Outdoor Antenna? No Problem! Don’t let outdoor antenna limitations keep you from enjoying amateur radio. It is possible to …
It’s All Here – Everything You Need to Upgrade to the Top!
Ready to …
I feel confident. Let’s see if I pass!
Gordon West Extra Class FCC Element 4 Amateur Radio License Preparation 9th Edition 2024-2028 by Gordon West, Eric P. Nichols
It’s All Here – Everything You Need to Upgrade to the Top!
Ready to take that final step to …
Colin Cogle reviewed Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
IN AMERICA, DEMONS WEAR WHITE HOODS. In 1915, The Birth of a Nation cast a …
A tantalizing tale that I would never have picked up on my own
4 stars
A friend gave me this, and I’m glad she did, because this wouldn’t even have crossed my radar. The adventure of three Black women a century ago quickly turned exciting when, not to spoil anything, let’s say that we got to see the Ku Klux in the Klan. The story quickly captivated me and I carried it with me until I was finished.
Colin Cogle rated Ring Shout: 4 stars
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
IN AMERICA, DEMONS WEAR WHITE HOODS. In 1915, The Birth of a Nation cast a spell across America, swelling the …
Colin Cogle reviewed The Watchers by A. M. Shine (The Watchers, #1)
This forest isn't charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina's …
Who watches the watchers?
5 stars
Dystopian survival horror isn’t my thing. I had to read this for book club. It started off like a small chore, but one I was into it, I could barely put it down. When the main conflict seemed to reach its denouement with many pages to go, I knew that I was being led on, and I waited for the satisfying twist that, thankfully, was delivered.
Sorry for being vague, but I don’t want to go too deeply into this for risk of spoilers. The book left me with questions I really wanted answered, but only for my own understanding; perhaps the horror wouldn’t have been so compelling were all my questions to be answered. (UPDATE: there’s a sequel! All right!)
I’ll raise a pint to you, A. M. Shine.
Dystopian survival horror isn’t my thing. I had to read this for book club. It started off like a small chore, but one I was into it, I could barely put it down. When the main conflict seemed to reach its denouement with many pages to go, I knew that I was being led on, and I waited for the satisfying twist that, thankfully, was delivered.
Sorry for being vague, but I don’t want to go too deeply into this for risk of spoilers. The book left me with questions I really wanted answered, but only for my own understanding; perhaps the horror wouldn’t have been so compelling were all my questions to be answered. (UPDATE: there’s a sequel! All right!)
I’ll raise a pint to you, A. M. Shine.