Tier One Thrillers, Book 1By: Brian Andrews, Jeffrey WilsonNarrated by: Ray PorterLength: 11 hrs and 39 mins I picked this up looking for something similar to American Assassin. While it was a good listen, it felt a bit over the top at times and lost some of its appeal early on. With American Assassin, I…
Team Yankee
A Novel of World War IIIBy: Harold CoyleNarrated by: James Patrick CroninLength: 12 hrs and 14 mins A solid read that went into the mechanics of modern tank battlefield doctrine while still putting it into an interesting and engaging story. The detail as usual was very welcome!
The Tournament’s Price
By: Given HoffmanNarrated by: BriAnn BeckSeries: Marked, Book 1Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins The Tournament’s Price is a compelling opening to a series that ushers readers into a world both imaginative and deeply grounded in reality. This book masterfully bridges the tangible and the spiritual, weaving a narrative that acknowledges the unseen realm without ever…
Wind and Truth
Book Five of the Stormlight ArchiveBy: Brandon SandersonNarrated by: Kate Reading, Michael KramerLength: 62 hrs and 48 mins When I look upon this, the final book of the first five volumes of The Stormlight Archive, my thoughts contain a mixture of satisfaction, serenity, and even a touch of satire. This book lived up to the expectations…
My Favorite Books of 2024
Looking back on 2024, the year’s reading feels marked by weight and wonder. Some books demanded long attention and moral reckoning; others sparked imagination and joy. These are the works that rose to the top for me. Best Fiction A dazzling work of speculative fiction. Tchaikovsky continues to press at the boundaries of consciousness, communication,…
Ghost Fleet
By: P. W. Singer, August ColeNarrated by: Rich OrlowLength: 14 hrs and 25 mins This was an interesting read—not quite what I expected. One of the hardest parts for me was the portrayal of the Zumwalt-class destroyer. I’ve followed its real-world development, deployment, and costly decline, so seeing it elevated to heroic status in the…
Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad
By: William CraigNarrated by: David BakerLength: 13 hrs and 26 mins By many accounts, the Battle of Stalingrad stands as the bloodiest battle in history—a harrowing and profoundly depressing chapter of human conflict. It’s an event I’ve often reflected on but previously avoided studying in depth because of its sheer grimness. At its core, it…
Not Till We Are Lost
By: Dennis E. TaylorNarrated by: Ray PorterSeries: Bobiverse, Book 5Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins Hi Bob, I didn’t think I’d read you again so soon! So, the string of reading failures ends here. I was hoping to wait a bit longer to dive into this one, but after a rough patch with sci-fi/fantasy, I…
Stranger in a Strange Land
By: Robert A. HeinleinNarrated by: Christopher HurtLength: 16 hrs and 17 mins Nope, we didn’t turn it around with this one either. I did finish the book, though, so that’s something. I really enjoyed the beginning—it had me hooked right away, with the world building but started to lose me with the development of the…
Fourth Wing
By: Rebecca YarrosNarrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy HamiltonSeries: The Empyrean, Book 1Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins DNF Oh sure, nope, this one got chucked faster than a hotdish left out in July once I saw what was goin’ on. I’d been hearin’ a lotta chatter about this book—ya know, everyone and their uncle’s dog…
The Quantum War
The Quantum Evolution, Book 3By: Derek KunskenNarrated by: T Ryder SmithSeries: The Quantum Evolution, Book 3Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins This book, while not outright horrible, did NOT follow in its predecessor’s footsteps. I finished it, but I won’t be returning for more. Honestly, we should have just stayed in the Quantum Garden.
The Quantum Thief
By: Hannu RajaniemiNarrated by: Scott BrickLength: 10 hrs and 53 mins DNF What in the world was this? Maybe I stepped into this without the right expectations. But I was confronted with a composition that claimed to be comprised of the full orchestra and ended up being a synthosized assault on my timpanic membrane: a…