This post lists ONLY my latest 4-5 Star ratings:
1. ALL Robert McCammon's Matthew Corbett Series Books 1-6: (1)Speaks the Nightbird, (2)Queen of Bedlam, (3)Mister Slaughter, (4)Providence Rider, (5)River of Souls, and (6)Freedom Rider. Book (1) was the 2nd Matthew Corbett book I read, having started with (2)Queen of Bedlam. Thus, I already knew the main characters and was dying to see how they originated and developed in book 1 of the series. I wasn't disappointed; reading book 1 helped develop them more. This book introduces Matthew. Immediately his inquisitive nature gets him into trouble. Curiosity is Matthew! And his troubles, or should I really say adventures, with all their twists keeps the stories flowing and exciting. I have now completed all in the series and can't wait for the 7th one to come out. Always interesting is who remains after at the end of each story and what sacrifices and heroism happens in between. Book 1 isn't the typical "witch" story; thankfully it is much, much better. You'll find the bonds between characters established, the enjoyment of them enthralling, and the unfortunate losses disappointing but realistic. Mr. McCammon's wit, his well appreciated content loaded with a lot of meat and potatoes, and his continuous dedication to stay on point and build the story all the way to the end without any dull periods makes all the books in this series 5 stars. Enjoy the whole series.
2. David L. Golomon's The Traveler: You have to start with the first book in the Event series to appreciate all the characters and their quirks and their close relationships. All Event series books are good. this particular one took a while to get really interesting, bu Mr. Golemon never fails to disappoint by the end and you'll be waiting anxiously for the next one. I only gave this one a 4-Star since he went a little overboard in the first 180 or so pages with a lot of technical gibberish. Skipping over this did NOT interrupt the great story. However, I do hope he tunes it back down and gets back to real meaningful content. Maybe I'm just to sensitized to the fake or continuous negative news by today's bad Media! (My soapbox on the Media continues ... see other posts in the Media category to understand how long this has been going on).
3. Stephen King's Needless things and Dreamcacher: This must have been the third time I have read these novels and they never disappoint. Stephen is so witty and his writing skills and content between-the-story is so clever and memorable. I actually go back and reread his books to refresh myself of how novels should be written and to remember his cute humor. Of course, both a 5-Star.
4. Stephen Coont's Saucer Series: (1) Saucer, (2) Saucer Savage Planet, (3) Saucer the Conquest. How about 5-Star for the entire series. Must reads for those into Science fiction AND Adventure.
5. Dean Koontz's Cold Fire: 5-Star
6. Nelson DeMille's: All 5-Stars are The Gate House, The Gold Coast, Plum Island, Lion's Game. Love the "John" characters in all of them. 8/17/update: Add to these, Demille's The Lion, Night Fall, Wildfire, The panther, Radient Angel. I'm sticking to the 5-stars for all his John Corey series' books.
