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SuddenStop1405@ramblingreaders.org

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A German living in Manchester, trying to figure out what he likes to read.

Current Favorite Reads: The Pillowman, The Last House On Needless Street, Blutbuch

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16% complete! SuddenStop has read 2 of 12 books.

Catriona Ward: The Last House on Needless Street (Hardcover, 2021, Tor Nightfire) 5 stars

This is the story of a serial killer. A stolen child. Revenge. Death. And an …

In constant awe while reading

5 stars

Reading this book is an amazing, unique experience. The way the story unfolds or rather allows itself to unfold in your head before throwing a curveball that makes you question everything you thought you understood so far is insane. Literally every few pages I found myself putting the book down, shaking my head in exhilarated confusion, trying to piece together what might be going on in the last house on needless street.

Terence David John Pratchett: Mort (Hardcover, 2013, Gollancz, imusti) 4 stars

Death takes on an apprentice who's an individual thinker.

Good read for what it is

3 stars

The pages just fly by when reading this book. The writing style is superb. It's clever, witty and well-paced. Just enough surprises in wording, comparisons and structure to make this a real page turner without getting exhausting. That said, I am just not a fantasy fan and probably never will be. The story didn't particularly grab me and while the world is clearly well thought out, I couldn't care less about in which part of what continent university x was located before it was moved by ruler z to its new location in city y. That's just me though.

reviewed Nevermore by Keith R. A. DeCandido (Supernatural, #1)

Keith R. A. DeCandido: Nevermore (Paperback, 2007, HarperEntertainment) 2 stars

Twenty-two years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic …

Comfy writing style, lackluster story

2 stars

The only reason to read this book is if you are a big fan of the show and even then I wouldn't necessarily recommend it. It's like reading an episode of a TV show that is only meant to be playing in the background. There is nothing to miss or any real story to follow, the characters are quite simple and written in a distinct style so that they are easily recognizable. For SPN fans it's nice to see a bit of the everyday Winchesters, but "a mundane case for the Winchesters not worthy of a TV show episode" is a strange pitch for a book.