Paths Not Taken (Nightside #5) by Simon R. Green

Paths Not Taken by Simon R. Green

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


John Taylor just discovered his long-gone mother created the Nightside—the dark heart of London—and intends to destroy it. To save his birthplace, he will have to travel back through a very distant—and probably deadly—past.

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I am enjoying this series. In this book John learns more about his mother and her creation of the Nightside. We also get to explore John and Shotgun Suzie's relationship as it develops. Not really sure where it is going, but it is nice to see that John does have the ability to love someone.



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Hex and the City (Nightside, #4) by Simon R. Green

Hex and the City by Simon R. Green

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Lady Luck has hired John Taylor to investigate the origins of the Nightside--the dark heart of London where it's always 3 A.M. But when he starts to uncover facts about his long-vanished mother, the Nightside--and all of existence-- could be snuffed out.

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I am enjoying this series as we discover more about who John Taylor is and finally find out who his mother is. I love the new characters who are introduced in each book as well as seeing old faces again. Looking forward to seeing how John handles this new twist of knowing who his mother is and finding a way to save the Nightside.



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Nightingale's Lament (Nightside, #3) by Simon R. Green

Nightingale's Lament by Simon R. Green

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


In the Nightside, the hidden heart of London where it's always 3 AM, Detective John Taylor must find an elusive singer known as The Nightingale. Her silken voice has inexplicably lured many a fan to suicide--and Taylor is determined to stop her, before the whole neighborhood falls under her trance. But to catch the swift-winged Nightingale, he'll have to hear the deadly music--and survive.

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This was another interesting tale of the Nightside. A few new characters. I loved Dead Boy!! Overall an interesting series that I look forward to continuing!



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Agents of Light and Darkness (Nightside, #2) by Simon R. Green

Agents of Light and Darkness by Simon R. Green

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The New York Times bestselling author takes readers back to the Nightside.

A quest for the Unholy Grail-the goblet from which Judas drank at the Last Supper-takes private eye John Taylor deep into the secret, magical heart of London...called the Nightside.

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I am definitely enjoying getting to know that characters better. We learn a lot about Shotgun Suzie as well as Razor Eddie in this book.

Very much enjoying this series!



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Something from the Nightside (Nightside, #1) by Simon R. Green

Something from the Nightside by Simon R. Green

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The Barnes & Noble Review
Something from the Nightside is the first book in Green's Nightside sequence, a hard-boiled mystery that chronicles the life of John Taylor, a down-and-out private detective with supernatural abilities who specializes in finding lost things in Nightside. The realm of Nightside is "the secret, hidden, dark heart" of London, a subterranean world where time and reality have no meaning, a place where it's always three o'clock in the morning and something dangerous is most definitely lurking right around the corner.

When a desperate blonde comes to John searching for her runaway daughter, he takes the case, although it means returning to his place of birth, Nightside. John has been living in "the real world" for five years, and returning to Nightside means being reacquainted with old friends like Razor Eddie, Punk God of the Straight Razor, and Shotgun Suzie, a leather-clad bounty hunter. But the first rule in Nightside is never trust anyone…

Like Green's popular Deathstalker novels, Something from the Nightside is thoroughly enjoyable. John Taylor and his group of homicidal friends are guaranteed to entertain (and terrify), and although this novel has a satisfying ending, it's obvious that Green is setting the table for a much bigger, more complex conclusion.

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This was a quick, enjoyable start to a new series for me. Little bit mystery, little bit fantasy, little bit horror. All my favorite genres mixed into one. I like the characters and look forward to reading more about John Taylor and figuring out just who he is.



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The Spy Who Haunted Me by Simon R. Green

The Spy Who Haunted Me by Simon R. Green


The legendary Independent Agent is dying ...so who will inherit his hoard of secret information and fabulous secrets? For most of the last century, he was the greatest spy in the world, but now The Independent Agent is retiring, he has decided on one last great game - the six greatest spies in the world today must work together - and compete against each other - to solve the six greatest mysteries in the world. Whoever wins the game will also win The Agent's priceless treasure-trove of information. Eddie Drood, aka Shaman Bond, has been invited to join the great game, and of course he can't say no, especially when he learns what the mysteries are - everything from the Tunguska Incident to the Philadelphia Experiment, to whatever the hell it was really happened at Roswell. But that means he needs to survive working alongside old friends and old enemies ...especially when the spies start dying, one by one ...And one of them is going to haunt him ...for the rest of his life. THE SPY WHO HAUNTED ME is the third of the Secret Histories: a riveting roller-coaster ride through the dark side.



My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoy this series. We got to meet some new characters, including Walker, who comes from Green's Nightside series.

The story was good, the characters were fun, but the ending was too abrupt for me.

I do however very much look forward to the next in the series.


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Daemons Are Forever (Secret Histories, #2) by Simon R. Green

Daemons Are Forever by Simon R. Green


Second in the trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Man with the Golden Torc.

Eddie Drood's clan has been watching mankind's back for ages. And now he's in charge of the whole kit and caboodle. But it's not going to be an easy gig…

During World War II, the Droods made a pact with some nasty buggers from another dimension known as the Loathly Ones, which they needed to fight the Nazis. But once the war was over, the Loathly Ones decided that they liked this world too much to leave. Now it's up to Eddie to make things very uncomfortable for them or watch everything humanity holds dear go up in smoke.

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
I totally enjoyed this second book in the Shaman Bond series. I love the humor that this series of books is written with. Completely enjoy Eddie and Molly and love the supporting characters in this book. I had a hard time getting into the first book of this series because it was so James Bondy but this one is not and was a completely enjoyable read. Looking forward to the next book in this series.


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The Man With the Golden Torc (Shaman Bond #1) by Simon R. Green

The Man With the Golden Torc by Simon R. Green


From the New York Times bestselling author of the Deathstalker and Nightside series comes a new kind of hero in an old kind of war.

All those things you hear about as a kid? The boogeyman under the bed? The creature in the closet? They're for real, people.

Eddie Drood knows they're for real. His family has kept humanity safe from the things that go bump in the night. For ages, they've held back the nightmares, locked the doors, barred the gates, and put righteous boot to monster arse on a nightly basis.

But now Eddie's in trouble. One of his own has convinced the rest of the family that Eddie's become a menace, and that humanity needs to be protected from him. So he's on the run, using every trick in the book, magical and otherwise, hoping he lives long enough to prove his innocence. And he knows how dangerous the Droods can be-because he's one of them

My review

rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is the first book by Green that I have read, though I have quite a few on my TBR shelf. I enjoyed it. I really like the main character and his sense of humor. That's Bond, Shaman Bond! lol For me this book is very tongue in cheek. Lots of James Bondishness. I have never been a James Bond fan and so was put off a little bit, but eventually was able to overlook it and really enjoy the book and the characters. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series soon.


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