Joshua Bader

Discord is the fourth book in Bader’s Modern Knights series. While a reader jumping into Jacob Darien’s world at this point has considerable backstory to fill, Bader does a creditable job of making sense of Jacob’s busy history without making the current plotline drag. The characters in his life walk into the plot with obvious history and gain dimension through their response to events in the story as narrated by Jacob himself. The internal dialogue between Jacob and his resident demon is witty and entertaining as well as gradually exposing Jacob’s self-doubt and the demon’s questionable motives. This was an engaging and enjoyable read from beginning to end.… (meer)

Urban horror-fantasy

I originally gave this 2 stars, but I came back and finished it. Maybe I wasn’t ready to read it, or maybe the beginning is too indulgent. The latter part of the book starts ticking along nicely.

Proofreading is not optional. Too many times the wrong word cluttered an otherwise good sentence. Synonyms are the bane of good writing, and spellcheck will not save you.

I liked where the book ended far more than where it started. Dresden-y with more of a subtle horror thing.… (meer)

Urban horror-fantasy

I originally gave this 2 stars, but I came back and finished it. Maybe I wasn’t ready to read it, or maybe the beginning is too indulgent. The latter part of the book starts ticking along nicely.

Proofreading is not optional. Too many times the wrong word cluttered an otherwise good sentence. Synonyms are the bane of good writing, and spellcheck will not save you.

I liked where the book ended far more than where it started. Dresden-y with more of a subtle horror thing.… (meer)