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Review: All You Need Is Kill – Hiroshi Sakurazaka / Takeshi Obata

Posted on 13/09/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Graphic Novel, Science Fiction

Manga. Not exactly something I'm looking forward to doing again any time soon

African American family in 19th century clothing sitting quietly on wooden benches outside a rustic cabin

Review: Underground Airlines – Ben H. Winters

Posted on 12/09/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller

No fly zone

Review: The Vinland Sagas – Keneva Kunz, Gisli Sigurdsson

Posted on 11/09/2026 by Speesh in History, Non Fiction, The Americas, Vikings

The Icelandic Sagas about the first documented voyages across the North Atlantic

Mediterranean coastal town with boats docked at harbor, colorful buildings, beach with umbrellas, and sunset over sea

Review: Agent In Place – Helen MacInnes

Posted on 11/09/202611/09/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Spy Fiction, Thriller

"Agent in Place" by Helen MacInnes is a Cold War thriller about a well-meaning spy whose leak ignites an international crisis, blending procedural realism with themes of idealism and espionage consequences.

Review: The Volunteer – Jack Fairweather

Posted on 11/09/202611/09/2026 by Speesh in Concentration Camps, History, Nazi Germany, Non Fiction, Poland, Second World War, The Eastern Front, The Final Solution, The Holocaust

"Perhaps the greatest unsung hero of World War II...the definitive version of this extraordinary life" Economist

Review: A Savage Moon – Theodore Brun

Posted on 10/09/2026 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, The Vikings

A darkness that moves...

Review: The Bourne Legacy – Robert Ludlum, Eric Van Lustbader

Posted on 10/09/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Robert Ludlum, Terrorism, Thriller

Bourne again, again

Hooded person walking through a rainy neon-lit alley

Review: The Innocent – David Baldacci

Posted on 10/09/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Thriller

When refusing to pull the trigger could get you killed

North Korean soldiers marching by river with Ryugyong Hotel and flags

Review: The Target – David Baldacci

Posted on 07/09/2026 by Speesh in Action & Adventure, Fiction, Thriller

Their most dangerous mission to date tests the reader's patience with Robie and Reel to their limits

Soviet soldiers armed with rifles advancing amid rubble towards Reichstag building with Soviet flag, burning and smoke filled sky

Review: Armageddon – Max Hastings

Posted on 07/09/2026 by Speesh in Conflict, History, Nazi Germany, Non Fiction, Poland, Second World War, The Eastern Front, Wartime Europe

"Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945" by Max Hastings offers a detailed narrative of the war's final months, recounting the German military's resilience and the human suffering endured by soldiers and civilians alike. Hastings critiques military strategies and presents a sobering portrayal of the conflict's devastating consequences, emphasizing moral complexities amidst warfare.