What Fire Cannot Burn

This book is even better than the first, although I say that cautiously because I read an ARC, so it's not the final printed version. This time out Ridley surprised me big time twice. They're both spoilers, so I can't mention them specifically. One of them happens halfway through the book, and I cou......more

Soledad O’Dwyer is a badass cop who leads a team of badass cops in hunting down super-powered mutants in a near-future Los Angeles. Unfortunately, somebody or something has been beating O’Dwyer to the punch, killing off mutants across the city in mystifying ways, which leads O’Dwyer away from the bu......more

At first, this sequel wasn't doing it for me. The writing felt lazier, almost stream-of-consciousness, with half-finished thoughts. But it was an easy enough read so I stuck with it for a while longer. I was just about to put it down when Ridley upped the ante in the extreme and really turned up the......more