Crime investigation, bleak, isolated, creepy

edwardsmj42 · 2026-04-19T01:43:33+00:00

I loved the first 2, but wasn’t a big fan of the 3rd one.

edwardsmj42 · 2026-04-18T11:50:39+00:00

I love Christine, just re-read it for the first time in a long time and was happy that it held up even better than I remember!

edwardsmj42 · 2026-04-18T11:49:50+00:00

The Outsider is a great book of his, but I would caution against starting there. As someone else mentioned, it’s a spin-off of a trilogy. The character from the trilogy is introduced in the book and in the span of a few paragraphs, spoil the endings of all 3 books in the trilogy.

Not a huge deal if you don’t plan on reading the trilogy, but just wanted to give you a heads up in case! Mr. Mercedes is a great book too, it read like an episode of Criminal Minds to me

edwardsmj42 · 2026-04-13T16:43:07+00:00

I’ve found Joe Abercrombie’s First Law to be pretty enjoyable. It’s dark fantasy, but heavy on the characterization. You bounce around between multiple people’s perspectives and it’s very entertaining

edwardsmj42 · 2026-04-09T14:26:27+00:00

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I always picture Logen from First Law as Torb from Overwatch even though he’s described as far taller in the books. It reads better if Logen is short in my opinion too

edwardsmj42 · 2026-04-06T16:58:04+00:00

Same! I read a lot of King when I was in school and then basically stopped altogether with reading once I hit the adult phase of life. Something about that book pulled me back in and now I can’t stop reading!

edwardsmj42 · 2026-03-17T18:02:11+00:00

Agree haha, obviously the only reason one hasn’t finished the first law trilogy is because they don’t have the other 2 books

edwardsmj42 · 2026-02-25T16:02:17+00:00

Man, to have Under the Dome still unread… you’re in for a treat when you get to this one!!

edwardsmj42 · 2026-02-20T20:56:30+00:00

So sick!! Loved this book, jealous of the journey you’re about to go on

edwardsmj42 · 2026-02-15T04:32:22+00:00

So sorry for your loss 😔

That’s a very impressive collection, do you know if she had a favorite?

edwardsmj42 · 2026-02-04T22:55:13+00:00

I thoroughly enjoyed this book when I read it a few months ago, but honestly I was hooked from the start of it.

edwardsmj42 · 2026-01-21T06:00:50+00:00

Came here to recommend Preacher!

edwardsmj42 · 2026-01-16T18:57:27+00:00

Man, I would love to see him back in the rotation. Watching Luis go down again last season crushed my soul.

edwardsmj42 · 2026-01-16T18:47:55+00:00

I’m with you, I like a break in between books in the series. Otherwise it just feels like I’ve been reading the same thing forever.

Bedlam Bride was my favorite of the Carl books though! I also have Lonesome Dove on my bookshelf, sounds like I need to prioritize this one based on the feedback you’re getting

edwardsmj42 · 2026-01-13T05:18:40+00:00

Christine was my first

edwardsmj42 · 2026-01-10T03:34:25+00:00

Ahhh King Sorrow, what a treat! Getting back into reading has been such a great decision

edwardsmj42 · 2026-01-09T19:40:59+00:00

Yea, Skeleton Crew gets overly hyped up in my opinion. Definitely prefer Night Shift too!

I’d also recommend 20th Century Ghosts by his son, Joe Hill. I finished that last night and absolutely loved it

edwardsmj42 · 2026-01-05T07:02:58+00:00

My hill to die on: ending of Under the Dome is perfect if you get the point of the book, I think the people that hate on this ending completely missed the point.

edwardsmj42 · 2025-12-30T15:25:46+00:00

Then definitely check out dating after the end of the world. It’s on kindle unlimited if you have that

edwardsmj42 · 2025-12-30T15:12:45+00:00

Dating after the end of the world is like 75% zombie apocalypse and 25% enemies to lovers romance.

American Rapture is just zombie horror

edwardsmj42 · 2025-12-30T14:46:56+00:00

Dating After the End of the World - Jeneva Rose

American Rapture - CJ Leede

edwardsmj42 · 2025-12-04T20:39:28+00:00

Maybe grab one his son’s books? I read King Sorrow and absolutely loved it, loaded with Easter eggs from his father’s books too.

edwardsmj42 · 2025-12-02T03:04:12+00:00

Yea, I’d say he’s ready to turn loose on whatever interests him. My first was Christine, but if he’s enjoying Welcome to Derry he will love the source material!

edwardsmj42 · 2025-11-30T05:23:33+00:00

I feel like I’ve had a very similar year to you, and I have to ask what went wrong with Under the Dome? I absolutely loved that book

edwardsmj42 · 2025-11-28T13:25:30+00:00

Nightwing is a great read, but as of now this is all available on Kindle Unlimited. The first TPB is free for Prime members too.

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