Southwest Book Reviews

07/10/2025

Grabbed this at a college book far. Kind of a strange book to find there. Discover why I thought this book was so odd...They All Died Screaming by Kristopher Triana https://southwestbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/they-all-died-screaming-by-kristopher-triana/

06/28/2025

MDG discusses one's personal responsibility during a governmental march into fascism in...WildernessPunk: Mule Creek

Been a rough week. Years from now this will just be a crazy week we vaguely remember, except for the families of the people our president illegally murdered to help bury the largest protest the US …

06/15/2025

This is the first four chapters in the series I started in 2025. I'm almost done with book two, Still trying for 2 trilogies in one year. Hag Bane: First Four Chapters.

Author’s Note:         This is just a teaser it hasn’t been proofed to death yet. If you find a typo you don’t get a prize. Michael D. Griffiths   …

06/04/2025

I dive into if Punk Rock prepared me and kept me underwhelmed by tRump's fascist grab for power in...WildernessPunk: Punk Rock Prep

There are a lot of depressed, worried, and surprised people these days and they come from both sides of the aisle. The left obviously sees the dark storm clouds of fascist doom encroaching and the …

05/14/2025

There aren't many series I spaced out reading so they don't run out to quick, but Joe Ledger is one of them. Old Ones meet the USA's top hero in...Deep Silence by Jonathan Maberry https://southwestbookreviews.wordpress.com/2025/05/15/deep-silence-by-jonathan-maberry/

04/23/2025

I disliked weekends. Everybody was out on the streets. Everybody was playing Ping-Pong or mowing their lawn or polishing their car or going to the supermarket or the beach or to the park. Crowds everywhere. Monday was my favorite day.
~ Charles Bukowski

04/19/2025

This was a brutal book. I loved it... Deathhouse Gates by Steven Erikson

Deathhouse Gates by Steven Erikson is the second novel in the Malazan, Book of the Fallen, fantasy series. You may have heard I am trying to move away from novels with a colossal cast of characters…

04/06/2025

Perhaps the best sequel in resent memory... Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson.

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson is the second novel in the Stormlight Archives. The first book was the longest fiction book I have read this decade and each book to come has a higher wordcou…

03/07/2025

Why do some people embrace falsehoods and hold onto misplaced pride? I dive into this in...WildernessPunk: Propaganda, Falsehoods, and Lies

I’m not setting out to write some whiny article about why I’m mad about being lied to or to point out how the United States’ government currently has a foundation built on falsehoods. Instead, I’d …

03/01/2025

What is your favorite fantasy novel? This novel is in the running for me. See why The Words of Radiance are such a game changer.

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson is a giant novel with over 1250 pages. I originally had this as my third tier back up book and my goal was to try to read enough of it to be done before my boy…

11/16/2024

I'm going to prepare now to bring the mallet down later....WildernessPunk: Predictions https://michaeldgriffiths.wordpress.com/2024/11/15/wildernesspunk-predictions/

Alright, you alright? Looks like before the crumbling environment takes us with it, the fascists are having a go so they can milk the cream out of this dying cow and enjoy the last drops before the…

11/01/2024

Yes, I ripped through another Joe Ledger novel, see why like always I think.... Dogs of War by Jonathan Maberry measures up.

Dogs of War by Jonathan Maberry is yet another Joe ledger novel I am going to review for you lucky readers. I know it seems like I am rifling through these books (while reading two other novels at …