
Recent Reviews
The Ruin – The BOLO Books Review
The epigraph at the beginning of Dervla McTiernan’s debut novel exposes the complexity of the book’s title alone. Whether one calls it The Rúin – as it was originally called in Ireland – or The Ruin – the less exotic title given to the novel by its English-speaking...
Kingdom of the Blind – The BOLO Books Review
Despite plans to take a year off from releasing a new Three Pines novel, Louise Penny surprised her fans by announcing that Kingdom of the Blind would indeed be released before year’s end. Every book in the series feels personal, but because the basis of this new...
Dead Ringer – The BOLO Books Review
Kate Kessler’s Dead Ringer is a visceral reading experience – simultaneously addictive and off-putting in equal measure. It is almost impossible to prepare the reader for the journey they are about to take – but a warning is necessary: Dead Ringer is not a book for...
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Recent Articles
2016 Stats
From the Booking Desk: I am often asked how I decide what to review. This is far too complicated a process for me to distill into one blog post, but in 2014 I started to post an analysis of how I obtained the books I ended up reviewing. Here is the data for 2016....
BOLO Books’ Top Five Covers of 2016
From The Booking Desk: I've always wanted to post a list of my favorite covers for the year, so for 2016, I am actually doing it. These are five covers I think are simply stunning. And the books included within are not too shoddy either. And don't forget to check out...
Triple Time with 2017 Anticipation by Holstine, Love, and Zgorski
From The Booking Desk: While most bloggers are discussing their favorite books of 2016 – and certainly we are not immune to doing that as well – Dru Ann, Lesa, and I have decided to focus our attention on the future. Our most recent Triple Post below will share with...