Book Reviews
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The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft (Book Review)
Warning: this review may contain spoilers for Senlin Ascends and The Arm of the Sphinx! The Hod King is another spectacular instalment of The Books of ... -
Kingdoms of Elfin by Sylvia Townsend Warner (Book Review)
I am entranced and fascinated by stories about fairies and the mythology that surrounds them. I have enjoyed a wide range of reimaginings and retellings of ... -
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang (Book Review)
The Good: One of the most badass and brutal POV characters I have ever had the pleasure of reading, worldbuilding that rises up around the reader ... -
The Hive Reads… The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Welcome to the eighth instalment of our ‘Hive Reads’ feature! (You can read the others here.) After settling on The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin as our next read, ... -
The Winter Road by Adrian Selby (Book Review)
Where do you begin with a book like this? I suppose, inevitably, with another book. Snakewood (reviewed here) was Selby’s 2016 debut, an ambitious, gritty, uncompromising standalone saga ... -
The Stephen King Project – The Dead Zone (1979)
About the project I will be reading all of Stephen King’s books in order of publication (with the exception of The Dark Tower series which I ... -
Snakewood by Adrian Selby (Book Review)
The Good: A masterclass in character/narrative voice(s), kickass murderous mercenaries, a unique magic-system based on what is essentially magic mushrooms and their effects, and a genre-bending/blending/breaking ... -
Here Be No Dragons: The Score So Far…
If you remember (obviously you remember), way back in January I wrote about five non-fiction books I wanted to read in 2018. I completed my Goodreads ... -
Raising Fire by James Bennett (Book Review)
Ben Garston is back . . . and feeling less than fantastic. To be fair, life isn’t exactly treating him all that well. He’s lost everything ... -
Poor Man’s Fight by Elliott Kay
Poor Man’s Fight opens by introducing us to a group of spaceborne pirates led by the affable and charismatic Captain Casey, a charming scoundrel who initially ...
