Book Reviews
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Blood of Assassins by RJ Barker
The Good: A return to one of the most relatable POVs in fantasy; development that breathes life into characters, plot and world alike; more twists and ... -
The Hive Reads… The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris
Welcome to the second instalment of our ‘Hive Reads’ feature! (You can read the first one here.) After settling on The Gospel of Loki by Joanne ... -
Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
Warning: this review contains spoilers! “War eats the victors last.” Stepping back into the worlds of Red Rising was not as easy as I expected it ... -
The Night Lies Bleeding by M.D. Lachlan
In its opening, The Night Lies Bleeding reminded me of The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan. We meet Endamon Craw looking out over the London blitz ... -
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton was an enjoyable and distracting adventure into an opulent world so very removed from our own. Or, I should say, my ... -
The Hive Reads… The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan
Welcome to the first instalment of our monthly ‘Hive Reads’ feature! After settling on The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan as our January read, a bunch ... -
The Scar by China Miéville
Some years ago I had the pleasure of reading China Mieville’s Perdido Street Station, a bizarre steampunkish secondary-world fantasy featuring the most terrifying beasties I have ... -
Here Be No Dragons: 5 Non-Fiction Books to Read in 2018
Having finally acquired a healthy virtual stack of non-fiction tomes I’ve been lusting after for anywhere from a month to a year (thanks, Christmas elves!), I’m ... -
Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
I’m a bit conflicted by Ellen Kushner’s Swordspoint. Having pondered it for a few days after finishing it, I’m putting it in the “liked it but ... -
Lost Lore: A Fantasy Anthology
My fondness for anthologies dates back to my early reading days when first “The Ten Tales of Shellover” and then a translation of the Dutch classic ...
