Tag: Book Reviews
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The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft (Book Review)
Warning: this review may contain spoilers for The Hod King and the Books of Babel series! When as a boy, Thomas Senlin had been told his ... -
Chasing Graves by Ben Galley (Book Review)
“This is your lot now. Save us from your witty jibes and smart remarks. You’re dead. Hurry up and get used to it.” The moment I ... -
The Stephen King Project – Firestarter (1980)
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 ... -
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson (Book Review)
In December 2017, I saw Brandon Sanderson speak in Glasgow as part of his Oathbringer tour. Two important things happened that night. My then-11-year-old daughter was ... -
The Hive Reads… Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Welcome to the ninth instalment of our ‘Hive Reads’ feature! (You can read the others here.) After settling on Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky as our next read, ... -
Bound by Mark Lawrence (Book Review)
This gripping short story fits in the gap between Grey Sister and the eagerly anticipated Holy Sister as Nona Grey struggles with the twin threats of ... -
Never Die by Rob J. Hayes (Book Review)
The Good: Awesome Asian-inspired anti-heroic fantasy (say that five times fast) with a cast of unusual suspects thrown together in the spirit of Marvel’s Guardians of ... -
Rosewater by Tade Thompson (Book Review)
The Good: I can’t even attempt to summarise the good in a line or two – all I can say is that Rosewater blew my expectations ... -
The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Hanrahan (Book Review)
The Good: A line-up of the usual suspects with a plot as thick as thieves, complete with Warcraftian worldbuilding and Lovecraftian lore, making for a truly ... -
Early Riser by Jasper Fforde (Book Review)
Jasper Fforde is back after his “creative hiatus” of 2014-2016 and what a return! I have long been a fan of Fforde’s books, but I have ...
