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Stranger Things (Seasons 1 – 3)
My review of The King was short. This is going to be shorter still. I avoided watching Stranger Things for ages. Just as I avoided reading Harry Potter and ASoIaF for years as well. Why? Because...
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A Ring to Rule Them All by Luke Scull
A short review of a short book. In short, I liked it. Here’s a slightly longer version. Luke Scull achieves a lot in a short space of time. A Ring to Rule Them All contains hard-bitten warriors and...
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The Whisper Man by Alex North
I don’t generally read crime fiction but I took a chance on The Whisper Man because it came highly recommended. Without giving away too much, it combines elements of The Sixth Sense and The Silence of...
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Lancelot by Giles Kristian
A great book and a novel twist on the Arthurian legend. The story stretches from Lancelot’s torrid early childhood, through the relative safety of his early teens and a blossoming love that will shape...
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Camelot by Giles Kristian
After reading Lancelot, I had high hopes for Camelot. But did it live up to the high standards of its father? Short answer – yes, just. Long answer below. The book is set about a decade after the final...
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I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
My review in a nutshell: a slow classic that didn’t always work for me. Want that with more feeling? Here we go… It’s a great take on the vampire story, I particularly liked the cause of vampirism and...
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The Raven Series by Giles Kristian
OK. I’m behind on my book reviews by about a half a year. Something happened in the second part of 2020 (I forget what now…) that turned a whole bunch of things on their heads. I’m going to try and...
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The Rise of Sigurd series by Giles Kristian
After last week’s mini-review of The Raven Saga, it’s only logical that I follow up with Giles Kristian’s follow up/ prequel to that series: The Rise of Sigurd. The books were written after Raven but...
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The Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell
I’m not sure anything else needs to be said about The Warlord Chronicles. A quick look through the reviews section on any store reveals a host of shining praise. But, I’m trying to catch up on my own...
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The Book of the Ancestor by Mark Lawrence
I’ve never made any secret of my admiration of Mark Lawrence as an author. Neither have I hidden the fact that Red Sister is one of my favourite books. Then I read Grey Sister. I devoured it in just...
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The Raven’s Mark by Ed McDonald
I first read Blackwing when it came out in 2017. (I think I even wrote a piece of flash fiction to go into a competition to celebrate that event.*) I loved the book. It reminded me of a combination of...
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The Gutter Prayer by Gareth Hanrahan
Well, this is a special book. I downloaded it a while back after recommendations from both The Grimdark Fiction Readers & Writers group on FB and William King. It took me longer to get round to it...
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The Bone Ships by RJ Barker
So, my girls and boys, let’s get straight to it. I liked this book. A lot. Why? Various reasons It’s a smooth read. The sections flow from one to another without any great leaps of narrative or time....
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The Once and Future Witches by Alix E Harrow
I’m not sure why I picked up this book. Someone might have recommended it. It could have been on special offer. It could easily have been the cover. Whatever the reason, I’m glad I did. It’s stunning....
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A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie
I’m not sure you can miss a book. I’m certain you can’t miss a book you haven’t read but that was precisely the feeling I had within a few pages of A Little Hatred. The book takes the world as it was...
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
OK. This is going to be a bit of a non-review. Why? I read the book. I liked the book. Then I spent too long thinking about what I was going to say, got distracted by life, and, as a result, I can’t...
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Along the Razor’s Edge by Rob J. Hayes
To mangle a footballing cliché, this was a book of two halves. It took me a while to get into, but by the time I was deep in the backend of the book, I was hooked. Why the initial reservations? The...
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One Book Interview #57 – Gareth Hanrahan
The One Book Interview is back with a bang. I picked up The Gutter Prayer (Book One of the Black Iron Legacy) a few months back after a few people recommended it. I loved it. So when the author agreed...
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One Book Interview #48 – Martin Owton
After last week’s popular return of the One Book Interview, I’m happy to say I have another author here to talk about the ‘words behind the words’. His choice of books are my kind of books – fantasy...
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