Review of ~ Fonda Lee – Jade War (The Green Bone Saga #2)

8/10 I received a review copy of Jade War in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank Fonda Lee and Orbit Books for the opportunity. Jade War continues the brilliantly addictive and engaging oriental urban fantasy gangster narrative that started with Jade City. The novel is a mixture of the finest elements...

Review of ~ Benedict Patrick – They Mostly Come Out at Night

7.5/10 Reading They Mostly Come Out at Night was my fourth time venturing into Patrick's enchanting, fantastical and haunting Yarnsworld. His stories are as enriching as they are captivating with stunning imagery, likeable lead characters and they are extremely addictive. They Mostly Come Out at Night has been my favourite reading experience that Patrick has...

Review of ~ James Islington – The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy #3)

9/10 I have been looking forward to reading The Light of All That Falls ever since I finished An Echo of Things To Come and have been counting down the days until I could return to the world of Davian, Caeden, Asha and Wirr. I won’t go into too much detail here regarding the actual...

Review of ~ Mark Lawrence – The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice #1)

9/10 Soon to be posted on Grimdark Magazine. I received an uncorrected proof copy of The Girl and the Stars. I would like to thank Mark Lawrence and Harper Voyager for the opportunity. This tale is set in the same world as The Book of the Ancestor, yet in a completely different environment. We follow...

Review of ~ Tochi Onyebuchi – Riot Baby

7.5/10 I received an uncorrected proof copy of Riot Baby in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank Tochi Onyebuchi and Tor. Riot Baby begins in Compton, USA depicting topics that could have been straight out of an N.W.A song. Racism, police brutality, gang banging etc... This chapter is presented by a...

Review of ~ Robin Hobb – Fool’s Errand (The Tawny Man #1)

8.5/10 "History is no more fixed and dead than the future. The past is no further away than the last breath you took." - Spoilers from the first series will follow. Fool's Errand is set 15-years after the finale of Assassin's Quest. Once again we follow FitzChivalry Farseer - the assumed dead royal bastard. In...

Review of ~ David Wragg – The Black Hawks (Articles of Faith #1)

8/10 I received an uncorrected proof copy of The Black Hawks in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank David Wragg and Harper Voyager for the opportunity. Chel is from a minor noble house and is bored to death working for his step-uncle. He has no real ambitions. He misses his family...

Review of ~ Mike Shackle – We are the Dead

8/10 I received a review copy of We Are The Dead in exchange for an honest review. I'm writing this for Grimdark Magazine and it will be posted on that website on the 16th of August 2019 for the blog tour. Thank you to Mike Shackle and Gollancz for the opportunity. Tinnstra is the daughter...

Review of ~ Tom Lloyd – Knight of Stars (The God Fragments #3)

7/10 I received an advanced review copy of Knight of Stars in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank Tom Lloyd and Gollancz. "We're here to drink beer an' fuck people up, but we ain't halfway through the beer yet." After somehow surviving the labyrinth of Jarrazir the soldiers of Anatin's Mercenary...

Review of ~ Evan Winter – The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1)

9/10 *Minor spoilers may follow.* The inhabitants of Omehi who are known as the Chosen have been warring with the savage hedeni tribes for hundreds of years. The hedeni may have superior numbers but the Chosen have the Gifted. These are powerful female mages who can source power from the underworld Isihogo. The Gifted are...