Review: Penric’s Mission
Penric’s Mission by Lois McMaster Bujold My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was written by Lois McMaster Bujold. To a great extent, this is all you need to know…. Read more »
Category: Book Reviews
Review: The Restorer
The Restorer by Amanda Stevens My rating: 4 of 5 stars What I Liked Well, I burned through this in about 24 hours. That should tell you pretty much all… Read more »
Review: Raw Power
Raw Power by Ambrose Ibsen My rating: 3 of 5 stars Ordinary bloke gets demon heart-transplant and finds it does more than just pump blood. Plus, he now has a… Read more »
Review: The Fervor, by X. Kovak
This short story introduces both Claire (who has recently discovered she is part-succubus, which explains a lot but is basically Bad News for her), and Lucas, who is an alpha… Read more »
Review: To Have and to Hold
To Have and to Hold by Lauren Layne My rating: 4 of 5 stars I used to say, I don’t ever read contemporary romance. Since this is the second I’ve… Read more »
Review: Sovereign
Sovereign by C.J. Sansom My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s taken me years to get around to reading this, and having finished, I’m left with one inescapable thought: Why… Read more »
Review: Guns of the Dawn
Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was nothing like the book I expected from the blurb. I had expected a fast-moving adventure,… Read more »
Review: Bellwether
Bellwether by Connie Willis My rating: 5 of 5 stars I first read this years ago, and it became one of my favourites. I read, and enjoy, a lot of… Read more »
Review: Bushido, the Soul of Japan
Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is short, and accessibly written (provided you view ordinary late nineteenth-century writing as accessible)…. Read more »
Review: Last Argument Of Kings
Last Argument Of Kings by Joe Abercrombie My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was every bit as excellent as I expected it to be. Joe Abercrombie’s skill as… Read more »