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 »
Category: Book Reviews
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 »
In which I lament my lack of self-control – Kindle Oasis vs Kobo Glo HD
It’s official. I have no self-control. Breaking strain of a KitKat. I have bought a Kindle. Not just any Kindle. The most expensive Kindle on the market. The Kindle I… Read more »
Review: The Victorian House
The Victorian House by Judith Flanders My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book was excellent. This is not a book for people who are already knowledgeable on the topic… Read more »
Review: The Faraday Cage
The Faraday Cage by Steve Turnbull My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is an anthology of five stories set in the same steampunk universe, in which the Faraday effect… Read more »
Review: The Custodian of Marvels
The Custodian of Marvels by Rod Duncan My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a fitting end to an excellent trilogy – except that it’s apparently not a trilogy… Read more »
Review: Unseemly Science
Unseemly Science by Rod Duncan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Unusually for a second book in the series, I think this one was even better than the first. Elizabeth… Read more »