Book Review: Vikings by Neil Oliver

Vikings. It's such an evocative word and instantly bringing images of dragon-ships crashing through stormy seas, raiders plundering and burning coastal villages, while pagan priests make bloody sacrifice to cold gods. This is the popular image of Dark Age Scandinavia, but is it a truthful image? Well that is the question that Neil Oliver confronts …

Book Review: Helsreach by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

Helsreach by Aaron Debski-Bowden (I’ll be referring to him as ADB for brevity) is the story of an epic siege that, as a novel, can be described as being possibly the most Warhammer 40k thing I have ever read. It perfectly blends the grim darkness, excessive violence and horror of the setting with the more …

Book Review: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Sometimes you get the urge to read something a bit different. For me, this often takes the form of travel writing. I love reading about and finding out about different places around the world. A Walk in the Woods fills this out perfectly, and then takes it an extra step with loads of little side …

Book Review: The Crimson Fist by John French

Sometimes you just want to read a book that is a quick, fun page-turner. You want something that you know you'll like based on the author or the setting, something comfortable. And quite honestly, I tend to find books published by the Black Library (set in the Warhammer Old World or in the 40k universe) …

Book Review: The Deep by Rivers Solomon

I'll be honest with you, this was a strange review to write. This book was a real mixed bag for me: some parts were great, others were not so much. In Goodreads, this averaged out to an average rating book, but that doesn't feel like it actually covers the truth of how I feel about …

Book Review: Red Country by Joe Abercrombie

Say one thing about Joe Abercrombie, say he keeps smashing those books out the park. So yeah, this is another Joe Abercrombie review. But I have done all of his First Law novels now, so if you are sick of reading about his books on here then you have a bit of a break... Until …

Book Review: The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

Oh boy, here we go again: another Joe Abercrombie book. What can I say? He is fast becoming perhaps my favourite author. For those who have read any of my previous Abercrombie reviews, then I am sure you can guess what I thought: I loved this. So, what is the premise of The Heroes? It …

Book Review: Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

Quite honestly, Joe Abercrombie strikes gold again here. Those who have read my previous reviews will know that I absolutely loved his original First Law trilogy, as well as A Little Hatred,  the first book in his new trilogy, The Age of Madness, set in the same world. As such. it may come as a …

Book Review: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher

I'm just gonna start of by saying that this was a rather strange review to write as I have some rather conflicting, but strong, thoughts on this story. I admit that I very nearly DNF'd this book, but I am glad that I didn't for a couple of reasons: I wanted to maintain my streak …

Book Review: The True Bastards by Jonathan French

Warning: This review may contain spoilers for the The Grey Bastards. Earlier this year, I read Jonathan French's The Grey Bastards (read my review here) and I loved it! And so, I was pretty f*cking excited to read the sequel, The True Bastards... And guys and girls, it does not disappoint! Every bit as crude, …