The City Stained Red by Sam Sykes
Overlord
If you’ve read Tome of the Undergates you will know roughly what to expect when you pick up a book by Sam Sykes. You take a step away from today’s…
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Skinwalker by Faith Hunter
Joie
I am obviously late to the party having just started this series, but I can certainly understand the enthusiastic following. If this first novel is any indication of what’s to…
The Death House by Sarah Pinborough
Alister Davison
With a title like The Death House, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was one of those gory shlock horrors written towards the end of the twentieth century. Unusually for…
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
Before I get started, this isn’t the sort of review that folks are used to here, given that the book in question is meant for little kids. However it should…
Second Olympus by K. A. Stewart
Nicole Singer
Dozens of authors have tried their hands at variations on Greek gods-themed storylines over the years—so much so that these stories often start to feel a bit stale—which is why…
The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett
Eric Christensen
WARNING: REVIEW WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE DEMON CYCLE AND SOME MINOR SPOILERS FOR THE SKULL THRONE. THE SKULL THRONE picks up immediately after THE DAYLIGHT WAR…
Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
James Davies
Wizard and Glass is a reflection novel (no pun intended). We have now reached what could tentatively be referred to as the middle volume in this seven-book long series, and…
Sword of the North by Luke Scull
Charlie Hopkins
This is definitely some high quality grimdark, with a brilliant cast of flawed and complex protagonists that you cannot help but become invested in. The major story careens between Brodar…
Daredevil – TV Series Review
Richard Bray
As far as comic book superheroes go, Daredevil is pretty damn cool, no matter what the ill-fitting Ben Affleck movie may have had to say on the matter. Whereas Captain…
The Perilous Sea by Sherry Thomas
I think I have a love/hate relationship with this series. The story itself is riveting—if you can get past the telling of it. The characters grow on you so much…
The Waste Lands by Stephen King
There is just so much right about The Waste Lands it actually hurts my mind to picture anything wrong with the novel. Not only does it maintain the quality of…
The Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan
Steff Humm
When writing memoirs, or indeed anything, it seems essential to cluster events thematically, throwing away all the boring bits in the process (such as laundry and visits to the bathroom)…