A second enjoyable entry to the Dragonslayer series that sticks with the formula that made the first book a fast-paced, fun read, whilst adding a few new elements to keep things fresh. Author – Duncan M HamiltonPages – 320 For those that either haven’t read book one, Dragonslayer (or my review for it) you mightContinue reading “Knight of the Silver Circle – Review”
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The Devil and the Dark Water – Review
An interesting 17th century mystery with a ship setting and horror elements that work really well, though the ending may not please everyone. Author – Stuart TurtonPages – 463 The Devil and the Dark Water is a unique book many people will have in their list of top reads – it has been reviewed manyContinue reading “The Devil and the Dark Water – Review”
The Druid – Review
‘Taken’ meets Dark Age Britain in this action packed start to the Warrior Druid of Britain series. Author – Steven A. McKayThankyou to Steven for this ebook copy in exchange for a fair and honest review. Pages – 289 In the mists of modern day Scotland, Saxon warriors steal a princess – believed to beContinue reading “The Druid – Review”
The Witcher read-along 2021
I’m putting the feelers out there for a Witcher read-along in the coming year. I mean, I only need one person and I’ll go ahead with it, but if there’s more interest I can go ahead and make it more of a proper event. What is the Witcher series? There are 8 books in thisContinue reading “The Witcher read-along 2021”
The 2021 SFF Badge Collection
Hello one and all and welcome to my latest feature; the Spells & Spaceships Badge Collection (virtual badge collection, sorry!) I’ve seen book bingo events floating around in the past, many of which were very well done. I’ve not actually seen many for 2021 but those I did see were quite generic to books inContinue reading “The 2021 SFF Badge Collection”
Hex – Review
A brilliantly creepy and original horror story that is unfortunately let down by one or two aspects. Author – Thomas Olde Heuvelt Pages – 404 Hex was a book that actually managed to scare me, which is exactly what I was looking for and had been for a while. Hats off to Nick Borelli whoContinue reading “Hex – Review”
SFF Books I WILL 100% Read in 2021 – my laziest post yet.
This is my laziest post yet in that this paragraph will be the only text in the whole post. I just wanted to post 15 books that I will, without doubt, read next year. No synopsis or explanation. Ok, maybe one sentence of explanation. Shit, I’ve already gone back on my plan. Anyway, here goes…Continue reading “SFF Books I WILL 100% Read in 2021 – my laziest post yet.”
Theft of Swords – Review
Author – Michael J Sullivan Pages – 649 A fun and action packed traditional fantasy with themes of brotherhood, humour and power-plays which was perfect to jump in for the ride without having to think too hard. The Riyria books are a series I’ve been eyeing up for a while after a number of recommendations.Continue reading “Theft of Swords – Review”
Voice of War – Review
Author – Zack Argyle Pages – 380 Format – Audiobook Thanks to the author for providing me with an audiobook copy of Voice of War in exchange for my fair and honest review. Voice of War by Zack Argyle is a fast paced story, fully of lively characters in an intriguing world, with a funContinue reading “Voice of War – Review”
The End of Year Roundup Tag!
As it’s the end of the year, I’ve made a 3×3 bingo grid of sorts, for a bit of fun and with the aim of learning about a few new books (and adding to people’s TBRs!) *Evil Laugh* The aim is to fill yours out, either as a blog post or simply a short twitterContinue reading “The End of Year Roundup Tag!”
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