If you follow my reviews, whether here or on Goodreads, you’ll know I’m not averse to reading books from other parts of the world. I can say with all honesty that somehow I have failed to read a book from India – until now (well, 2021). Being old and doddery (according to my family), I have no idea where I […]
I have fallen back into my own trap. After making some headway into my 2021 TBR, I have fallen behind again. However, this is more of a reflection on how busy (and lazy) I have been and not on this monster from KS Villoso – one of my favourite reads of recent years. In fact, I enjoyed this so much […]
I’ve been a fan of JW Webb’s work for a while now. He sets his books in a world called Ansu, which is akin to early CE Celtic through to Viking times, in my amateur opinion. While the enjoyable Corin an Fol has been his primary character for a while, he broadens his world’s horizons with a new MC, Jaran […]
I received a free audio copy from the author with the option of providing an honest review. As the idea of being dishonest is anathema to me, this will in now alter my opinion. This is the story of Bai, a young woman who wakes to find her village destroyed and many of the people dead. As one does, she […]
Seeing as I normally have to thank Netgalley or the author for an ARC, this time I’d like to thank my local library for having this one, and to just thank libraries in general. Use your local library, people (where possible). Anyway, I read the first book in this series a good while back (also thanks to my library), and […]
I picked this one up ages ago, and it’s been languishing on my TBR ever since. Then a few days ago I heard it was a semi-finalist for the Self Published Fantasy Blog Off, which is run by the venerable Mark Lawrence and has churned out some gems over it’s short life. Having read this, I can see this being […]
