David Scrimshaw reviewed Wicked King by Holly Black
Review of 'Wicked King' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
I was almost inclined not to read this because the fairyland our human heroine is navigating is not a fun place to be.
But this is a good story.
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An avid sci-fi and fantasy reader who sometimes does historical fiction or even mainstream.
You might notice that most of my reviews are 5 stars. That's because if I start reading a book that doesn't engage me, I stop reading it. Life is too short. I've realized that it's not fair to review a book I haven't read and nobody really needs to hear why I didn't get into a book especially when they might like it.
My goals with reviews are to be brief and give other potential readers an idea of why they might like the book. I leave it to the marketing people and other reviewers to describe the plots.
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David Scrimshaw reviewed The Wicked King by Holly Black (Folk of the Air)
As seneschal to High King Cardan, Jude must fight to keep control of the Faerie …
Review of 'The Wicked King' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
I was almost inclined not to read this because the fairyland our human heroine is navigating is not a fun place to be.
But this is a good story.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Staked by Kevin Hearne
"Iron Druid Atticus O'Sullivan, hero of Kevin Hearne's epic New York Times bestselling urban fantasy …
Review of 'Staked' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Have I mentioned the talking dog in this series? We get a second talking dog!
David Scrimshaw reviewed Glass Beads by Dawn Dumont
Stories that interconnect four First Nations people, Everett Kaiswatim, Nellie Gordon, Julie Papequash, and Nathan …
Review of 'Glass Beads' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
An outstanding of collection of linked short stories.
These would appeal to anyone who has an interest in people surviving impossible childhoods and how all of it can wind up messing up a whole life.
The stories were often bleak, but still there's hope.
An outstanding of collection of linked short stories.
These would appeal to anyone who has an interest in people surviving impossible childhoods and how all of it can wind up messing up a whole life.
The stories were often bleak, but still there's hope.
Review of 'Child of Fire (Twenty Palaces, #1)' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Kind of like what would happen if Jack Reacher wound up in an urban fantasy problem.
David Scrimshaw rated Hunted (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #6): 4 stars
Hunted (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #6) by Kevin Hearne (The iron Druid chronicles -- [bk. 6])
Two-thousand-year-old druid Atticus O'Sullivan, Granuaile and the wolfhound Oberon race across modern-day Europe to try to escape the clutches of …
David Scrimshaw reviewed Nobody Cries at Bingo by Dawn Dumont
Review of 'Nobody Cries at Bingo' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This is apparently autobiography. So, we learn that Ms Dumont went to law school. I always feel sad when I learn that someone went to law school but didn't stay with the law.
But if they're going to write engaging books that let us learn about people we don't learn enough about, I'm just glad that their path took them to where they are.
And get this, she does standup comedy. There's an audio clip at:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/laughoutloud/dawn-dumont-at-the-turtle-island-too-gala-a-celebration-of-aboriginal-comedy-1.1742517
This is apparently autobiography. So, we learn that Ms Dumont went to law school. I always feel sad when I learn that someone went to law school but didn't stay with the law.
But if they're going to write engaging books that let us learn about people we don't learn enough about, I'm just glad that their path took them to where they are.
And get this, she does standup comedy. There's an audio clip at:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/laughoutloud/dawn-dumont-at-the-turtle-island-too-gala-a-celebration-of-aboriginal-comedy-1.1742517
David Scrimshaw reviewed The devil you know by K.J. Parker
"The greatest philosopher of all time is offering to sell his soul to the Devil. …
Review of 'The devil you know' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
A fun, brief read.
I should probably read it again sometime, because I'm not sure what really happened.
A fun, brief read.
I should probably read it again sometime, because I'm not sure what really happened.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Lustlocked by Matt Wallace
Review of 'Lustlocked' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
These are fun. I'm going to keep going on the series.
These are fun. I'm going to keep going on the series.
David Scrimshaw rated The Hanging Tree: 4 stars
The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #6)
Suspicious deaths are not usually the concern of PC Peter Grant or the Folly, even when they happen at an …
Review of 'Scourged (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #10)' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
It's sad that this series is finished. But it is a satisfying ending.
It's sad that this series is finished. But it is a satisfying ending.
David Scrimshaw rated Shattered: 4 stars
Shattered by Kevin Hearne
"This hilarious and action-packed urban fantasy series is set in a modern world in which all the gods of every …
David Scrimshaw reviewed The Quantum Garden by Derek Künsken
THE ULTIMATE CHASE
Days ago, Belisarius pulled off the most audacious con job in …
Review of 'The Quantum Garden' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This second volume in the series has a good fast-moving story with big ideas and more depth on some of the characters from the first volume.
I'm looking forward to the next installment.
This second volume in the series has a good fast-moving story with big ideas and more depth on some of the characters from the first volume.
I'm looking forward to the next installment.
David Scrimshaw rated Lovecraft Country: 4 stars
David Scrimshaw reviewed Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny
Review of 'Kingdom of the Blind' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Gamache has still got it.