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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Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange …
Review of 'This is How You Lose the Time War' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
I don't know if this was fantasy or science fiction. It was maybe weirder than I'm ready for.
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 …
Two time-traveling agents from warring futures, working their way through the past, begin to exchange …
Review of 'This Is How You Lose the Time War' on 'Storygraph'
4 stars
I don't know if this was fantasy or science fiction. It was maybe weirder than I'm ready for.
David Scrimshaw rated Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #3): 4 stars
Hammered (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #3) by Kevin Hearne (A Del Rey mass market original)
To defeat Thor, the Norse god of thunder who has killed scores of innocents, Viking vampire Leif Helgarson teams up …
David Scrimshaw reviewed Besieged by Kevin Hearne
Review of 'Besieged' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This is a handy collection for any Iron Druid fans who want to fill in the gaps.
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.
Review of 'Hexarchate Stories (3) (Machineries of Empire)' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
If you're a Yoon Ha Lee fan, you don't need my review to know you have to read this.
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David Scrimshaw reviewed In Other Lands
Review of 'In Other Lands' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
A fun read where you can feel confident that some surprises are in store but nothing truly awful will happen.
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.
David Scrimshaw reviewed Glass Beads by Dawn Dumont
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.
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 Besieged by Kevin Hearne (The iron druid chronicles)
Kevin Hearne: Besieged (2017)
"Atticus O'Sullivan is a Druid who has walked the earth for over 2,000 years--and had …
Review of 'Besieged' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
This is a handy collection for any Iron Druid fans who want to fill in the gaps.
David Scrimshaw reviewed The Bone Ships by RJ Barker
Review of 'The Bone Ships' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Gritty and grim. But not too much for me.
As a naval fiction buff, I particularly liked how this had a consistent naval tradition that didn't copy the ranks and rules of the 1800-era British navy.
Review of 'Age of Assassins (The Wounded Kingdom, #1)' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
If you like fantasy that is so bleak it makes Game of Thrones seem cheerful, this is for you.