Review: The Gutter Prayer – A Dark, Imaginative Debut

Title: The Gutter Prayer (The Black Iron Legacy 1) Author: Gareth Hanrahan Publisher: Orbit Release Date: January 17th, 2018 Genre(s): Epic Fantasy, Steampunk Subjects and Themes: Deities Page Count: 544 Rating: 8.0/10     The city of Guerdon stands eternal. A refuge from the war that rages beyond its borders. But in the ancient tunnels …

Review: Bloody Rose (The Band 2) – Zigazig Ah-ing its Way to Glory

Title: Bloody Rose (The Band 2) Author: Nicholas Eames Publisher: Orbit Release Date: August 28th, 2018 Genre(s) and Subject(s): Epic Fantasy, Humour Page Count: 560 (paperback) Goodreads Rating: 8.5/10         Before we dive in, let me just mention that Chapter One of Bloody Rose sees our protagonist reverse-mansplaining to an idiot and …

Review: Annex (The Violet Wars 1) – Kids VS Aliens

Author: Rich Larson Publisher: Orbit Release Date: July 24th, 2018 Genre(s) and Themes: Sci-Fi, LGBTQIAP+ Page Count: 368 (paperback) Goodreads Rating: 7.0/10       Annex bucks my recent trend of reading books that have strong beginnings and lackluster endings, because I struggled hard with the beginning of this one. The book presents a city …

Review: A Big Ship At the Edge of the Universe – An Exciting Intragalactic Adventure

Title: A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe Author: Alex White Publisher: Orbit Release Date: June 26th, 2018 Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Fantasy Page Count: 480 (paperback) Goodreads Rating: 8.0/10     “You’re going to get killed.” She looked across at him, stars in her eyes. “But what a grand way to die.” A Big …