Blurb - Edinburgh 1827: it's a city populated by mad alchemists who treat Frankenstein as textbook rather than novel and by a criminal underclass prepared to treat with the darkest of powers. And one officer, from the recently formed Edinburgh City Police, must follow the trail of undead hounds, emp...
2.5/5Egalley thanks to Hachette Books GroupThe thing is, I'd been chasing this book for awhile until I got to read it, and I really really wanted to like it...But I didn't.Perhaps the problem is that I've expected some sort of steampunkish version of Peter Grant from Ben Aaronovitch's books with ple...
This has been lying around for almost a year now and I'd really like to finish it. My expectations were high (hey, I even bought the hard cover!), but I can't just bring myself to sit or lie down for more boredom. That's not why I read, especially not why I read fantasy. Please, someone tell me that...
Bloodheir is Ruckley's second novel in his Godless World series. I'm enjoying this series a bit more than Abercrombies' (see my review of Last Argument of Kings) because it isn't quite so cynical and hopeless, and there are some characters who believe a better world is possible. Not necessarily easy...
Yes, definitely a worthy follow-up to Winterbirth . I'm curious to see what will happen in the final part. Fall of Thanes ??? I have no idea who will survive in the end, but I fear that the "good guys" might be in for some more nasty surprises before this one is through...
I give Winterbirth a tepid 3 stars (more like a 2.6-2.8). It's not that there's anything "wrong" with Ruckley's writing but there's nothing that I can find that's extraordinary about it. I'm going to continue with the series because I do like Ruckley's style and the characters and his world are inte...
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