by Jeff Salyards
The rest of you can do what you like with your hours. Drink, dice, what have you. Only don’t tussle with the city watch, don’t draw attention to yourself, and don’t spill any blood.”Vendurro shook his head, “So, lock ourselves in our rooms is what you’re saying?”
I REALLY LIKED IT This was a terribly hard review to write. Honestly, this was sooooooo close to falling into my I LOVED IT category, but when I thought back on my reading, I did a lot of skimming. What I loved most? The Captain and his weapon, Bloodsounder. Sadly, by the time I really came to b...
Scourge of the Betrayer is one of those rare books. A novel that takes the familiar tropes of a particular genre, tweaks them ever so slightly until you (a long time reader) find that your expectations of that genre have been suddenly raised to a new level. And how did Jeff Salyards do that, you a...
Writing: 4.5Story/Plot: 4Depth/Detail: 2.5Enjoyment: 4.5I wasn't totally positive what to expect going into Scourge; I've seen reviews pointing both directions, from spectacular to lackluster. What I found was somewhere in between those, but much closer to the spectacular side, in my opinion. The st...
As seen on Stumptown Books.For the right person, this book will be amazing. It has a lot of really great elements - not just blood and guts, but well-choreographed fight scenes, a sentient weapon, a memorable voice, and enough questions to keep the pages turning.Look, I can handle fight scenes. Girl...
I loved it! I have to admit that at the beginning of the novel I wasn't really expecting to like it that much. But the more I read the more I liked the characters that I disliked at the beginning. The plot got interesting too. It is well written and easily understood. I really want to read more now...
Scourge of the Betrayer is another example of the new of gritty or low fantasy being released these days, often featuring cynical and hardened soldiers. What makes this book different is that the tale is told from the much different perspective of a complete outsider, one that is not trusted by the...
This book and I didn't start out on good terms. My distaste for first person limited narration has a long well documented history, but as well documented are the exceptions when a story and the writing ascends the chosen method. I fear this wasn't one of those times for me.The plot is simplistic. An...
I actually finished Scourge of the Betrayer last week, but it's taken me a few days to decide precisely how to approach a review. It's such an oddly structured novel, and one that forgoes so many genre cliches, I wanted to give myself time to separate the novelty of the reading experience from the s...
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