The Devil Lancer
by:
Astrid Amara (author)
on BookLikes:
Astrid Amara
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781935560302
Publish date: 2014
Publisher: Blind Eye Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Romance,
Paranormal Romance,
War,
Military,
Historical Romance,
Glbt,
M M Romance,
Demons,
Historical
The Devil Lancer is an interesting retelling of the Crimean war with a paranormal/fantasy twist. Some things worked for me, but others didn't. Overall, it was a good distraction from the present.The overall world building is excellent. The author really, REALLY did her research in terms of the setti...
REVIEW WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AT DA WHERE I RECEIVED THE BOOK AS REVIEWING COPY, REVIEW ALSO REPOSTED WITH MY CO-REVIEWER'S PERMISSION Captain Elliott Parrish of Her Majesty’s 17th Lancers cavalry division finds most details about his assignment in the Crimean peninsula insufferable. Rampant ch...
Loved it. The slowly built bleakness of war, interwoven with a paranormal aspect was nicely done. I was expecting to be completely depressed, and while it was sad and miserable in parts it was occasionally uplifting. I think this was down to Elliot. He was such a great character. Ilyas was magic too...