by Luke Scull
***Spoilers ahead you’ve been warned*** It’s been a while since a good fantasy has come by my way and with anti heroes! It’s different and nice to see even though the world building and plot is typical fantasy but it’s written so well that it’s enjoyable and with some occasional funny parts you’re...
This review is going to be a list of what I didn't like:The book's name: not original!That I could not relate to a single character: I wanted to kick Cole. If he was supposed to come off as a character who behaves like an ass and yet readers would end up loving him, he didn't! Kayne was an old vet...
It took me quite some time to read this debut novel from Luke Scull, but don't let that fool you. I plough through books that just barely interest me, my mind wandering as I realise this is another 2 or 3 star read at best. In those cases, there is little to compel me to read every sentence closely;...
Set in a dystopianized fantasy world, a set of heroes comes forth to fight evil, or at least, to save their own skins. Young Davarus Cole boldly steps forward, believing with every molecule that he is a true hero. Meanwhile, Brodar Kayne and Jerek the Wolf, two highlanders on the run from a powerful...
The Grim Company by Luke Scull is a dark fantasy that loves to turn fantasy tropes on their head! It came out in the States earlier this month, and if you like dark fantasy, you should definitely check out this new trilogy. I love the premise of the gods being dead. It is just such an epic start, ri...
In my "in progress" review of The Grim Company that I wrote on Goodreads I said:"It's pretty fast paced and has some fun and interesting characters; though I honestly have trouble caring about one of the main characters; he's too shallow to be believable.I like the magic system and am curious about ...
Set in a world in which the gods have been murdered by a cartel of magicians who have since fallen out and now compete for dominion, The Grim Company is a multi-viewpoint fantasy with some distinctly original touches (for example, the decaying bodies of the gods are responsible for freaks of the cli...