by Rob | Jul 11, 2016 | Book Review
I think I was bought this book as a present a while back. It’s certainly not the type I’d pick off the shelf. Not because of the cover or the blurb or anything, but because it’s popular. I have one of those odd personalities where if someone says to...
by Rob | Jun 15, 2016 | Book Review
Jacked by Kirk Dougal is a YA sci-fi thriller with a very interesting concept. The idea is that almost all electronics (or tech) has shut down after the Crash. At the same time, the majority of the population either died or went brain dead. A bunch of religious...
by Rob | Jun 7, 2016 | Book Review
OK. What a ride. Mark Lawrence appears to be able to write good. Where to start? Without spoilers. In this third book we complete the story of Jorg growing up. In Prince he felt very much like a child trying to fill big boots. In King felt like a defiant (often...
by Rob | May 3, 2016 | Book Review
Well that was a hell of a ride. I read the second half of this book over the course of 2 days… which is quite rare for me given how slowly I read. That should tell you something about how much I enjoyed it. So King of Thorns follows on fairly directly from...
by Rob | Apr 28, 2016 | Book Review
Gotta say it. I loved this one. An excellent epic fantasy opener to a series. I have just picked up the 2nd book, The Providence of Fire, and I can’t wait to get started. First off I’d have to say I ‘read’ this via audiobook. The...
by Rob | Apr 25, 2016 | Book Review
So this year I made a sort of resolution type thing. I didn’t read a lot in 2015. It was bad of me. I’m ashamed. Part of it was struggling through a few books I really didn’t like, part of it was chronic headaches for roughly 6 months (not a lot of...
