A Reading Machine

I had a love hate relationship with this series so lets get that out of the way first. The Spellslinger books are definitely YA and aimed at teenagers coming into their own. I read them because I adored The Greatcoats, I love the way Castell's characters can tear my heart out but always put it back in and, let's face it the covers are irresistible especially the UK one. Over the course of six books, I grew impatient for more development in terms of the overall story when I sh

When I picked up this series a few years ago I was not expecting a huge amount, I'd heard of Angus Watson but not yet read any of his books. It was therefore a beautiful surprise to find so much enjoyment in the first book, characters that I believed were real and could get behind, a story that raised my heart rate and a sense of humour in the writing that had me laughing out loud. The second book scared the shit out of me. Characters that I loved were placed in some of the m

I enjoyed Black Hawks and found it to be an entertaining read but it didn't live up to the 'merc' marketing hype. Having the same cover designer as Nicholas Eames books and Rob J Hayes Never Die almost guarantees it will have that feel from the cover alone. Add to that the title and the description and they are pretty much telling you exactly what kind of book it will be. Except it isn't. It's much more classic fantasy tbh with a child being kidnapped and surviving a motley c