Scottish Myths, Fallen Orders and Cursed Swords
Rating 5/5 Imagine Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher but with a Scottish twist. That’s what to expect from Tristan Gray’s Call of The Black Wing ; a six story collection following wandering Crow, Fiadh on her quest for answers and vengeance. It was inevitable that I would end up getting a hand on this collection. By now we already know my fondness for Gaelic inspired tales. Still a thanks to Gray for selling me a copy at World Fantasy Con. Call of The Black Wing was the st
Feb 262 min read
Laughs, Facts and Tactics
Rating 5/5 It truly says something when you choose this month’s review to be on revolts. New Year, new resolutions I suppose. Only have to look at the world around you to realise the need for change has become dire. Terry Deary must certainly have come to the realisation when he decided to release his book, Revolting; a simplified historical book looking at the world’s most memorable and unmemorable revolts through the comedic lens. I have to say reading Deary again does brin
Jan 271 min read
Tension, Unexpected Outcomes and Pure Satisfaction
Rating 5/5 Happy New Year and what a better way to end 2025 than a review on the final tale in Jay Kristoff’s Empire of The Vampire trilogy. Originally, I had intended to sink my teeth into Empire of The Dawn at a later date. But after finishing Empire of The Damned I just had to know how it was all going to end for Gabriel de León and Celene Castia. Looking over my year’s reading journey, this is the first trilogy I’ve finished. It has been a superbly tense ride with ever
Dec 31, 20253 min read