Postby Johnny Tightlips » Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:54 am
Peter Benchley - Beast
Peter Benchley's pinacle for me, this book builds on themes he created with Jaws to craft an excellent and very, very chilling book. Not much more to say other than it gets a thumbs up from me.
8/10
Will Adams - The Exodus Quest
Will Adams takes an even darker tone with this book and ignores even more the Dan Brown school of writing that he started his career with. Unfortunately, this may not have been the smartest move. I felt this book dragged too much for me to get involved with in a way I would have liked, and little attention is paid to creating a fluid story. Some of the new characters weren't entirely believable, though I did eventually enjoy the end of the plot. I'll certainly be reading his next novel, but I would hope he goes back to his earlier style.
5/10
Bernard Cornwell - The Burning Land
With the release of Death of Kings, the latest in his Saxon series, I realised I couldn't remember what the hell happening in the last book, so...time for a re-read! Having finished this one for a second time now, I wonder why I had trouble recalling the plot as its certainly one of the better of this series and far more memorable than its predecessor, the rather ploddy Sword Song. One of his faster paced Saxon novels for sure and crammed with extra blood and gore, I zipped through this one again in no time. Expect a review of Death of Kings to follow soon.
8/10
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