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A review by kidgoldenarm
Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis
3.0
This one came out of nowhere. A sci-fi/fantasy book set in an alternate history WWII where the Warlocks of England battle the scientifically altered supermen of Nazis Germany.
The premise had me from the get go, the execution was uneven. Still enjoyable, and felt a bit truncated at the end. It felt like Tragelis was trying to wrap things up for the sake of length than actually finding a good spot in the story. Also some of the expositions were a bit annoying and also the glossing over events I wanted fleshed out was also a head scratcher for me.
The second book in the series is out and I am tempted to give it a try. If it's an improvement than this one, then I can say this one works as a good way to jump into this world. As a stand alone read, it's a bit lacking, but not bad. Plus the premise is geek heroine! It's Nazis Doom Patrol vs John Constantine from Hellblazer!
The premise had me from the get go, the execution was uneven. Still enjoyable, and felt a bit truncated at the end. It felt like Tragelis was trying to wrap things up for the sake of length than actually finding a good spot in the story. Also some of the expositions were a bit annoying and also the glossing over events I wanted fleshed out was also a head scratcher for me.
The second book in the series is out and I am tempted to give it a try. If it's an improvement than this one, then I can say this one works as a good way to jump into this world. As a stand alone read, it's a bit lacking, but not bad. Plus the premise is geek heroine! It's Nazis Doom Patrol vs John Constantine from Hellblazer!