Recommend for the coveted BookViral Crimson Quill. To make your recommendation simply click on the award badge below..….
The BookViral Review:
A rousing Medieval Historical Fiction adventure and a delightfully confident novel from Isard who delivers a read with densely packed intrigue The Guild of Salt and the King’s Messenger proves a powerful debut.
Underpinned by a tightly plotted and nicely crafted narrative, Isard is certainly suited to the Historical Fiction genre with a genuine appreciation for how the best action and adventure stories should play out.
With plenty of momentum, there’s riveting attention to detail that creates an overall sense of suspense and an authentic feel to his medieval period setting as he pulls readers into an ever-immersive storyline and an intricate tapestry of events.
Demonstrating a finely tuned ear for dialogue and an ability to create wonderfully vibrant characters that all but leap off the page he effortlessly captures the social nuances of his settings in flowing prose as his characters evolve.
First and foremost amongst these are the young acolyte Ralph and the Lady de la Haye Esmé who find their paths intrinsically linked and it’s through them that Isard ably translates historical fact into a fiction that manifests a palpable sense of time and place.
There’s action, danger, nail-biting escapes and shadowy characters with dubious morals but they’re not stereotyped or unrealistic and are so well portrayed that they loom large in the imagination. And though readers will find themselves hoping against the odds for a happy ending Isard isn’t quick to give the game away and ably manages to keep readers on tenterhooks to his closing chapters, with a refreshing absence of loose ends.
A genuine page-turner that’s sure to find favour with Historical Fiction fans, The Guild of Salt and the King’s Messenger makes for an enthralling read and is highly recommended.
An interesting and thought-provoking glimpse of the German resistance during World War II, ‘Resistance’ is the debut novel from Andy Murphy which also explores the roots of the real-life, wild and rebellious, Edelweiss Pirates.
A novel that takes off with lightning speed Burton has delivered a fearless and ambitious read that’s written with equal parts passion and calculation with compelling real-world relevance combined alongside taut dialogue and multiple plot threads that favourably fall on the right side of contrived.
Near Death Experience’s or NDEs as they are more commonly called are not a new phenomenon; they’ve been reported throughout history and yet few subjects create so much division.
Pitching the rhetoric at just the right point between the believable and the unbelievable compels the reader to continue, and forces them to ponder on possible political realities of the future.
The last year has demonstrated that people will not stop buying books. They offer pleasure, escape, entertainment, and at the very least distraction. But what is the future of self-publishing?
I was recently introduced to sleep stories. Not that I have a problem sleeping; as an early riser with avid exercise habits I am definitely ready to grab 7 hours of blissful slumber by the end of the day.
From humble beginnings in 2002 as a book review club BookViral has grown to become the first choice in book reviews for authors around the world and one of the biggest book review sites on the web. BookViral reaches millions of potential readers through best practice SEO and a trusted social media presence ensuring readers get unbiased, critical recommendations they can trust.
BookViral also offers a full suite of author services, including, book editing services for unpublished and self-published authors, website design and bespoke SEO that help authors get discovered by more potential readers as well as industry influencers, such as publishers, agents and film executives.
© Copyright 2019 BookViral Reviews. All Rights Reserved.