snaomiscott's review
4.0
At some unspecified point in the future, the world is an arid wasteland thanks to a war without explanation. Onto this stage steps Emily Nation the eponymous protagonist of this remarkable and thoroughly enjoyable novel.
Emily is an assassin, and by all accounts a pretty good one at that. When her work follows her home to her wife and daughter one day things start to turn very bad indeed, and Emily is left wrecked and ruined, surviving on a diet comprising of mega-violence, casual sex and alcohol in varying amounts, right up until the point she's dragged back to her home town of Camborne to help the locals fight off a gang of rabid raiders whilst simultaneously trying to figure out what's going on with the daughter she thought dead.
I really enjoyed this book, and given that there are plenty of questions left unanswered at the end I'm supremely hopeful for a sequel some time soon. It's borderline hardcore violence with more than a hint of distinctly dark humour, and rattles along at a fair old pace. In places I was reminded of Tank Girl at her best, but with a twist of some of the edgier elements of cyberpunk thrown in for good measure. All in all a fun read and one I would recommend without reservation. Not quite five stars, but not that far off.
Emily is an assassin, and by all accounts a pretty good one at that. When her work follows her home to her wife and daughter one day things start to turn very bad indeed, and Emily is left wrecked and ruined, surviving on a diet comprising of mega-violence, casual sex and alcohol in varying amounts, right up until the point she's dragged back to her home town of Camborne to help the locals fight off a gang of rabid raiders whilst simultaneously trying to figure out what's going on with the daughter she thought dead.
I really enjoyed this book, and given that there are plenty of questions left unanswered at the end I'm supremely hopeful for a sequel some time soon. It's borderline hardcore violence with more than a hint of distinctly dark humour, and rattles along at a fair old pace. In places I was reminded of Tank Girl at her best, but with a twist of some of the edgier elements of cyberpunk thrown in for good measure. All in all a fun read and one I would recommend without reservation. Not quite five stars, but not that far off.
hisham's review
3.0
A British Mad Max Fury Road with Assasins and Mutants in a post apocalyptic Cornwall. Oh and it's also kind of Steampunk. There's a LOT packed in here.
Maybe a little too much? I wanted to love this book. It has a lot going for it. A vivid world. Kick ass characters and so much action.
But there were a few issues that prevented me loving this. The pacing was way too fast - and every other page seemingly sees yet another plot twist/turn. So many in fact that the reader is constantly reeling with no time to take in and absorb what is going on.
There also seems to be a lot of world building squeezed into one novel, this seems to clash and battle for the readers attention with the relentless turns of play.
Contains extremely graphic violence and death.
3 out of 5.
Maybe a little too much? I wanted to love this book. It has a lot going for it. A vivid world. Kick ass characters and so much action.
But there were a few issues that prevented me loving this. The pacing was way too fast - and every other page seemingly sees yet another plot twist/turn. So many in fact that the reader is constantly reeling with no time to take in and absorb what is going on.
There also seems to be a lot of world building squeezed into one novel, this seems to clash and battle for the readers attention with the relentless turns of play.
Contains extremely graphic violence and death.
3 out of 5.
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