A review by litwrite
Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis
4.0
Fun, inventive, and smart - though not what I expected, I enjoyed this all the same. Tregillis uses the tried and true formula of Nazi occultism and experimentation during the second world war to good effect here, telling the story of a battle of an 'x-men' like super team of Nazis created by a Dr. Mengele clone, versus old school English Aleister Crowley type warlocks.
The action scenes in this book were done exceptionally well. I've always found that action scenes in novels to be very tricky - it takes a deft hand to explain exactly what's going on without confusing the reader, which is something that I found Tregillis handled deftly. I also appreciated the tone of grit and exhaustion that he injected into the novel, showing the high toll that war takes on all that take part, regardless of which side they are on. A good read, and I will definitely be checking out the next in the series.
The action scenes in this book were done exceptionally well. I've always found that action scenes in novels to be very tricky - it takes a deft hand to explain exactly what's going on without confusing the reader, which is something that I found Tregillis handled deftly. I also appreciated the tone of grit and exhaustion that he injected into the novel, showing the high toll that war takes on all that take part, regardless of which side they are on. A good read, and I will definitely be checking out the next in the series.