The Grim Company

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths Reviews When I think of a grimdark novel, what comes to mind is an ultra-violent, amoral, uber realistic story where good guys don’t even finish last . . . they get slaughtered before the race even begins! Something along the lines of this. Okay, maybe, that isn’t co......more

"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation." I've used that quote many times to reinforce to students how important it is to be original when composing a essay. It's so easy to be influenced by a journal where you believe part of it answers the question to which you are pos......more

Why does this book only have a 3.7 rating???!?!? It was awesome! Great characters - check Character building / great character arcs - check Interesting world / back story - check Great twists and turns - check Great ending - One of the best I've read in a fantasy book (so...check!) Cole, one of the main......more

Full Review originally at Fantasy Book Critic ANALYSIS: The Grim Company is Luke Scull’s debut title and Head Of Zeus secured it for a six-figure sum. Stefan alerted me to the book’s existence over at Civilian Reader. With an ever-intriguing blurb and terrific Spartan cover art, I contacted HOZ for......more

I started this book 3 times before I got into it. It has some flaws and for a while I was sure that the book would get no more from me that a 3 and a low 3 at that. The world is one that is (as has become popular lately) very dark and gritty... And it really, really wants to be dark and gritty. It wa......more