Reviews

Honourbound by Rachel Harrison

talian1201's review against another edition

Loved the character Raine. She was my favorite of all the characters in the book. I also liked Wyck. I wish that more could have been told about the Sighted and the Bale Stars. I hope this happens if there is another novel with the same characters. I liked the history that was given for Raine and her sister., and how the author showed that not all demons are external. Some reside in one's mind.

recursivehaiku's review against another edition

3.0

Pretty good book.
It suffers from the fact that it is somewhat similar in setting to Dan Abnett's
Gaunt's Ghosts series.

It has potential to grow into a decent series.
But there is definitely room for improvement.

The good:
-The main character. Severina Rain is not a mindless fanatic but at the same time she still is a Comissar.
-The suspense. It's a nice enough plot and you actually want to know what or who is to blame.

The bad:
-Just another 40k story. There is nothing new or fresh about this story. Grimdark, heretics, chaos, imperium, a few blams.

j_whatham's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

nooker's review against another edition

3.0

Found this hard to follow. The fast shifting between scenes made it seem rather confused.

atis52's review against another edition

4.0

A generic and boring base story (imperial guard fighting chaos with traitors in the ranks) executed brilliantly. The characters, the background stories, the regiment, the lore....it's amazing, especially in a debut novel.
Very good and recommended if you are tired of the same old bolterporn BL books.

booksbybarthe's review against another edition

4.0

One of my favorite Warhammer 40K books, initially I was afraid this was going to be drenched in overtly feminist themes but thankfully it wasn’t and because of that fact it aided in the credibility of the writing . This book is definitely one to read if you are just entering the Warhammer 40k universe because it does handle more “human” themes, the military structure and equipment is more relatable, as well as the enemy (cultists). Severina Raine is an amazing main character, she was both relatable and also gave credit to the “commissar” profession and reputation. She was hard when her job required but also inquisitive and relatable enough that as a reader you rooted for her throughout the novel. Side characters also added another dimension to the story and gave more insight to the actual world building and culture. Most side characters even had their own plot aside from that of Severina’s. The novel flew by and kept me engaged, between the large personalities of the characters and the expansive world the plot thrived and enraptured the reader. I don’t have anything negative to say about this novel and I am hunting down more of Sandy Mitchell’s 40K novels right now.

rtassicker's review against another edition

3.0

I really hoped this would be great but it didn't quite hit the mark for me. The core characters are all interesting, if tropey, but the plot and the antagonists are both rather threadbare. Stylistically the trick of punctuating a paragraph with a short impactful sentence was distractingly frequent. I also would've liked the characters to be more ruthless with each other, and the author to be more ruthless with the characters.

On the whole I enjoyed it and I'd like to read more about these characters, but I'd like to see a bit more meat on the bones of the Sighted and any other foes facing the Antari 11th.