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A review by midrel
Honourbound by Rachel Harrison
4.0
Quirky but thoroughly enjoyable book. The constant present tense was odd, but quickly adjusted to. More jarring and in some ways damning was the heavy telling as opposed to showing when it came to the characters' thoughts.
The premise of the story is really simple, as another reviewer notes. It's basically about rooting out traitors in the rank, but the execution of said simplicity is where this book really shines: There are interesting characters, fluid action, and enough propelling intrigue and neat writing to keep me turning pages over and over, always on the edge as to what would come next.
There were also some few scattered moments that made me groan a bit because they felt a bit too hammy or artificial. The first that comes to mind is when Wyck is thinking about how it is impossible to escape the judgement of a commissar like Severina Raines. On its face there's nothing wrong with it, just the way it is written really reads a bit clichéd and awkward and while doing no favours to the main character.
Overall, I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys the setting or military fantasy in general.
The premise of the story is really simple, as another reviewer notes. It's basically about rooting out traitors in the rank, but the execution of said simplicity is where this book really shines: There are interesting characters, fluid action, and enough propelling intrigue and neat writing to keep me turning pages over and over, always on the edge as to what would come next.
There were also some few scattered moments that made me groan a bit because they felt a bit too hammy or artificial. The first that comes to mind is when Wyck is thinking about how it is impossible to escape the judgement of a commissar like Severina Raines. On its face there's nothing wrong with it, just the way it is written really reads a bit clichéd and awkward and while doing no favours to the main character.
Overall, I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys the setting or military fantasy in general.