Bloody Rose (The Band, #2)

by Nicholas Eames

"A standalone adventure featuring a band of female mercenaries in the world of Kings of the Wyld from author Nicholas Eames, who has been hailed as "the voice of modern fantasy" by Michael R. Fletcher. Live fast, die young. Tam Hashford has always dreamed of living through glory days of her own. With a renowned mercenary for a mother and an illustrious bard for a father, battles and adventure seem the only way to really live. So when she learns that the most revered mercenary crew in Grandual is in need of a bard, she grabs her lute and goes on tour. Led by the infamous Bloody Rose, Tam and her new band embark on a mission that will earn them everlasting fame -- or certain death"--

• ISBN10: 0316362530
• ISBN13: 9780316362535
• Publish Date: 28 August 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Orbit
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 560
• Language: English

Reviews

[Ashley]

Well that was disappointing. Sadly this was nowhere near as good as Kings of the Wyld.

The main character in this one was really boring in comparison. We pretty much got a bystander who just told the story. There was no heart, little interaction, and no personal) intimate stakes.

In the first book we got a guy helping his best friend save his daughter — personal, friendship, high stakes. Like 60% of this book was girl joining a gang for adventure. Low/no stakes, no personal investment, and not even that much connection between the characters.

[littleread1]

One of the things I really liked about both of these books, is that they are told from the POV of what would be considered a side character. That POV also made it difficult for me to connect with the main characters, and so when things happen that are traumatic to the MC, I was not as emotionally invested and so not as upset/sad/scared/angry as I would have been with a closer POV story.

[HekArtemis]

Not quite as light hearted and hilarious as Kings of the Wyld, but still amazing and still pretty funny in many parts.