Review: Excellent grasp of history, humour and the supernatural!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 20, 2014
Review first posted on Lily Loves Indie as part of a blog tour where a complimentary ARC was received- http://lilylovesindie.co.uk/?p=457Well hello and welcome to our review of Midnight Riders by Pete Clark. As you can see, we’ve awarded this book 4 stars as we absolutely loved it! I may be English (don’t hold it against me, please) but I have a strange fascination with all things American, especially the history (there’s not a lot of time there but boy have you guys had a lot happen). That being said, it was fabulous to be given the opportunity to review a book which tied two of my greatest passions together, the history of the War of Independence and supernatural creatures!The story has an excellent grasp of the history, and the sarcasm and satirical nature of the humour is fabulous throughout. The history is very well weaved into the story, neither takes precedence which makes it a very interesting read, especially for those of you who are interested by history. The humour, particularly the French bashing, amused me greatly, and the camaraderie between the characters really adds an extra dimension to this. It has brought a very important era of history to life in a way that will interest a new generation of young people – extra kudos for that!Clark has a brilliant, easy to read style to his writing which makes it easy to dip in and out of when you get 5 minutes to read. For me, this is a very important thing in a book as I rarely get time nowadays to read a book in one sitting, and so this was an added bonus for me. I previously mentioned the characters, and I have to say some of them are incredibly hilarious and very well written. Prescott and Boone particularly grabbed my imagination, and Hannah added an excellent dynamic, even if the plot arc with Hannah and Prescott could have been developed a little further (but that’s just me being a little picky).Overall, this was a very enjoyable read which had good pace, developed well and weaved all manner of supernatural creatures into it’s pages. Accurate, and exciting history, manipulated with expertise to add the supernatural element in a very believable and enjoyable way. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys historical fiction, or even supernatural books as it’s really fab, I know I’m repeating myself, but honestly, it needs saying! Pete Clark has a very unique style of writing, very similar to my own sense of humour, and I am very much looking forward to reading more from him in the future.