Cutlass: 10 Tales of Pirates Book Review (Tomoson)

I reviewed Cutlass: Ten Tales of Pirates (Ten Tales Historical & Fantasy Stories), in exchange for review from Tomoson. This post contains Amazon Affiliate links and images.

The book was edited by Rayne Hall. The book presents 10 tales of pirates, written by multiple authors. The stories are presented in both British and American English. The book does contain explicit language in some scenes.

The stories were very detailed and visual. The first story told of a female captain, Loresa,  of a pirate ship, whose ship needs repairing. Her men are also dying at sea. She started off with 70 plus men and now have 46ish men. The story is entitled Khaballo by Margo Lerwill. Khaballo means horse. Khova Khaballo is a god and he is linked to a curse.

The other stories include:

• Victoria and the Iron Clad by Douglas Kolacki
• Blind Man's Bluff by Jonathan Broughton
• Skritch by John Blackport
• Diamonds and Bones by Kris Radcliffe
• Um Homme De Couleur Libre by Liv Rancourt
• Scylla and the Paper Pirates by Rayne Hall
• Broadsided by KJ Kiegan
• The pensioner pirates of marine parade by Jonathan Brougton
• The book of adventures by Douglas Kolacki

The stories are short as well. Great read.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Rain Gun Summer Book Review (Tomoson).

I read Rain Gun Summer, in exchange for honest review from Tomoson. The book was written by John Blackport. I received a paperback version of the book. The book is a thick book, but the scenes move fast.

About the book:

The Book is a "heroic fantasy novel". The main character is Rick Rivoire, who has plenty of money and women. He works as a Raingun, a elite cavalry unit. A rebellion soon hits the nation. Rick can either end up on a prison ship or dead. The book is intended for Adults only. The book contains graphic violence and sex scenes.

My review: 

The book is action-packed from the beginning. The first scene--Rick is rescuing hostages. One of the funniest lines on page 1 was I got the money, Rick blurted, waving the jug. :And wine. Rick saved what was important LOL. A fight then ensued with Rick fighting pirates using spells and hand-to-hand combat. Chapter 1 ends in  a shocker. 

Also, from what I understand, People have 5 gifts. Each time an individual dies, they lose a gift when they are revived. The people can die five times. The book is also not meant for skimming. You need to read the book or you will miss a scene. I skimmed first to get a gist of the book, but had to start over and slowly read each scene. The book also does not go in chronological order. It does have back scenes. 

Now what really stands out about the book is the back pages. The author provides a royal calender, which the book follows; an explanation of currency used in the book; a glossary, and the makers plan. The maker's plan explains the book more in detail. 

As I was saying earlier, people are born with five gifts or lives. One life is lost with each death. When they lose their last gift, death is now permanent and they are not brought back to life. Permanently dead people are considered "giftless". When someone dies, they end up at temple, where they are brought back to life and they are protected from all criminal misdeeds, which occurred during the last death. 

Also, each chapter starts with a date. The royal calender comes in handy. The calender consists of 19 months with 19 days. 

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.