Queen Victoria: Demon Hunter

April 2010First Reads win. I haven’t paid much attention to the recent flood of Classic Novels With A Supernatural/Horror/Sci-fi Twist, or the tsunami of Historical Figure As Secret Defender Of Mank...

Basically it boils down to this....Blah blah blah....nothing happening...Blah blah blah....British history...Blah blah blah....nothing happening...Blah blah blah....GORE GORE GORE GORE GORE VIOLENCE G...

Love/Hate?: Love!Rating: 5/5Did you finish?: Yes -- laughing the whole time, too.One-sentence summary: Queen Victoria slays zombies.Why did you get this book?: I've seen it around but haven't heard an...

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I can’t wait to read more by this author. I’ve had Henry VIII, Wolfman on my wish list for years. I might need to pick that one up soon....

This a comical book with a Zombie style twist. But now that we have the new series on ITV with the Doctor Who Star Clara as Victoria this makes great sense....

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Although I was excited (actually I was inordinately excited) to have finally won a First Reads giveaway, I admit I opened QVDH with more than a little reluctance. First of all, rush-to-market publishi...

Writing was a bit dumbed down, but overall it was an entertaining read. Although a work of fiction, the historical facts were accurate and the fiction was amusing. Blood and guts, with occasional bawd...

The most annoying thing about this book is how painstakingly average it is. I kept waiting for it to improve or get worse. Instead, it just hovered around average for the entire length. That's why it ...

So this isn't going to win any prizes for literature but it's bloody good fun. The title's a bit of a misnomer though as Queen Victoria doesn't actually become a demon hunter until late on in the book...