Reviews of Blood In The Dust

betsyboop22

04/03/2023 – 16:47

Not sure how I feel...

I enjoyed this more then I didn't enjoy it. It's hard to explain but i felt like literally...

thereadinglexeye

28/06/2021 – 02:09

yes yes yes yes just yes

An historical adventure - set in the 1850s in the gold-fields of Australia with some great...

bulls23

02/03/2021 – 11:51

Very evocative

As a fan of Wilbur Smith I absolutely loved this novel. What Smith has done for Africa Bill...

elizaco

14/09/2020 – 08:11

Enjoyed

It was actually my husband who read this - he has just finished and thoroughly enjoyed it. More...

girlthimble

26/08/2020 – 16:04

What a shame

I was so excited to read this book - I'd never read anything with a similar setting and had high...

manisbookcorner

06/07/2020 – 14:53

A great read!!!

Blood in the Dust is a book set during the Australian Gold rush. When I first read the synopsis...

teaandcake

22/06/2020 – 00:43

Interesting setting

Set in 1800s Australia at the time of the Gold Rush. This is an adventure centred around two...

shauna p

02/06/2020 – 22:04

Gripping but not for me

This novel is set out in the bush land of Australia in the 1800’s and although the beginning is...

jbillyo

12/01/2020 – 20:38

Ok but I’m not a convert

This was a new genre for me, particularly the Australian Outback. This story richly described the...

alarkinsong

29/12/2019 – 11:43

Not for me

This was an odd one. The writing in terms of the descriptions of the places and the people is...

rachybx

23/12/2019 – 12:32

Boring

The writing was quite hard to understand and after the first paragraph I had lost all interest as...

reenie1981

22/12/2019 – 17:13

Good story

This was a great story about fortune and misfortune of two Australian brothers and set in the out...

kornfreak1986

20/12/2019 – 17:58

Good story

This was a really great Western adventure. When Paddy and Toby's parents are murdered by Bush...

lizzie1969

19/12/2019 – 21:15

Good story but not for me

To be fair I read this as my sister recommended it. I had never read a western before and it...

hooverman06

19/12/2019 – 20:33

Great western

I have never read a western before but my aunt recommended this one and I thoroughly enjoyed...

jackie oldfield

16/12/2019 – 20:17

A proper country book.

I’m not really one for a western. I’ve tried a few from libraries but they’ve never really...

fiestyv

08/12/2019 – 20:08

Really good

This book strongly evokes the atmosphere of the Australian outback. It is set in...

beatrice_ursachi

01/12/2019 – 21:24

Not much to characters

‘Blood in the Dust’ really contains the atmosphere of Australian outback. The book is set in...

liccyh

25/11/2019 – 19:16

Australian Epic

This book strongly evokes the atmosphere of the Australian outback. It is set in...

courtney30

19/11/2019 – 18:43

Looking forward to reading

This book is an interesting and amazing read that draws you in from the very first words. The...

claireyp23

12/11/2019 – 22:20

Pleasantly Surprised

This book would not not really have been my chosen genre to read, and from the cover not...

valerian70

08/11/2019 – 17:12

Dust, Mud and Jeopardy

This isn't really my genre of novel and isn't something that I would have necessarily picked to...

#bookworm#

31/10/2019 – 06:35

Liked it.

This is the first book of the author I habe read . The cover is...

lozza0105

28/10/2019 – 15:38

Australian Adventure

I have not read a book about the Australian Outback before and this story richly described the...

tess_invests

26/10/2019 – 20:42

Not what I expected

I didn't think I'd enjoy this - the cover felt "boyish" and I generally prefer books set in the...

liamdavies

26/10/2019 – 11:22

An interesting story

This book is an interesting and amazing read that draws you in from the very first words. The...

tinkerbell

22/10/2019 – 22:08

Disappointing

I passed this to my dad as it, on the face of it, looked to be his cup of tea. His review...

chris

22/10/2019 – 16:05

An adventure worth reading.

I rate this book as a five star. However, this is not the type of book I would ordinarily read....

triston_grey

15/10/2019 – 22:22

Brilliant

I won this great read by writing my first impression of the book, when I read the chapter or so I...

jmt999

13/10/2019 – 14:08

A good first novel

I enjoyed Blood in the Dust far more than I expected to. It is a fast paced adventure story based...

jjl

10/10/2019 – 22:29

Good open,average book

This story was fine. I can't really give it more than that, I didn't hate it, parts of it I...

little les

07/10/2019 – 13:04

a fantastic read

The author Bill Swiggs has written a fantastic story, and I found the book difficult to put down....

the_book_deeks

05/10/2019 – 18:53

Well written adventure

Blood in the dust is an adventure, akin to a Western, set in the Australian outback in...

paulinebm

05/10/2019 – 17:17

Big Country, Big Story

In 1853 19 year old Toby O'Rourke and his brother 15 year old Paddy live with their parents on a...

lsb23

04/10/2019 – 09:11

Boys own adventure

This Set during Australia’s gold rush, this is the story of Toby O’Rourke. Toby and his...

nichola82

03/10/2019 – 12:48

A surprisingly Good Novel

I would always see this book in Waterstones and other stores I was not sure this book would be...