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Swashbucklers by Dan Hanks
5.0

I recently tweeted "It's not recommended to read this book at nighttime as you can suffer from sleep deprivation due to the high level of fun".
I think this summarise my idea on the book: a gripping, highly entertaining, crazy story that kept me turning pages and have a lot of fun.
It's start with a crazy (and very funny) scene and never disappoints as the craziness and the fun are increasing as you read.
If you are looking for a multilayered horror which will make you reflect on life and universe this is the wrong book.
But if you are looking for pure and unadulterated fun, the lovechild of the Goonies and Ghostbuster please go and read it.
There's plenty of 80s nostalgia in this story, pop references and the most extraordinary arms to fight the bad guys.
There's friendship, family but don't expect a heartwarming, Christmas story because there's horror, gore and very bad guys (even some of them are not the type of monster you usually meet)
Have fun and enjoy it, that's what I did.
Many thanks to Angry Robots for this ARC, all opinions are mine