Tourniquet by Kim Lakin-Smith – Review

Tourniquet by Kim Lakin-Smith

Kim’s novel is a riotous, sprawling dark fantasy. The three main characters will keep your attention throughout, and I hope that any further ‘Tales from the Renegade City’ will have them as an integral part of the story. A great deal of the minor characters stand out, Queenie and Lorcan in particular. Their brief back stories are tantalisingly sparse, hopefully to be built upon in any further novels by Kim.

In all, Kim has created a sexy, steampunk vision of a city for the rejected and the outcast. Goths, bikers, nymphs, vampires, thieves and fighters are all squeezed into this melting pot. Kim’s highly descriptive imagery can make the reader almost smell the city; leather, bikes, beer, food, make-up, fear and desire all vie for the senses of the reader. Read this book, and give your senses a treat.

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