"An epic tale of treachery, deceit, sex, torture, violence, revenge and retribution."
Independent on Sunday
"Bloodtide and Bloodsong make The Hunger Games and its clones seem like drippy entertainments for bed-wetters and pillow-huggers."
Anthony McGowan, Guardian
"A scary but compelling view of a possible world to come."
Kids Out
"A story to curdle the blood and capture the imagination. . .(Burgess) has a fantastic imagination and draws out adolescent strong emotions very effectively."
- Kit Spring, Observer
"As mythology collides with sci-fi, you're dragged into a world of treachery and double-dealing as savage and bloody as that in any gangland saga."
Daily Telegraph