Feared Swordsmen

I was excited to be able to read this book and once I got my hands on it, I was unable to put it down. There's a lot of history here so history buffs will be pleased. It's wonderful to finally have something about the Shinsengumi to read in English. However, I wished that there would have been more biographical details devoted to other members of the corps and not just their leaders. Although it sometimes gets tiring to hear the repeated phrase "propensity to kill", it was well worth the read.

8/10