Reviews

The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

jenhurst's review against another edition

4.0

4.5. Joe Abercrombie’s writing is so good and his ability to make you care about all the characters is unmatched. This book takes place at a battle over the course of 3 days and we learn about characters on both sides of the war. In typical Abercrombie fashion no one is “good” and no one is “bad”, plus we know that since both side of fighting we can assume not everyone will make it out alive. Plus he knows how to write battle scenes. This isn’t the kind of book I’d usually like, but I loved it.

clarkwithane's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

nathlynn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

8797999's review against another edition

5.0

This was very good, very gritty and some superb battles and characters. I enjoy the humour in these and the interactions between the characters.

I cant believe it took me so long to get around to reading these follow up books to the First Law Trilogy. I'm glad that I finally have gotten around to it. Nothing short of superb.

thetandingo's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

5.0

desolation73's review against another edition

5.0

Really enjoyable read for me and I was listening too some of the blade itself on audiobook at the same time. either Joe's writing got better as things progressed or his writing grows on you because I completely get him now. An emotional brutal book .

reginella's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

psoglav's review against another edition

3.0

UKUPNA OCENA (overall rating) ★★★✫
Radnja (story) ★★★✫
Likovi (characters) ★★★★
Pripovedanje (writing style) ★★★★✫
Okruženje (setting) ★★★✫

Pozitivno (pros) - odličan stil pisanja, prepoznatljivi likovi, obavezno štivo za fanove Prvog zakona
Negativno (cons) - čist military fantasy, nema magije, ponavlja se isti šablon iz prethodnih knjiga

lastname26's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

starrylev's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0