Reviews

The Beggar King by Oliver Pötzsch

plainjanedoe's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

wellyreads's review

4.0

I think this is my favorite of the Hangman series so far.

dmiller8980's review

3.0

I am done with this series. I loved the first one, liked the second one, and thought the third one (this one) would have been fine if the author hadn’t relied so heavily and constantly on ‘Fat’ to describe some of the characters. It’s insulting and lazy. I guess all we need to know is that the person is Fat and that tells us everything . Fat Thea. The Fat Monk. I slogged through to the end of the book, which has such an interesting setting and plot, but Fat became such a thorn in my side, like finger nails on a chalkboard.

tl_mann's review against another edition

4.0

I think I like each one of these books better than the previos one. yes I originally thought that with the first one, the story would be about the daughter, Magdelena. as each book comes out she plays a more central role. I like this although most of the time I want to smack her and her fiance, Simon.

My favorite character is the hangman, Jakob Kuisl. I love that even though being a hangman, a dishonorable profession, she is the smartest one of the bunch.

This book was great. Jakob has become the the victim of revenge and is falsely accused and ends up on the rack. I was quite entertained through the entire book. Can't wait to start the next one.

kaymarieplz's review

5.0

this one was a real page Turner with twists I didn't see coming. he gets better with every book!

scottwcoleman's review

4.0

Still thoroughly enjoying this series. Because I'm listening to these books on Audible, I'm hearing a few errors in pronunciation of certain place-names or character names - where they're pronounced a certain way most of the book, but will periodically be pronounced differently. Other than that, I love the books, find the translation excellent, and the narration outstanding.

lhurley16's review

5.0

I really like the way Potzsch has written his books. The character's storylines are separated but not in a way that's jumbled. My tiny gripe with this book is the way Magdalena's character seemed to waiver from previous books. There were portions that I felt were out of character for her.

As always, Kuisl is a strong character in this series and continues to be. His character is a solid anchor in this series so far and learning more about his history helped reveal a different side of him that I greatly enjoyed. Simon is reliably the same but changed - his relationships with various characters in this particular book were very real, and his reactions felt genuine for his character. Even the side characters were interesting and flushed out enough for you to care about them, but not draw the attention away from the storyline.

saintdoormatius's review

4.0

Another good entry in this series. While parts of the plot are unfortunately rather predictable, Potzsch send more interested in developing his characters her, particularly the background of Kuisl during the war, his relationship with his wife, and finally resolving the romance between Magdalena and Simon.

tobykyrk's review against another edition

2.0

I just can't past the violence.

chasingom's review

4.0

As always with his books, I had a hard time getting into this one, but once I was a chapter or two in, the pace picked up and I loved it.

The characters are great and I care about them at this point in the series, which is why I always plod through the first chapters.

So, slow to start but an excellent story!