Reviews with content warning for Rape - Prince of Thorns

This is a very strange book. It starts very slowly and nothing much happens at first. Then the story starts to pick up around the 25% mark and it gets very interesting. I was wondering when the fantasy elements were going to appear, because there were none at the beginning of the book. Then we finally saw some magic happening and it was very fascinating, but extremely confusing.

One thing I don't understand is why in this fantasy world; with ghosts, necromancers, and such, Jesus Christ exists???? And why does Shakespeare also exist? I found that so random. I get it, this story takes place on planet Earth, but I just find it very strange that Jesus and the Catholic Chruch exist. I don't know. Like I said, I understand that this takes place on planet Earth, but whyyyyyyyyyy include real-world historical figures? It was so weird, and it took me out of the story every time they mentioned Jesus and freaking Shakespeare.

The last 25% of the book was confusing. And I mean really confusing. Don't ask me what happened because I have no idea. At least I did understand the ending.

I will continue with this series in the future, because I am interested in the story, and I do want to know how Jorg's journey will end.

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starlesssky72's review

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adventurous dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This is one of my favorite books, the story and characters are very compelling, I could hardly put the book down. Mark Lawrence is a mastermind when it comes to making unique characters.

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keziamichela's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was incredibly unnerving and constantly disturbing, but there was just something about the plot and characters that had me hooked.

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jla's review

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dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is dark and messed up. Jorg is one of the worst villain/anti-hero that I've read. I'm not completely sure what's happening in this series as far as world building. I don't understand why people follow Jorg and how he keeps surviving. I basically spent the book dreading the death of every character I liked. </ spoiler>

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ultravioletrose's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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samiac's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.75

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