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matt_headland's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
_theanxiousreader_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This book was the slowest of the trilogy, with very little real plot whatsoever. It, however, introduce us to our legendary characters and their personalities. Looking back in hindsight at the end of the last book, it was such an incredible journey that our characters went on that it's almost heart warming to look back and think about Jezal's biggest problem being the contest or Glokta's biggest problem being the Mercers which all quickly became inconsequential. A brilliant start to one of the best trilogies ever written
jowen97'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
papachop's review against another edition
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
tyleramel467's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
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
4.25
While this book seems to be setup for the next two in the trilogy, the characters and world are so enjoyable and leaves the reader ready to jump into the next book.
connorb's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
heiheiheini's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? Yes
5.0
jfaberrit's review against another edition
4.0
Joe Abercrombie is an extremely talented writer in many ways, and can actually draw out a decent bit of character and a really rollicking action sequence. He's good with humor, the basics of politics, and manages to come up with a pretty promising world here. The only drawback is that the elements are really, REALLY familiar. It's basically your standard mishmash from Game of Thrones/ASOIAF, just minus the dragons, and with smaller walls in the North. He does clever things with these elements, combines them in new ways, pulls in other influences that can be easily identified... but everything is extremely familiar, almost like played from a "fantasy tropes" tarot deck. Break the mold, and this would be five stars; as it is, it's very good, and hopefully a sign of good things to come.