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dany_westfall's review against another edition
4.0
Al principio fue un poquito lento pero después OMG!
No me esperaba para nada lo que pasó al finalllll, ya quiero leer el siguiente.
No me esperaba para nada lo que pasó al finalllll, ya quiero leer el siguiente.
dreaming_ace's review
4.0
An interesting take on the boy forced on quest to become a man story line. I really enjoyed the little details of how many things were changes slightly from what is typical such as it having Mother War and Father Peace, etc. The multiple gods were more evenly divided between male and female and everyone understood they were all important. I also enjoyed that Peace is shown the better way when ever possible.
snoopydoo77's review against another edition
5.0
This was my first book I read by Joe Abercrombie so I was not sure what to expect with this book, but it was not that.
I loved this book.
After being betrayed and set up to be killed by his uncle, Yarvi ends up getting lost in the deep cold sea and that is only the beginning of his long curling journey of slavery and braving the elements out in the cold cruel word.
You can find my full review here:
http://myreads.booklikes.com/post/914635/half-a-king-shattered-sea-1-by-joe-abercrombie
I loved this book.
After being betrayed and set up to be killed by his uncle, Yarvi ends up getting lost in the deep cold sea and that is only the beginning of his long curling journey of slavery and braving the elements out in the cold cruel word.
You can find my full review here:
http://myreads.booklikes.com/post/914635/half-a-king-shattered-sea-1-by-joe-abercrombie
patuso's review against another edition
5.0
Me ha gustado todo: el ritmo, los personajes, la forma en la que está escrito, la ambientación, la historia y el final.
Hasta la biografía de Abercrombie al final del libro! XD
Seguiré con el siguiente, este autor ha sido un gran descubrimiento!
Hasta la biografía de Abercrombie al final del libro! XD
Seguiré con el siguiente, este autor ha sido un gran descubrimiento!
majabwds's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. A fun, fast-paced book. The plot twist in the final battle was very cool. There is a found family trope, unexpected violence, sea captains, slavery, characters being cunning.
byrdmanak's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
Solid, but unintricate story. Abercrombie could benefit from ending his books like a chapter sooner.
ian_k's review against another edition
3.0
I made it. I saw it through to the end even though multiple times I was going to give up on it. I had no idea this was a YA novel until after finishing it, which explains why I spent so much time wishing things weren’t so dull and uninteresting. But that’s really no excuse. If you can’t write an engaging story without writing it for adult audiences, maybe stick to writing it for adult audiences.
The bones of this novel are great, but that’s all it is. All bones and no meat. Everything is painfully surface level and a drag to get through. I got invested in it at the end of Part 1, then Part 2 came to a screeching halt, then Part 3 got better, and Part 4 was really quite good. Which is even more frustrating, with such a strong ending, why did I have to fight so hard just to get to it. The whole book should be like this. Does the ending justify the slog of getting through 75% of a not so good book? Not quite, but maybe.
I don’t see myself continuing with this series unless I find them dirt cheap. If things can pick up where this left off and deliver on the great premise it has, I’ll be pleased, but this is just not it. Three stars is very generous as this is written well enough, but as of right now this is at the lowest end of three stars you can be without dipping into two. Two stars is a bit harsh and undeserved.
I do look forward to giving First Law a chance though.
The bones of this novel are great, but that’s all it is. All bones and no meat. Everything is painfully surface level and a drag to get through. I got invested in it at the end of Part 1, then Part 2 came to a screeching halt, then Part 3 got better, and Part 4 was really quite good. Which is even more frustrating, with such a strong ending, why did I have to fight so hard just to get to it. The whole book should be like this. Does the ending justify the slog of getting through 75% of a not so good book? Not quite, but maybe.
I don’t see myself continuing with this series unless I find them dirt cheap. If things can pick up where this left off and deliver on the great premise it has, I’ll be pleased, but this is just not it. Three stars is very generous as this is written well enough, but as of right now this is at the lowest end of three stars you can be without dipping into two. Two stars is a bit harsh and undeserved.
I do look forward to giving First Law a chance though.
greg_m's review
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75