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pitsny's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Violence
thepurplebookwyrm's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-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
3.25
Discussion of The First Law: https://youtu.be/102HBqnE2u0.
So book two was fine as well.
Character work-wise: I got a smidge of character development, I'll give it that. With Jezal (subverted Aragorn) and Logen (subverted Jon Snow) especially. I also liked the latter a bit more in this one. However, I freaking called it that he and Ferro would fuck, and I hated how that went down.
Theming-wise: still nothing to report... beyond 'baby's first steps into nihilism' levels of: 'life is meaningless beyond the friends we made along the way' type stuff I find profoundly uninspiring and, honestly, pretty tedious at this point.
World-building-wise: eh, we got a bit of background lore in this one, sure, but it still wasn't anything to really write home about.
Plot and structure-wise: book two was a little tighter, I guess. But then it also pulled a twisty twist towards its end I found more juvenile than anything else. Or I mean... it stank of D&D style 'subversion for subversion's sake', and I'm just not about that. Although, honestly: I wasn't exactly upset by this either, because I just... did not care. 😂
Whatever. It was fine, like I said, and I'll see the trilogy through.
PS: I guess I kinda like Glokta and Ardee's relationship.
So book two was fine as well.
Character work-wise: I got a smidge of character development, I'll give it that. With Jezal (
Theming-wise: still nothing to report... beyond 'baby's first steps into nihilism' levels of: 'life is meaningless beyond the friends we made along the way' type stuff I find profoundly uninspiring and, honestly, pretty tedious at this point.
World-building-wise: eh, we got a bit of background lore in this one, sure, but it still wasn't anything to really write home about.
Plot and structure-wise: book two was a little tighter, I guess. But then it also pulled a twisty twist towards its end I found more juvenile than anything else. Or I mean... it stank of D&D style 'subversion for subversion's sake', and I'm just not about that. Although, honestly: I wasn't exactly upset by this either, because I just... did not care. 😂
Whatever. It was fine, like I said, and I'll see the trilogy through.
PS: I guess I kinda like Glokta and Ardee's relationship.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
jos400's review
adventurous
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Sexual content
downtowndaly's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, and War
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol
lydiasbooknook's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Rape
drdash's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder
sydneyo_0's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
4.0
To me this book seems to be a very realistic outlook on politics, war, and questing. Not everything goes as planned, sometimes all you can do is watch as people make disastrous choices, and other times it is sheer dumb luck that keeps you alive. This book keeps fleshing out the characters and the world that the first book introduced. I love reading about morally grey characters and to be honest I think that sums up the majority of the characters in this series.
I feel like I've learned a lot in this book but I still have no idea what will happen next. I'm eager to learn and excited to continue on. I'm looking forward to finishing this trilogy and I am sure that the last book will be the best of the three. I think I'm being realistic about this prediction.
I feel like I've learned a lot in this book but I still have no idea what will happen next. I'm eager to learn and excited to continue on. I'm looking forward to finishing this trilogy and I am sure that the last book will be the best of the three. I think I'm being realistic about this prediction.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War
dangermom's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is becoming my new favorite classic fantasy trilogy. The writing and character development are like GoT lite, in a good way though. Because there is a slightly smaller cast of character the author is able to have a better laser focus on the characters' thoughts and development without being overbearing. Yes this does suffer from fantasy misogyny, but I will say that the women characters are far more 3 dimensional than most other fantasy from this era.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Slavery
mitskimonday's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War
Minor: Sexual assault
da3m0nic's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism