4.3 AVERAGE

adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Somewhere between a 4 and a 4.5. I enjoyed the slow burn character building of the first but felt like it was a lot of exposition to get to the main story, which got really started and going with this book. Evenly-paced and intricately plotted, while continuing on the character development well established in the first book. Better in every way to the first book - which I enjoyed! - and what I wanted from a second book in a trilogy.
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-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
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
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: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

4.5

+ I love anything glokta
+ I didn't mind the twist at the end. It fit bayaz completely tbh

- I'm not really a combat person! There's a little too much combat for my taste

Not a negative but I noticed in the last book there was a long combat scene with ferro and Logen that felt a little forced. I feel like I'm supposed to like them more than I actually do. I like them just not enough to read long combat scenes
adventurous dark funny 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