Reviews with content warning for Violence - Before They Are Hanged

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.

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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.

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mitskimonday'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
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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da3m0nic's review against another edition

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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

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lookingforvheissu's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

4 stars. It’s a great read, lots of fun, dark, and morbid. Plenty of blood and violence. Characters are shown to grow and develop, and in their flaws become lovable and detestable.

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