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A review by apeeks
One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence
2.0
I decided to read this book after a glowing review from one of my favorite fantasy authors, Robin Hobb. The first half of the book is extremely slow but hits a decent stride once the plot is revealed. I was genuinely interested in the second half of the book but the end left me with two strong feelings.
First - The book does not payoff on many plot lines introduced. There are some very interesting ideas started in the second half that are almost abandoned as the book reaches conclusion.
Second - While I didn't enjoy the ending of the book the story reaches an adequate conclusion. Lately I've ran into too many fiction books that end on total cliff hangers.
Although this is a trilogy, I don't feel compelled to read any additional books. The story was OKAY, the characters are rather bland, and the story is a bit predictable.
First - The book does not payoff on many plot lines introduced. There are some very interesting ideas started in the second half that are almost abandoned as the book reaches conclusion.
Second - While I didn't enjoy the ending of the book the story reaches an adequate conclusion. Lately I've ran into too many fiction books that end on total cliff hangers.
Although this is a trilogy, I don't feel compelled to read any additional books. The story was OKAY, the characters are rather bland, and the story is a bit predictable.