A review by jpsjps
The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved this book. The humor is right up my alley and had me chuckling quite a bit. I enjoyed all the characters, especially Kinch. He is such a likable bastard. There was some very clever things in here, notably the golem scene and the short term time travel bit.  The romance was very sweet and I’d be curious to see how or if it is continued in a sequel. 

The only thing keeping me from giving this book a five is a scene towards the end.

It is heavily implied that Kinch was raped.

I am glad the author didn’t go in to detail about it, but I feel it did not fit the tone of the book. That portion left a sour taste in my mouth and I feel like it was not handled the best.

The flow of the story was almost dream like. The best comparison I have is something like Weaveworld or Imajica by Clive Barker, where bizarre things just sort of happen. I know Buehlman has written horror books and am curious to check them out. Overall, great book here and it is definitely worth a read.