A review by dangermom
Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie

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. 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings