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A review by meganyntan
The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman
3.0
when i first started reading this book i fell in love w/ the prose and concept - the MC was extremely entertaining and the book made me laugh out loud a few times. i think there's a fine line between protagonists who try to be funny vs. protagonists who are actually funny. the MC's dialogue was absurd and clever and it definitely didn't feel like the author was trying too hard to make him "funny".
i liked how the magic system/how the world operates was introduced/explained, it didn't feel very handholdy or pretentious which i appreciated. characterization felt very well done throughout the book for the recurring characters. a gripe i had was the introduction of so many characters who just disappeared and were just used as very obvious plot devices.
this book started off so strong, however, i feel like the pacing of the book towards the halfway mark just threw me off? i lost interest in the book for such a long period of time and it felt like a slog. i'm fine with books that have slower places in plots if they use the downtime to further develop characters, however i feel like that downtime was not utilized well.
this book did end with a sense of closure but also definitely has the potential for strong sequels. i'll likely pick up the sequel but i'm not in any rush to, nor would i reread this book.
also for why would they call the book the blacktongue thief if there was barely any thievery going on pls
i liked how the magic system/how the world operates was introduced/explained, it didn't feel very handholdy or pretentious which i appreciated. characterization felt very well done throughout the book for the recurring characters. a gripe i had was the introduction of so many characters who just disappeared and were just used as very obvious plot devices.
this book started off so strong, however, i feel like the pacing of the book towards the halfway mark just threw me off? i lost interest in the book for such a long period of time and it felt like a slog. i'm fine with books that have slower places in plots if they use the downtime to further develop characters, however i feel like that downtime was not utilized well.
this book did end with a sense of closure but also definitely has the potential for strong sequels. i'll likely pick up the sequel but i'm not in any rush to, nor would i reread this book.
also for why would they call the book the blacktongue thief if there was barely any thievery going on pls