A review by surdiablo
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

If you ever wanted to read about a ruthless, murderous sociopath protagonist for a change, this book is for you. It does not hold back in any way right from the beginning and it's such a wild ride seeing things from Jorg's point of view. It does require some suspension of disbelief however, a teenager being the leader of a vicious band of outlaws and always comes out alive in every scenario, but the way he does it is rather unpredictable or ridiculous that I had a good time reading it nonetheless. The story keeps shifting between present and past events however so that might ruin the flow if you dislike flashbacks chapters. I would recommend this if you are a fan of grimdark and don't mind mentions of rape or protagonist being a complete piece of crap. 
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