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A review by confusedvonne
Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence
4.0
A better read compared to the Prince of Thorns!!
At the beginning I found the book a little slow, as the first few chapters are about understanding and creating an insight on Jal as a character. His thoughts, morals and his out look on life.
There were some points where I became a little irritated with Jal, mainly when he would repeat often how he would prefer being in bed with a woman or how he would run for the hills in 'situations' like these. But I understand that these moments were mentioned to highlight Jal's character/nature.
But it does pick up! And it was a wonderful story about two men from opposite worlds/lifestyles (one a Prince and the other a Viking) who become bound together by magic to stop evil essentially. And you watch their glorious friendship evolve to form a brotherly bond.
If you read the Prince of Thorns and became a little apprehensive of reading anything form Mark Lawrence, I would highly recommend the Prince of Fools.
The characters are more lovable.
At the beginning I found the book a little slow, as the first few chapters are about understanding and creating an insight on Jal as a character. His thoughts, morals and his out look on life.
There were some points where I became a little irritated with Jal, mainly when he would repeat often how he would prefer being in bed with a woman or how he would run for the hills in 'situations' like these. But I understand that these moments were mentioned to highlight Jal's character/nature.
But it does pick up! And it was a wonderful story about two men from opposite worlds/lifestyles (one a Prince and the other a Viking) who become bound together by magic to stop evil essentially. And you watch their glorious friendship evolve to form a brotherly bond.
If you read the Prince of Thorns and became a little apprehensive of reading anything form Mark Lawrence, I would highly recommend the Prince of Fools.
The characters are more lovable.