A review by thepeachreview
The Book That Broke the World by Mark Lawrence

adventurous challenging dark

2.75

The second book in this trilogy felt underwhelming for me. The use of multiple character perspectives didn’t add to the tension and failed to propel the story forward. The new character introductions of Celcha and Hellet led to longwinded chapters that led to plot points going around in a circle that I felt were grasped in book 1. It wasn’t until the final 3rd of the book when their perspectives ran their course that this book started to intrigue me. It didn’t live up to my expectations. It’s really not a terrible book just not one I would personally recommend to others, but die hard fans of the series may still find it worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism