A review by siglerbooknook
Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed the plot, the story of this book. However there was so much over-the-top violence it actually detracted from the story for me. So many details were beyond gross for absolutely no reason but shock value. The villains are cruel for cruelty's sake. I don't know if I'm going to finish the trilogy. The ending of this book was pretty satisfying without needing to see what comes next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Vomit, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, War, Blood, Body shaming, Addiction, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Child death, Excrement, and Fire/Fire injury