jakewritesbooks 's review for:

Lords of the North by Bernard Cornwell
4.0

I liked the first two in this series well enough but my primary issue was that Uthred is an insufferable pig. He still is in book three but he's surrounded by so many bad guys that you kind of forget it. This is the best of the series so far. The home stretch had me gripping the cover, which is something I rarely do. Cornwell is a gifted writer and even with an obnoxious protagonist and anti-Christian bend, I still look forward to finishing this series, though I know I have to pace myself lest his annoying tendencies grate too much.