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matildazq 's review for:
A Little Hatred
by Joe Abercrombie
I've always enjoyed Abercrombie, and this first book in the next saga is no exception. As always, it's a busy canvas, so there's some catch up to play along the way as one tries to remember who person A is relative to person B (there's at least one big "reveal" on that front that I don't know if I was supposed to remember), and so on. But also as usual, Abercombie is not simply writing a love letter to his own chess board, so nothing hinges on having perfect recall of the events of the First Law Trilogy and its related books. The story—or stories, rather—bear up in their own right, and the plots move quickly on all fronts. Each of these is engaging on its own, and it's a treat to wonder how he'll braid them together by the end.
There's the occasional pacing issue here. In a few instances, he has extremely long chapters where the POV is tossed from one character to another. I don't know how else one would handle those instances, but as an insomniac who reads in the tub, these cropped up as suddenly requiring sustained commitment.
Looking forward to the rest of the series.
There's the occasional pacing issue here. In a few instances, he has extremely long chapters where the POV is tossed from one character to another. I don't know how else one would handle those instances, but as an insomniac who reads in the tub, these cropped up as suddenly requiring sustained commitment.
Looking forward to the rest of the series.