A review by itmegreg
The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie

adventurous funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Maybe the peak of the series. Exhilarating from cover-to-cover. Characters change drastically, but believably and the state of the world hangs in the balance.

•  “Tomorrow came, and it was much like yesterday. Just more so.” 
•  “We’re all like children, Rikke. The older you get, the more you realise the grown-ups won’t suddenly walk in and set things right. You want things right, you have to put ’em right yourself.” 
•  “I find reputations rarely fit people all that well. What are they, after all, but costumes we put on to disguise ourselves?”