A review by slowreaderpeter
Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

In large part, I enjoyed the first two entries in The First Law Trilogy, but I lost some patience with this one. The writing is excellent, and the characters are very well done. But there were points where I just kept wondering “but what is the point?” Very sparse on plot, and it left me wondering at times why all these events were happening? And then the reveal at the end of how all the strings had been pulled felt…not quite a cop-out, but also not fulfilling. Glokta was the only character where my interest was more or less sustained for the entire trilogy. 

I have heard great things about the three stand alone novels that follow this, as well as The Age of Madness trilogy. And while I may get to those all eventually, they are not a high priority for me after completing this trilogy.