A review by bookbelle5_17
Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Review of The Last Argument of Kings
By: Joe Abercrombie
In this final installment in the First Law trilogy, our characters find themselves at war with the Gurkish.  Each of our characters are in places they never thought they would be and having to make difficult decisions.
This is a great finale that just pulls no punches as so many surprises and twists and turns happen throughout the story.  Jezal dan Luther has had the most character growth and finds himself in a leadership position that forces him to be selfless rather than self-centered.  I felt bad for him a lot throughout this book, because he is struggling and feels so alone.  Logen also finds himself in a leadership position and has accepted that he has a dark side.  My suspicions, are confirmed about Bayaz being an antagonist.  This goes in a direction of having a bunch of secondary antagonists and revealing one major antagonist later.  I like how this shows a hierarchy of enemies and there’s not always one bad guy.  This also reflects how everyone has their own definition of righteousness. In the real world, things aren’t black and white and there are no true villains or heroes We do finally get an appearance of Bethod, but I wish he had more page time and we got more of his side of the story.  Of course, Bethod is just a secondary villain and just villain they have to take care of to get to main villain.  .  This story has no heroes, just people trying to do good, and villains, who feel like they are doing what is best for running things.  Abercrombie continues to describes things in graphic detail, like the scenes where Glokta is torturing people for information, or the brutal battles between characters.  I love how the trilogy continues to show how there is a solution, but not always one you will be completely happy with.
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