florisnys's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Mix American football with Warhammer fantasy and you get an amazing, yet silly adventure! Be prepared for refferences to pop culture, brand etc.
This book follows Dunk Hoffnung as he switches carreers from failing adventurer to rookie Blood Bowl Player. Filled with silly but loveable characters, yes alot of the characters names are puns or refferences like 2 halflings named Perry en Mippin.
Extremely fun and fast read!
This book follows Dunk Hoffnung as he switches carreers from failing adventurer to rookie Blood Bowl Player. Filled with silly but loveable characters, yes alot of the characters names are puns or refferences like 2 halflings named Perry en Mippin.
Extremely fun and fast read!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
a_cup_of_books's review
4.0
This book is utter trash in the best way possible. It's high fantasy meets American football and all the chaos that ensues. But more importantly, it's actually a really well written and fun high fantasy romp that doesn't take itself too seriously at any point.
The characters are genuinely interesting and fun, with clear motivations and a relative amount of character growth given the subject matter. It also has a great over arching plot and some really nice pacing.
Many would avoid a book like this due to the fact it's connected with a video game (or board game?) and a fear you need to know the background to enjoy it. But if you can overlook that and just approach this as a great slightly trashy fantasy then I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
The characters are genuinely interesting and fun, with clear motivations and a relative amount of character growth given the subject matter. It also has a great over arching plot and some really nice pacing.
Many would avoid a book like this due to the fact it's connected with a video game (or board game?) and a fear you need to know the background to enjoy it. But if you can overlook that and just approach this as a great slightly trashy fantasy then I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
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