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mario_g's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Revisitng this world after the first trilogy was "nice".
Some characters we already knew, some were new but the roster was great.
I find myself "cheering" mostly for the northmen in this world although they are not better people than the others. I don't know what makes them somewhat more likeable to me. Anyway.
I had a great time with this one too.
If you are here, you have liked both the cruelty and the humour throughout "Lord Grrimdark"'s pages.
So enjoy the ride!
In case of spoilers the rest shall be hidden.
As previously stated, I liked Shivers pov. I liked how his journey/character arc starts, shifts, and ends in this story. And having both perspectives, with Monza, on their relationship, was a nice touch.
Cosca and Morveer. I didn't warm up to them until their comments and thoughts became the most entertaining thing for me. "Merciful slumber ha indeed released me from her soft bosom......"etc, the locked in a latrine scene, "Harsh Mistress /fortune never missed an opportunity to demean him."
"You one-eyed cocksucker!" Not clever perhaps, but from the heart.
Or the horse shitting while Rogont has his "moment" in the fight....
These insights are always awsome.
Only thing that tired me at some point is that it felt repetitive. On the bigger scale, meaning we go to a new town, new recruit, kill. next town, new recruit, kill. again and again, seven times.
(also Ganmark's death felt anticlimactic to me, but i guess at least one in so many had to rely on luck or be less interesting than others.)
But everyone was creative and "fun"-for a lack of a better word- to read.
Can't wait to delve into the next one!
Some characters we already knew, some were new but the roster was great.
I find myself "cheering" mostly for the northmen in this world although they are not better people than the others. I don't know what makes them somewhat more likeable to me. Anyway.
I had a great time with this one too.
If you are here, you have liked both the cruelty and the humour throughout "Lord Grrimdark"'s pages.
So enjoy the ride!
In case of spoilers the rest shall be hidden.
Cosca and Morveer. I didn't warm up to them until their comments and thoughts became the most entertaining thing for me. "Merciful slumber ha indeed released me from her soft bosom......"etc, the locked in a latrine scene, "Harsh Mistress /fortune never missed an opportunity to demean him."
"You one-eyed cocksucker!" Not clever perhaps, but from the heart.
Or the horse shitting while Rogont has his "moment" in the fight....
These insights are always awsome.
Only thing that tired me at some point is that it felt repetitive. On the bigger scale, meaning we go to a new town, new recruit, kill. next town, new recruit, kill. again and again, seven times.
(also Ganmark's death felt anticlimactic to me, but i guess at least one in so many had to rely on luck or be less interesting than others.)
But everyone was creative and "fun"-for a lack of a better word- to read.
Can't wait to delve into the next one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
firedew's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, and Violence
mqabbadbest's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
The first half of the book was pretty good. It felt fresh. But after the same story repeating itself for 3 to 4 times, it gets old pretty quick. Each part of this book is split into the same sections: Arrive at place where target is, have sex, get betrayed, FIGHT/BATTLE SCENE, kill target, have sex again, leave place, repeat. All the characters involved are pretty much insufferable aswell (except Vitari ). This book is the opposite of the first law trilogy: No characters but there is worldbuilding (not that great either, mind you). Anticlimactic ending as well. Very very obvious plot twists, that can be seen from a mile off. The positive I can give this book is that Abercrombie’s prose was still quite good throughout. Disappointing start to these stand alones.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Murder
Moderate: Incest
mckenziemreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism and Sexual violence
Minor: Incest
lenteja_virtual's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Absolutely GOLDEN from the begining to the end ✨ my fav. novel of abercrombie till now. All characters are fantastic and the story and its plot twist are just 🤌🏻✨
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Alcoholism
da3m0nic's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Genocide, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma
Minor: Confinement, Incest, and Misogyny
ripxreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
josiah17's review
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Very entertaining revenge story. Every single character brought something to the table, and Abercrombie's dialogue is just incredibly engaging. The dynamics between Monza and her crew provided a decent amount of nuance and tons of laughs. Shivers and Cosca in particular are standouts. Shivers mostly unintentionally hilarious, and Cosca is always ridiculous in nature.
This book also was by far the darkest of the books in the First Law world. It was abundantly grim. Largely because of the setting and Monza's status after the first chapter, but it felt like Abercrombie took things to the next level of hopelessness as we get to explore a different portion of the Circle of the World.
Loved the structure of the book too, although the last 130 pages felt slightly prolonged to me. Looking forward to the adaptation and the other standalones.
This book also was by far the darkest of the books in the First Law world. It was abundantly grim. Largely because of the setting and Monza's status after the first chapter, but it felt like Abercrombie took things to the next level of hopelessness as we get to explore a different portion of the Circle of the World.
Loved the structure of the book too, although the last 130 pages felt slightly prolonged to me. Looking forward to the adaptation and the other standalones.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
eh1736's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and War
Moderate: Sexual content
amir_hamza's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, and Violence