gbdub's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-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
4.0
lvh's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
krgangi's review
4.0
Although I did like this book, I was a bit bummed to see that some of the characters I throughely enjoyed from the first one were not going to be present. However, Black Thorn is written at his best here. I loved how Hayes gave his audience a better understanding of who he is, why he is that way, and what he's striving to be. Very well done.
vinayvasan's review
4.0
Rob Hayes amps up the pace and violence factor in this worthy sequel to The Heresy Within. The book focuses on Black Thorn but is populated by a host of other violent killers and a general escalation of the stakes on the unstable political front. Betrayals, deceptions and double crosses is just another day here as characters do anything to survive. A whole raft of new intriguing characters are added to the mix as some of the older characters are now given a chance to shine here. The pace is electric and there is hardly a dull moment. As with the previous book, Hayes' characters and world resemble Abercrombie's world so much that you wouldnt be surprised that Logan Nine-Fingers burst into a melee somewhere.
On the flip side, 2 of the 3 lead characters go completely missing which is a shame but hopefully we will see them in the 3rd book
On the flip side, 2 of the 3 lead characters go completely missing which is a shame but hopefully we will see them in the 3rd book
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