A review by targrhaegar
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is a very strange book. It starts very slowly and nothing much happens at first. Then the story starts to pick up around the 25% mark and it gets very interesting. I was wondering when the fantasy elements were going to appear, because there were none at the beginning of the book. Then we finally saw some magic happening and it was very fascinating, but extremely confusing. 

One thing I don't understand is why in this fantasy world; with ghosts, necromancers, and such, Jesus Christ exists???? And why does Shakespeare also exist? I found that so random. I get it, this story takes place on planet Earth, but I just find it very strange that Jesus and the Catholic Chruch exist. I don't know. Like I said, I understand that this takes place on planet Earth, but whyyyyyyyyyy include real-world historical figures? It was so weird, and it took me out of the story every time they mentioned Jesus and freaking Shakespeare. 

The last 25% of the book was confusing. And I mean really confusing. Don't ask me what happened because I have no idea.  At least I did understand the ending.

I will continue with this series in the future, because I am interested in the story, and I do want to know how Jorg's journey will end. 
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