A review by megabyte117
The Wisdom of Crowds by Joe Abercrombie

4.0

(3.5/4) Unfortunately, this book does not live up to the previous two in the Age of Madness trilogy - previous POVs that struggled in those first two books continue to suffer from poor pacing and the feeling that we've seen those characters and their arcs in earlier books in the First Law series. The first half or third of the book is bogged down in repetitive language and scenes - understandably to set the stage for a French Revolution-like setting - that made it not as smooth a read as the others. Several antagonistic characters remain one-note, while other POV characters (one in particular) suddenly become Rhode Scholars overnight. Ultimately the last third and ending of the book salvage the weak start and promise exciting times ahead for the First Law world.