A review by tvislife
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
dark
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
5.0
While I really enjoyed this, I will be the first to admit that it definitely won’t be for everyone. Jorg is a sick little fuck, and has like zero redeeming qualities (but I loovveeed reading from his perspective). The book follows Jorg, a prince who ran away and joined a group of outlaws, traveling to exact his revenge on Renar, who killed is mother and brother (and doesn’t mind watching the world burn to get what he wants).
Jorg is very much an Anti-Hero. Exactly zero people reading this book will like him as a person, because he is a murderous psychopath that leaves an incredible amount of destruction in his wake for seemingly no reason. But goddamn if it wasn’t entertaining!
For real, even though he probably has the most evil personality of any character I’ve ever read, this book was just so well-written I couldn’t help but enjoy it. Like, it’s so messed up but also beautiful? It’s like being in the mind of a poetic serial killer, like even though I can’t say I “like” Jorg, I kinda like Jorg! I know what he wants (revenge and destruction) and what he’s willing to do to get it (literally anything), but I want to be in his mind even more and find out what he’s planning next. Can’t wait for book 2.
Jorg is very much an Anti-Hero. Exactly zero people reading this book will like him as a person, because he is a murderous psychopath that leaves an incredible amount of destruction in his wake for seemingly no reason. But goddamn if it wasn’t entertaining!
For real, even though he probably has the most evil personality of any character I’ve ever read, this book was just so well-written I couldn’t help but enjoy it. Like, it’s so messed up but also beautiful? It’s like being in the mind of a poetic serial killer, like even though I can’t say I “like” Jorg, I kinda like Jorg! I know what he wants (revenge and destruction) and what he’s willing to do to get it (literally anything), but I want to be in his mind even more and find out what he’s planning next. Can’t wait for book 2.