A review by a_cup_of_books
Blood Bowl by Matt Forbeck
4.0
This book is utter trash in the best way possible. It's high fantasy meets American football and all the chaos that ensues. But more importantly, it's actually a really well written and fun high fantasy romp that doesn't take itself too seriously at any point.
The characters are genuinely interesting and fun, with clear motivations and a relative amount of character growth given the subject matter. It also has a great over arching plot and some really nice pacing.
Many would avoid a book like this due to the fact it's connected with a video game (or board game?) and a fear you need to know the background to enjoy it. But if you can overlook that and just approach this as a great slightly trashy fantasy then I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
The characters are genuinely interesting and fun, with clear motivations and a relative amount of character growth given the subject matter. It also has a great over arching plot and some really nice pacing.
Many would avoid a book like this due to the fact it's connected with a video game (or board game?) and a fear you need to know the background to enjoy it. But if you can overlook that and just approach this as a great slightly trashy fantasy then I'm sure you'll enjoy it.