A review by crickety
Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

1.0

This novel was an incredible disappointment. I barely know what to say about it, nothing really worked for me. The whole thing felt extremely childish which jarred with the violent themes and basic plot. I was especially disturbed by the amount of sexual violence and how it was handled. I personally don’t like reading about young teens being skilled rapists or abusing prostitutes. Violence and gore is what brought me to the book but the creepiness of the main character made it near impossible to finish. Seriously, there are great and gore-filled books out there that doesn’t read like they’re written by a disturbed horny teen, find those instead.