A review by scylla87
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Dark and hilarious from pretty much the start, this book is a great continuation of The First Law trilogy. A lot happened in this book, and occasionally it began to drag a little bit. There could have been an opportunity to dive this into more than one book, but I am glad that Abercrombie chose not to do so. There were some things that could have been expanded upon had there been more than one book, but stretching out the story would have made the slow parts all the more difficult to get through.

Of course, Nicomo Cosca was the best character in this book. From the moment he came back onto the scene the book got all the more better. Absolutely everything he did and said was amazing. I look forward to seeing what happens to him next.
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