It’s been a while since a book took me quite this long to read (19 days!), but it really wasn’t the book’s fault. I’ve had a busy work schedule due to a current project, working through weekends and working up to 17 hours per day, so there just hasn’t been much time or energy left over for reading. ...
Joe Abercrombie is the Elmore Leonard of fantasy. Deep, rich, real, flawed characters with sharp, witty dialogue, stumbling their way through poor choices and bad decisions, and coming to grips with the consequences.
Though I was not an avowed Joe Abercrombie fan before starting this book, I wanted to read more of his work to see what the fuss was about. Turns out, the fuss is very much justified. The opening scene was enough to hook me, and the cast of well-rounded characters drew me in. The book read like a gr...
What is best served hot?a) Fleshb) Bloodc) Slaughterd) Desiree) Revenge**also delicious served coldBest Served Cold delivers all of the above in a warm-blooded fashion. this is a sweaty, fully engorged adventure novel that follows a diverse cast as they move from locale to locale on their own sort o...
It has been over a year since I last read a book by Joe Abercrombie, there are just so many books to get through. However, after finishing The First Law trilogy he has become like an “old favorite” that I can come back to any time and be sure of a good read. His writing style is always immensely rea...
I've been reading more dark fantasy, and while I do enjoy it, I struggle with that part of me that wants heroes, dammit! This book is set in the same world as the First Law books, which is bleak and grim. Did I like it? Yep, but it was bordering on the edge for me. I kept hoping someone, anyone, w...
If you liked the trilogy, you will most likely love this book. It's much of the same, except amplified. More awesome fight scenes, more gore, a bit darker, still funny, well done characters that drive the story and progress. You won't meet many people from the trilogy in this book, certainly none of...
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