pickMy first Joe Abercrombie (despite having one of his trilogies on my shelf 😬).
It was a little formulaic for me at first, with non-stop action and Abercrombie‘s voice was loud and clear in the narration, but I eventually settled in. Not a lot of development, but I did enjoy the characters and the sarcasm that came with such a distinct writing style. By the end, I was invested and thoroughly enjoyed it.
pickA monk, a werewolf, an elf, a vampire, a necromancer, a woman who has had every job in the world, and a warrior who cannot die make up the Chapel of the Holy Expediency. Their latest mission is to escort a street thief who is believed to be the long lost heir to the throne of Troy. It is a fun, swashbuckling adventure with lots of violence and plenty of dark humor, much of it directed at the Catholic church.
pickThis is fun and sort of ridiculous and I kind of loved it.
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Perfect day for reading outside on the deck.
I may have gotten carried away when all of the books started to appear. Like gifts for the brain.
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pickAn amazing read! The fantasy was great, the action was great, the dark humour was great! I hear that this might be the start of a series, if so I‘m all in! This was my first book by Joe Abercrombie, but definitely not my last!
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I‘m having to eat my words on my last post about The Devils. I do understand the divisiveness surrounding it now. And, honestly, I‘m a bit irritated. It was a slow character driven book but it felt like it was building to a big ending. And it tried. But it was the most obvious plot twist and I guessed it from the very beginning. It felt like it was all for nothing. And it could have been about a hundred pages shorter.
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I‘m a little shocked to see how divisive the reviews are on The Devils by Joe Abercrombie. I‘ve noticed that a lot of the people that don‘t like it love The First Law Trilogy. One person said the characters in The Devils felt flat compared to First Law. So if that‘s the case I really need to read that series because so far I‘ve enjoyed The Devils. Granted I‘ve only made it to part three but I can‘t wait to see where it goes.
