Reviews

Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

strawverri's review against another edition

5.0

Not sure how to feel had a little scifi moment ... gonna read the next one and see where it takes me. Dark.

aj67's review against another edition

2.0

Not for me. Story never seemed to go anywhere. Probably pass on the next two.

rjdey's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

gustavofre27's review against another edition

This book compelled me to write a review because of how bad it is; I had to abandon it by chapter 22. My main criticism of this book is how irritating the protagonist is to readers. Honestly, I am surprised to see so many positive reviews. Jorg constantly comes across as an immature, selfish, and psychotic character. It is simply disappointing to read about Jorg's desire to harm every person he dislikes or even those he admires, whether because they pose a threat to him, have questioned him, or even just mispronounced his name. We then have to read about the 14-year-old protagonist's urge to act violently towards others.He is basically a Joffrey from Game of Thrones. The differences are that Jorg always gets everything he wants. No matter the enemy, he can kill them! No matter the authority, intelligence, or any other quality of another character, Jorg always overcomes them, despite being only 14 years old. I am leaving aside the protagonist's bad nature; you can't become attached to him because everything he does or thinks about is harming others.I am reading "The Red Knight," and the "protagonist" is somewhat similar to Jorg, but within the first 100 pages, he has already been slapped by a woman, leaving him rubbing his red cheek, has fought a man who left him panting during the fight, having to apply a sort of arm lock to stop the fight before losing it; if he hadn’t, he would have lost in a humiliating manner. Meanwhile, in "Prince of Thorns," all it shows is a bad protagonist who rapes, is bloodthirsty, lacks charisma, is empty, and can kill everyone and everything in his way.

nightwithbooks's review against another edition

Well this book continues my misery... I just want a good book please
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rkoller94's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This just wasn't for me. That's all.

knihomila's review against another edition

moc brutálne a temné

watupteach22's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

sam_macdon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

hellobookbird's review

2.0

DNF @ 16%.

I like anti-heroes and I like evil villains but only if they're redeemable. This one ain't it. It isn't badly written so if I liked that sort of thing I'd be all over this. But I'm not.

Recommended if you like em dark, evil, and unredeemable.