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myngerrys's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: War
downtowndaly's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Torture, War, Blood, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Terminal illness, Sexual violence, and Rape
stephaniemcuervo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Death, Blood, Torture, Slavery, Murder, Gore, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Cursing, Cannibalism, Xenophobia, War, and Child death
Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Vomit, Child abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Miscarriage, Excrement, and Abortion
da3m0nic's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Blood, Sexual content, War, Murder, Torture, Colonisation, Racism, Violence, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Misogyny, Kidnapping, Sexism, Vomit, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, and Bullying
Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Classism, Excrement, Confinement, and Stalking
ripxw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Torture, and War
Moderate: Gore
nerdkitten's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Vomit, War, Terminal illness, Blood, Cursing, Murder, Rape, Torture, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Cannibalism, Lesbophobia, Classism, Outing, Ableism, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Excrement, Grief, and Xenophobia
Minor: Abortion, Body shaming, Abandonment, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Genocide, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism
maidofbees's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Torture, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
josiah17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"A curse we all have to bear. Round and round in circles we go, clutching at successes that we never grasp, endlessly tripping over the same old failures. Truly, life is the misery we endure between disappointments."
Phenomenal conclusion to this trilogy, delivered in absolutely epic fashion. About halfway through it was already my favorite of the three books, and it simply went on to enhance those previous installments with more revelations and seamless converging of plot points.
The character work is also tremendous. This series is character focused at the core, and it pays huge dividends in this book when the plot emerges and events begin to unfold.
Abercrombie's humor really hit home for me as well. I knew before starting this series that people considered these books to be constantly hilarious, and I honestly wasn't sure why after the first two books. Sure, they were funny at times, but nothing extraordinarily funny. But this book had me laughing left and right. It was great.
Overall, this book is certainly a new all-time favorite, as well as this series thanks to the payoff this installment provided for the trilogy as a whole. I can't wait to continue reading the next books in the First Law world!
Graphic: Blood, War, Gore, Sexual content, and Violence
camam4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Rape, and Sexual violence
jferguson1138's review against another edition
- 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
The twist in this book is some solid payoff for a prior book that felt more wandering and it is on a similar level of a red wedding.
I’ll tell you, if we can’t have a Song of Ice and Fire ending, The First Law series is a pretty solid substitute.
Graphic: Vomit, Classism, Cannibalism, Torture, War, and Violence