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da3m0nic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Violence, Cursing, Alcohol, Grief, Toxic friendship, War, Gore, and Sexual content
Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, and Stalking
surdiablo's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
muck0009's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence
josiah17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
My favorite stories were "A Beautiful Bastard", "Made a Monster", "Two's Company", "Hell", and "The Fool Jobs".
Graphic: Violence and Gore
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Sexual content
adammtucker's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Violence and Sexual content
bookishwondergoth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Shev and Javre are wonderful and I really hope we see them again in other books, though time is pressing on them a bit by the end of The Age of Madness so not sure how feasible this is!
‘Two’s Company’ is God tier. The end.
Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Murder, Violence, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Vomit, War, Death, Drug use, and Gore
Moderate: Kidnapping and Lesbophobia
Minor: Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Animal death
The usual Joe Abercrombie fare so expect a lot of swearing, sex, booze and violence etc. At one point, one of the main recurring characters—who is a lesbian—is addressed with the slur