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It was good, the characters were interesting...but I found myself asking over & over again, "so what's happening?" It felt like it took a long time to build & move main characters into place, and then...it was over? I wanted to get more explanations about what the magus wanted with Logan or what they're leaving in search of? Logan's buddies up in the north believe he's dead, so what are we paying attention to them for? Are they important or just filling in pieces of the world? I have no idea, but there's 2 more books & I'm hoping that early book 2 content will give me some answers.

In the end, I'd describe this as something close to the gathering of a RPG group that doesn't get along too much lol.

uncle_dunc's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Incredible story, brutal and dark but very well written and entertaining with very satisfying moments and fights, and a tiny bit of humor here and there. I’m excited to continue the trilogy!

leetsauce15's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

dandyloves's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

hoosierdaddy69's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

testaroscia's review against another edition

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3.0

Trilogies tend to ask you to be patient in the second book were you are not given much of a conclusion as a set up for the third book. Abercrombie obviously has no problems dispensing with a palate satisfying ending to the first book and it simply runs out of text as the band of merry folks get on their way south. Had the writing not been so accomplished I would be a hell of a lot more annoyed. The problem is now when will I get around to the second one...

kbalster87's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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