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tregina's review against another edition
3.0
Stylistically I really dug this, it got under my skin in the right way and, like. Pirates. I don't have a problem with this level of violence done in this visceral way. But the only women are dead plot devices, and that's just exhausting.
lezreadalot's review against another edition
2.0
As a story, it was fine, but thematically, it just hit so many of those old cliched notes and I didn't really care about the characters or this revenge quest. There were references to difference stories, but I feel like others have done it better. Didn't really vibe with the audiobook either. Ultimately, I only finished it because it's on a list of books that I bought, and I'm trying to read everything I buy. But I didn't particularly like this, sadly.
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death, violence and gore, mentions of rapebuuboobaby's review against another edition
DNF - I read up to 40% and just wasn't feeling it. I usually enjoy Tim Lebbon's books, too, but this just didn't work for me
urlphantomhive's review against another edition
3.0
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Pieces of Hate contains the title story as well as a prequel called Dead man's Hand.
Both tell the tale of Gabriel hunting Temple, across the globe and through the ages. Gabriel doesn't have a choice but to do as he does.
This could set for a very interesting series, as the entire setting and cast of the series (except for the two mains) can change with each story. The prequel story I thought was a bit messy, but Pieces of Hate had pirates so that made up for a lot. I didn't feel it reached its full potential though, and I don't feel invested enough in the series to continue.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Pieces of Hate contains the title story as well as a prequel called Dead man's Hand.
Both tell the tale of Gabriel hunting Temple, across the globe and through the ages. Gabriel doesn't have a choice but to do as he does.
This could set for a very interesting series, as the entire setting and cast of the series (except for the two mains) can change with each story. The prequel story I thought was a bit messy, but Pieces of Hate had pirates so that made up for a lot. I didn't feel it reached its full potential though, and I don't feel invested enough in the series to continue.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
noveladdiction's review against another edition
3.0
Hm, I think this is the first Tor.com novella I've read that I wasn't over the moon about. For me, this is a case of "awesome idea, not the best execution." The story itself was cool, but I think the writing didn't work for me.
I didn't hate it, so I'd gladly read a third story.
I didn't hate it, so I'd gladly read a third story.
jessie_h's review against another edition
2.0
This review originally appeared on the Goldilox and the Three Weres blog.
Pieces of Hate is actually the collection of the first two stories in Tim Lebbon's Assassin series and out of the novellas I've read so far from tor.com, this one is my least favorite. The novelette Dead Man's Hand is a western whereas the second part, Pieces of Hate, is a Caribbean pirate story. The promise of pirates is what drew me to this novella but I couldn’t get into either of the stories. They were rather well written and the worldbuilding was good. It's brutal and dirty and very realistic, but the revenge plot wasn't compelling to me even though I understand why he wants it. I couldn't connect to Gabriel and his fight against Temple. Both stories felt like weirdly paced action scenes and just wasn't my cup of tea. While this didn't work for me, I think this one will appeal more to others. Unfortunately, I'm not interested enough to read the next one.
*ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley.
Pieces of Hate is actually the collection of the first two stories in Tim Lebbon's Assassin series and out of the novellas I've read so far from tor.com, this one is my least favorite. The novelette Dead Man's Hand is a western whereas the second part, Pieces of Hate, is a Caribbean pirate story. The promise of pirates is what drew me to this novella but I couldn’t get into either of the stories. They were rather well written and the worldbuilding was good. It's brutal and dirty and very realistic, but the revenge plot wasn't compelling to me even though I understand why he wants it. I couldn't connect to Gabriel and his fight against Temple. Both stories felt like weirdly paced action scenes and just wasn't my cup of tea. While this didn't work for me, I think this one will appeal more to others. Unfortunately, I'm not interested enough to read the next one.
*ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley.
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