A review by bookaneer
Tower Lord by Anthony Ryan

3.0

Still a readable grimdark military fantasy and it does not suffer any usual weaknesses from a sequel. Strong, relatable characters. Wished there are more Vaelin's POV but I am glad with Vyrna's (I love her) and Frentis's. The new POV, Reva, I warmed up to her a bit but I found her siege commander ability was way too unbelievable in such a short time. Thank goodness the action bits were great and the battles engaging. Overall, the book is a bit slow at the beginning but the second half was quite fantastic. I enjoyed the magic part but still not sure whether the mysterious supreme magical evil is necessary to the plot. But hell, color me intrigued for now. Onward to the last book!