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This book was such a mixed bag to me. The main thing that kept me reading was the setting, I think without it I would have DNF’d it. I won’t spoil exactly what it was since I found the best part was gradually finding out the true nature of this world. I also appreciate the author not rambling and having pointless things, the writing was straight to the point. If anyone else wrote this book I feel like they would’ve stretched it out to 600+ pages so I really appreciate him not wasting my time. However, this is a double edged sword since I feel like Jorg is the only character who has been developed. Speaking of Jorg, he is 14 so he just sounds like an edge lord sometimes and it’s just something I had to get over. What really lowered my rating was the last couple chapters, the conclusion was really rushed to the point of it being unsatisfying. I have no idea if I’ll continue with this series.

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

If you ever wanted to read about a ruthless, murderous sociopath protagonist for a change, this book is for you. It does not hold back in any way right from the beginning and it's such a wild ride seeing things from Jorg's point of view. It does require some suspension of disbelief however, a teenager being the leader of a vicious band of outlaws and always comes out alive in every scenario, but the way he does it is rather unpredictable or ridiculous that I had a good time reading it nonetheless. The story keeps shifting between present and past events however so that might ruin the flow if you dislike flashbacks chapters. I would recommend this if you are a fan of grimdark and don't mind mentions of rape or protagonist being a complete piece of crap.

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dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

A dark story with the most messed up anti-hero I've ever read. Difficult to stomach at times

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adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Interesting story this one of Jorg, the Prince caught in the thorns watching the ones he loves the most die while unable to stop it.
When you meet him he is a savage, brutal, uncaring, ruthless kid, only thirteen, which kind of boggles the mind. But, I guess it is the Broken Empire and there are explanations and manipulations but there’s still a lot of violence that felt a bit too gratuitous and less mentions to rape would have tasted much better, still we end up realising everything has a reason, somewhat.
The plot is solid, sometimes leading places you would never guess, which makes it surprising and fun, but then gore, again. It’s the authors choice I guess.
The writing is pretty good, but both plot and writing in the author’s Book of the Ancestor trilogy are far superior, which is one of the reasons for my rating too.
The ending was not bad, not too much of a cliffhanger, just enough for you to know what’s what and making clear that he will be likely a bit older on the next book but his aim the same. How he will get there? Well I want to find out.

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