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A review by samtherat17
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
What can I say about this book/series which hasn't already been said? It's received praise from almost everywhere and it's for a reason.
This book took me a while to get through, mainly due to its slower pace. However, this was for the book's benefit as it allows the author to give us some worldbuilding. And I have to say that this world is really immersive. Abercrombie develops just enough of this world and it's magic for the reader to be interested in knowing more about it, but doesn't reveal everything.
The characters are probably my favourite part of this book, as they're all special in their own way, which makes every PoV feel unique. Glokta is definitely my favourite, because of his sarcastic humour. I have to say though, I don't like Ferro at all. She's really annoying.
This book for the most part feels like a glimpse into the lives of the characters, and an overarching plot really just comes into play near the end. This really feels like a 'first book', in the sense that it's more of a setup, not in a bad way though.
So yeah, this was a great start to the First Law and I'll definitely be continuing with the series. I was hovering between giving this a 4 or a 4.5 but I decided to go with a 4 for now.
This book took me a while to get through, mainly due to its slower pace. However, this was for the book's benefit as it allows the author to give us some worldbuilding. And I have to say that this world is really immersive. Abercrombie develops just enough of this world and it's magic for the reader to be interested in knowing more about it, but doesn't reveal everything.
The characters are probably my favourite part of this book, as they're all special in their own way, which makes every PoV feel unique. Glokta is definitely my favourite, because of his sarcastic humour. I have to say though, I don't like Ferro at all. She's really annoying.
This book for the most part feels like a glimpse into the lives of the characters, and an overarching plot really just comes into play near the end. This really feels like a 'first book', in the sense that it's more of a setup, not in a bad way though.
So yeah, this was a great start to the First Law and I'll definitely be continuing with the series. I was hovering between giving this a 4 or a 4.5 but I decided to go with a 4 for now.