Of course you can't help being reminded of Joe Abercrombie's work and not since the young Kvothe have I seen a wanna-be hero as cocksure as Cole. This book is neither as hard as Abercrombie's work (but some fights are close to Logen's handiwork) nor as brilliant as the Kingkiller Chronicle but it...
DNF - Did Not FinishI held out to a little over 50% but it was impossible to keep reading beyond that. Originally I was sold on the teaser provided on Amazon which left off with a good cliff hanging hook that had me buying it right away. It was flat line and downhill from there. I can handle one ...