Herein Harruq and Qurrah meet up with a band of mercenaries and go about their lives in the wake of former lives as terrible, terrible people. Harruqs trying to move past it. Qurrah? Not so much. The problem is, while this books supposed to be the growth of these characters, showing how things are changing since the action of The Weight of blood, theres not really any character development. While some of the news characters have their amusing moments, for the most part they dont really add anything. So much...didnt happen. I was mired in it. And I wanted to scream at the number of times stupidity or true, obvious evil rears its head and Harruq and everyone else under the sun are all too eager to just sweep it under the rug. Who would act this way, i kpet asking myself? Theres no momentum here.Let me say though as with the first one, I like what Dalglish tries to do hear. What he very obviously wants. Its high fantasy in all its dungeons and dragonsiest glory, but theres no emotion that you feel, no characters to stir you forward, just...status quo. Its like the book just goes in a perfectly straight line. There's no attachment. But for people not looking for the indepth, the gripping, for people just looking for a dark quick fantasy story, I would still recommend it. Mostly this just wasnt my cup of tea, it doesnt mean that will hold true for others. The Cost of Betrayal is the second book of the Half-Orc series. I can't believe how quickly I became a fan of these books. My boyfriend introduced them to me and I wasn't really expecting to like them at all. I played along because I didn't want to hurt his feelings by rejecting it. I admit I was judging a book by it's cover again, but then again who doesn't. It wasn't just the covers that threw me off though, it was the entire genre. I'm not one who necessarily goes for the fantasy books that involve magic, but I was willing to try it. What I liked most about these books though is that while it can appeal to boys because of the fighting it can also appeal to girls because of the love incorporated in it. I would definitely read again in the future.
What do You think about The Cost Of Betrayal (2010)?
Read all the books and found it a great way to spend some time on the different journeys
—Spider
I think this book took the story arc from the first and improved on it.
—Hassan
easy to read and entertaining. nothing new though.
—sashytelt
