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@kergoth Ah, I hadn't thought of the First Law trilogy comparaison. Good point.

Well, I do have to say that I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. It's quite dark, and the main character is clearly an anti-hero, but at times it seemed a bit over the top. In the end I did care about the main character somewhat, but it certainly didn't hold a candle to Abercrombie, which is the closest to this in style I've read to date. It was a quick read that carried me along from beginning to end without interruption, though. It was certainly action packed. I'm rather torn about the whole thing. I suspect I'll be re-reading it in the near future to clarify my feelings about it, and will certainly read the future novels, if for no other reason than to see how the author's skill develops.

Nice twist in terms of story lore. I was a bit confused where the story took place, and the clues are more or less subtly sprinkled in, with not too much exposition.

The main protagonist is a bit archetypal, similar to The Lies of Lock Lamora, a young masculin teen with a freakish tactical and strategic luck, who is also hyper-violent and clearly on the psychopathic spectrum, saved by a story plot-twist that explains why they are like that. But still needs to be redeemed in the next books IMHO.

Has a Cosmere , aka The Stormlight Archvive/Mistborn vibe in the greater powers that play a 1:1 worldwide game. Again, to be seen if relevant in the other two books.