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Not sure what it was about this book. Took me ages to get through and I was so glad when it was done.

I probably should have DNF'd it. I was consistently bored - I know loads of people love this book so I'm clearly wrong or missing something.

Don't think I'll be continuing for now. I found none of the characters particularly interesting or distinctive and much of the story blurred together.

The world building was interesting.

I'd watched the show first which I really enjoyed.

Quite enjoyed the book too - found it grabbed me and kept me interested until the end. Probably wouldn't have enjoyed it without the context of the show, unfortunately.

A fun read. Very much more Abercrombie written in a lighter tone than some of his grittier works.

A band of antiheroes on a quest, similar to other reviews it definitely had a bit of a "DnD party on a quest" vibe - even down to their initial motivations via the pope.

Longer than it needed to be for the story, I think. It almost felt like two books in one.

I'd read another book with these characters now that I've grown to like them. I did love Vigga the scandinavian werewolf.

This was a quick read. I didn't really know what to expect as I only have a mild familiarity with the author (I've tried Strange & Norrel but not finished it).

Ended up quite enjoying this, it's got a compelling combination of unease and fantasy that I loved. I don't really know what I took from it - I think you'd need to read it at the right time and mood otherwise this might be a bit of a miss.

I really enjoyed the point of view character having to piece themselves back together, and the melancholy sadness of people who don't quite fit being able to perceive something more.

I'd recommend it if you've read one too many tomes recently and want a palate cleansing escape.

Apparently there's going to be a movie adaptation which I'll be interested to see.