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RebeccaErGlad MegetGlad
Mar 19, 2019 rated it really liked it
This book made me swear off fantasy. "But wait", you're thinking, "you gave it four stars!" Indeed I did, but this book is such a page turner that when I sat down Monday morning at eight fifteen and told myself "I'll only read a couple of chapters" (a classic lie among booklovers) I stayed put in that chair until four o'clock (excepting a toilet break), reading, thereby skipping class. And reading my school stuff. (If only I could read non-fiction with such focus...)

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Jacqie
Mar 16, 2009 rated it really liked it
This one moves faster than the first book. There are three main plot threads, and I was impatient whenever the threads switched because they were all so compelling. I've got the last book of the trilogy lined up next. ...more
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Ryan Mac
Oct 22, 2008 rated it really liked it
This book wasn't quite as good at the first in the series but it was still an excellent read. The characters are flushed out a bit more but most of the book seemed to be centered around setting up the third book. Be warned that this book has plenty of blood and violence but no hangings as the title suggests. I'm looking forward to the third book and have a feeling that things aren't going to be wrapped up in the way that you might expect, based on the endings of books 1 and 2. ...more
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Holli
Nov 27, 2020 rated it really liked it
Shelves: listened-to-it
It’s official, I am a fan of Abercrombie’s writing.
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Amanda
Jun 22, 2009 marked it as to-read
Deepak
Aug 07, 2010 rated it liked it
Teodor Muraru
Sep 19, 2011 marked it as to-read
Malgorzata
Mar 03, 2013 marked it as to-read
Judith Scott
Jul 08, 2014 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Jesse
Nov 11, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: ultimate-book-nerd-challenge-2015
Kristin
Dec 29, 2015 marked it as to-read
Catherine
Jul 02, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Katt Hansen
Jul 10, 2017 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Camilla
Nov 15, 2017 marked it as to-read
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Melissa Seng
Jan 08, 2018 marked it as to-read
Rachael
Jul 31, 2018 rated it really liked it
Susan
Apr 14, 2019 marked it as to-read
Viktoriya
Mar 25, 2020 marked it as to-read
Shelves: series, tbr-tub
Sandy
Mar 23, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Kaitlin
Jul 26, 2022 marked it as to-read-own
Lorna
Feb 28, 2023 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Kaitlyn
Dec 16, 2024 marked it as to-read
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