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The Blade Itself
The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1)
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September 1, 2012
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September 30, 2012
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Athena Shardbearer
Feb 10, 2014 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fantasy, all-of-me
Epic/Dark Fantasy Buddy Read Robin, Alexa, Jessica, Kat, Jennifer, Ashley, Eon


There are no heroes here and I love it. Also, the narrator is awesome. Review to come soon. ...more
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Scott
Dec 05, 2011 rated it really liked it
Promising start to trilogy, really got into the book in the second half..... interested in checking out the 2nd in the series.
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Ted Cross
Mar 10, 2013 rated it liked it
Clearly a first novel since it's full of little issues and some bad editing, but it improves as it goes along, and I know from reading Best Served Cold that the author did indeed get better. I give it three and a half stars, though this site sadly doesn't give that option. ...more
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Oct 11, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Jul 06, 2011 marked it as to-read
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