Half A King, by Joe Abercrombie. START DATE: October 7, 2015

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"Betrayed by his family and left for dead, Prince Yarvi, reluctant heir to a divided kingdom, has vowed to reclaim a throne he never wanted.

But first he must survive cruelty, chains and the bitter waters of the Shattered Sea itself - all with only one good hand. Born a weakling in the eyes of a hard, cold world, he cannot grip a shield or swing an axe, so has sharpened his mind to a deadly edge.

Gathering a strange fellowship of the outcast, he finds they can help him more than any noble could. Even so, Yarvi's path may end as it began - in twists, traps and tragedy... "

Nicole and I will be reading this! Feel free to join!

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I'm starting this a little early!

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Chapter 1

(view spoiler)[ Huh, I'd have thought that the uncle would take the throne (hide spoiler)]

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Chapter 2

(view spoiler)[ the kid needs to man up! Otherwise, his mother will do all the ruling! (hide spoiler)]

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Chapter 7

(view spoiler)[ A-ha, I knew that uncle was not what he seemed! (hide spoiler)]

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Chapter 10 - this is getting boring

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Up to Chapter 17 - this got a bit better, but nothing great yet...

(view spoiler)[ I wonder how that escape from the ship will go... (hide spoiler)]

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Chapter 19

(view spoiler)[ I hope this trek doesn't take too long of the book... (hide spoiler)]