Best Served Cold by Joe AbercrombieMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I have never read a book about revenge which was as visceral as this one before. What starts out as an intense drive to pay back a betrayal turns into a bloody and unrelenting shit show which makes one question whether revenge is every really worth it.
This book is like a combination of the Count of Montecristo and Game of thrones but even more depressing... and ruthless. While I loved the First Law trilogy which preceded this book, I liked this story even more. It was amazingly powerful and poignant and the best story I have ever read dealing with themes of vengence.
The book follows some side characters in the original trilogy and a few others and really fills out another part of the world, which seems a bit like 15th century Italian city states, complete with mercenary armies, and ruthless political machinations. Rated it 5 stars!
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