Kadomi@buecher.pnpde.social reviewed Half the world by Joe Abercrombie
More grimdark YA
5 stars
Half The World continues the Shattered Sea trilogy, continuing where Half A King left off. We get two protagonists in this novel. Thorn Bathu, or Hild, as only her mother calls her, wants to be a warrior to go on raids but the Master of Arms is harder on her than on any boy. He sets 3 boys on her as final test, and she accidentally kills one of them, which makes her a murderer. Father Yarvi takes her and fellow outcast Brand under his wing on a diplomatic mission to the south, to the First of Cities, as Gettland needs allies against the High King.
It's an exciting viking-style boat trip down the river, and it is refreshing to see a kickass female warrior who's the brute while Brand is the gentle guy. There's a believable love story, nice locales, an awesome cast of characters. I dug it. Admittedly, …
Half The World continues the Shattered Sea trilogy, continuing where Half A King left off. We get two protagonists in this novel. Thorn Bathu, or Hild, as only her mother calls her, wants to be a warrior to go on raids but the Master of Arms is harder on her than on any boy. He sets 3 boys on her as final test, and she accidentally kills one of them, which makes her a murderer. Father Yarvi takes her and fellow outcast Brand under his wing on a diplomatic mission to the south, to the First of Cities, as Gettland needs allies against the High King.
It's an exciting viking-style boat trip down the river, and it is refreshing to see a kickass female warrior who's the brute while Brand is the gentle guy. There's a believable love story, nice locales, an awesome cast of characters. I dug it. Admittedly, I find it rather gruesome for YA, but it is written by Lord Grimdark after all.