The Blade Itself

The Blade Itself is an enjoyable book, but has some problems. The first and foremost being the author's prose. Not all of it is bad, but many of his descriptions are wrought with overuse of adjectives. I also roll my eyes as a lot of his phrasing, it being over dramatic and a little cringey like something you would find in a fanfic. Toward the end of the book these problems lessen and I hope that trend continues in the rest of the trilogy. I'll continue reading for the well-established politics, interesting characters, and complex plot that I'm sure is hiding a lot from us in the first book.