Like the last time, I just can't get into this book. I can appreciate the characters and the writing and the depth. I do think that the "Say one thing for Logen Ninefingers, say …" is funny. I can see how the grit and darkness can be enjoyed. But man, I just don't like it. It's not even the brutality, I think it's mostly the pacing and the sense of impending doom without any sort of hope for help. I absolutely believe Abercrombie will let all of this civilisation fall and make us watch, and like, I get enough of that IRL. This book is part of the 2022 Backlog Incident.