A review by bookishdamzel
The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

"What's easily given... is easily took away."

I'm really trying to take my time reading this series and to enjoy the ride that is the Age of Madness. Trouble with Peace obviously takes up where you left off from A Little Hatred. A Civil War on the fringes of a couple battles won. Orso really was something else, trying to face down people who fault him for inheriting what his father, and his father's father did in the past. Rikke straight taking everything in her hands. Leo as always wanting glory and being easily led but with more stakes on his end. Savine being more involved than Leo ever thought. You can't go wrong with a love quadrant who are on opposite sides of a war. Secrets are revealed, people are betrayed, loss in the thousands. 

There are more players in this book, still love Broad, but I did end up enjoying Vick and Clover's pov by the end. I'm excited to see how all this goes down in the next book.