Review: The Grey Bastards

The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy from Penguin's First to Read in exchange for an honest review.

I had a lot of fun reading this book. It is filthy, violent, vulgar, and downright mean at times. It's also smart, funny, and well crafted.

The characters are great. They have personality and the things the want actually matter to the story being told. Now, the book does tend to focus on just a few of these characters. The potential exists for some great stories down the road. And that is part of what I liked about the Grey Bastards so much. This book is self contained and yet it can develop into something more with additional stories in the same setting. It is believable and interesting. I wanted Jackal to succeed and want to see more from him.

I think this book was able to set itself apart from other fantasy books while utilizing elements that can draw in fans of the genre.

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