Natalie’s Reviews > The Liar's Key > Status Update

Cowardly, useless and passive. None of the actions in this book came from a conscious decision, Jalan just flopped around. It is ok as a starting point leading to character development but sadly we get two books of narcissistic whiny monologue.

The word that sums up this book is frustrating. The author sets up a very interesting world with a lot of mystery, and then bogs it down with the most useless and unlikeable imbecile of an MC. Cowardly Jalan is an awful protagonist, no amount of excellent prose makes him appealing. Hoping he changes soon.

There's a lot of repetition in this book: Red Vikings chase the heroes, they fight outnumbered, the heroes run from RV, this happens like three times so far. Hoping the story picks up

Indeed, the book shines when it is from Snorri's POV. Jalan is a selfish imbecile who was somewhat relatable in the first book but is annoying now. Kinda one dimensional: he drinks, he whores, he whines, he's afraid of his own shadow. Rinse, lather, repeat.

Here's hoping the rest of the story fleshes him out.

So far my least fav of Mark Lawrence's book. Jalan's consistent shallowness get tiresome after a while. I thought there was more to him than just a drunk manwhore....Snorri is the more interesting of the pair, or the smarter at least.