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Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers):
Prince Jorg intends to be the king over the entire land by the time he's fifteen. And he will kill anyone that gets in his way- friend or foe. He's quite bright and strategic, so he just might accomplish his goal.

Category:
Fantasy

Why I chose this book:
Description sounded interesting

My personal opinion:
I am grateful that it was on sale when I bought it, because this was a waste of money. Bad language, graphic violence, and rape are present almost from the very beginning. Most of the bad language was spelled as it would be pronounced in a dialect, so I thought they were euphemisms. But no, the real deal came up later. I wish I could have finished this book. The story line sounded interesting- I really want to see if Jorg can actually pull off the revenge he wants. But I can't take the language, so I'm done. I don't recommend this to anyone. I'm also not reviewing the series, because I don't intend to continue it.

Warnings
Language: Many uses of the f-word
Violence: Frequent and fairly graphic
"Adult" situations: Reference to rape
Death: Yes

Movie rating equivalent:
R, for language and violence

Protagonist description:
Jorg watched bad guys kill his mother and brother, so he has some emotional baggage to unpack

Point of view of story:
First, centered on Jorg

Book length:
Medium

Story flow:
Excellent

Grammar and spelling issues:
None

Character connection (no spoilers):
None

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