Man, what a fucking letdown.

>not even a PINCH of grimdark aesthetic besides "here be war" and "there was blood"
>every single dialogue is literally Marvel tier quipping
>constant "haha sex" jokes, every third punchline is "my TWAT, haha! lets fuck!"
>everybody is tsundere for everybody else: the shy girl wants to kiss the elf girl and vice versa but theyre shy, the monk hates there werewolf but wants to fuck her and vice versa, the pirate hates the necromancer and wants to fuck her and vice versa...
>every battle has such a predictable outcome that I know 2 pages ahead whats gonna happen
>there is a "bossfight" after every few chapters with a set stage and bosses that are easily defeated by one of the heroes special abilities
>each character has one special ability which IS also their entire personality: shy elf is invisible and shy, rough and grumpy warrior is immortal, werewolf girl is ferocious and strong, vampire is calculating and mesmerizing, swashbuckler lady has swagger and charm, monk is pious and prude...


I can't believe that the guy who wrote Best Served Cold and the Age of Madness trilogy is the same Abercrombie that wrote this absolutely predictable slop. The book reads like the tutorial of a 6/10 console RPG game plays, the plot is foreseeable as fuck and the characters are as shallow as their one liners.
And don't give try and give him an out by claiming "b-b-but its just a YA novel", it isn't. It's an attempt to market his brand for a netflix miniseries or some shit and whether intentionally or not, he is turning his back on what made his previous books such good reads.