4,5/5
Joe Abercrombie knows how to write a second book in a trilogy and in the introduction he even claims that those are his favorite books to write! I love how little Before They Are Hanged is about the plot, but don’t love how much it’s about war. Especially towards the end the war scenes got too long for my liking. And, I would love to see more female characters. Though because the male ones are so well developed and lovely in their vulnerability, I'm willing to look past this. For now at least.