THE TROUBLE WITH PEACE | Non-Spoiler Review

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[GregKulevich]

I love the way he wrote Savine. Brilliant! Rikke's arc was my favorite. I liked Trouble With Peace more than A Little Hatred and that was a 10/10 for me. I think TwP is my favorite Abercrombie book too.

[mattmccartney]

It's always interesting listening to people talk about somerhing they really love. Just starting A Little Hatred.

[miljak]

Best Served Cold was also my favourite Abercrombie book! Whenever I’ve recommended First Law to female friends I always thought I had to warn that it might be a little testosterone-y for their tastes (especially the first four books). Feels good being wrong.

[adammalone]

His best yet? Oh boy, now I'm triple excited for xmas!

[SniperDiplomat]

Just reread this and am dying for The Wisdom of Crowds right about now. TTWP is the definition of all killer, no filler. It's just nuts how good it is. I just... I really need to know where all the characters go from here.

[jackkennedy]

I absolutely loved the book (pulled an all-nighter and had finished by the next day). Got two random thoughts/theories:

1) Zuri is described in a Little Hatred as being surprisingly strong/has brothers who look nothing like her or each other/ in ‘The Trouble With Peace’ at the start of the chapter ‘The Truth’ Savine notices that she has tightly wrapped bandages under her dress (Zuri says the blood on them is not her own). I took this as pretty much confirmation that Zuri is Ishri (the eater from Best Served Cold/ the Heroes) who was always wrapped in bandages.

In ‘A Little Hatred’ Savine mentions that Glokta introduced her to Zuri. Does Glokta know who Zuri really is (and has placed her with Savine as a sort of bodyguard) or is he unaware that he’s given his daughter an eater for a handmaid?

2) This is kind of a long shot, but has Tolomei somehow gotten out of the House of the Maker? Selest Dan Heugen has suddenly gotten very influential in Adua at the expense of Savine and is also the one who tells Leo about Orso and Savine. Whilst telling him she say’s ‘…Bayaz could have locked me in the House of the Maker and I’d still have found a way to attend’ which seems an odd choice of words since I don’t think what Bayaz did to Tolomei and Yulwei is common knowledge. We know from what she did with Bayaz apprentice Malacus Quai that she can take on the form of other people, and helping to sow discord between Orso and Leo would destabilise the Union (which she may see as a part of attacking Bayaz).

Sorry for the long comment and I’m aware this could all be bullshit fan theory but it’s what occurred to me whilst reading. Love the channel btw.

[luvfatfish]

It is a stunning book. I've tried getting people to read his books and they usually look at me crazy as I try to describe Glokta and keep stammering "But the prose..." I feel your pain in trying to describe something you think is perfect as it is without using spoilers. It's like trying to review a sunrise without using colors.

I was floored by how well Abercrombie can pull off gimmicky writing in battle scenes. Gimmicky writing is never supposed to work. I believe it was The Heroes where he started each scene change with the same phrase he ended the last with. His description of the big multifront battle as a Rube Goldberg daisy chain of points of view in The Trouble With Peace was just incredible. That takes some serious chops to attempt, much less pull off and pull you in at the same time.

[ScullyPop]

It looks like a great book. It certainly has a wonderful title.

[galgorin]

You are fun to watch. Thanks for pointing me toward this brilliant author's books.

[mojoe]

This definitely jumped to my #1 for Joe's books. In fact I think it already made it there when I was 3/4 of the way though it, a truly excellent book.
I look forward to your review with spoilers then I can also gush in the comments section of that one with my favourite scenes!! haha

[MichaelRachal]

Finishing up Blackwing. This is up next. Really enjoying Blackwing so can't wait to up the reading experience to 11. I'd love for you to get him on your channel. That would be awesome to watch!

[constantinodelgado]

Currently in the middle of Part III of A Little Hatred (second time reading it). Review might have not been “helpful” but I’m all the more excited to read Trouble!

Also, you’ve never “LOL-ed” in any of his other books?? Thanks, now I feel like a weirdo! 😂

[redbeard]

Pretty coherent.
I need spoiler talk though!
And I agree....best Abercrombie yet. Not sure that I will be able to wait for book 3!!!

[garymasseyjr.]

After finishing "the trouble with peace" i was restless to continue reading so I took your recommendation of "the wolf" and am very much enjoying it. Thanks for the insight.

[spottheturtle]

yeah.... my wife hasn't read any of his stuff yet... and I feel the same way when I try to explain it... " They are like.... good...really good. It's like...umm. Oh, just read the Gawd damn books already!"

[mpsensha]

I'm only three books into Abercrombie, my next book will be Best Served Cold, so I'm hoping the new trilogy will be completed by the time I finished his other books.

[plr]

(SPOILERS!!) Vick is the most central character in the trilogy. She is involved in all the main story beats (aside from the Northmen fighting among themselves). And now her eyes are opened to the evil of the banks (aka Bayaz). After all, Vitari, Brint and Pike have all told her how they have corrupted the Union. Moreover, she suffered in a penal camp in Angland and knows the Union at its worst.

Vick is also always trying to justify her purpose, as if she is looking for a cause, though she will never admit it. But Pike recognizes this and offers her one--to root out corruption from the Union and rebuild it anew. And Pike is no fool. He understands the politics of the world and what Bayaz is capable of. As a very capable person herself, I think Vick will finally be the one to outwit Bayaz and orchestrate his downfall--with a little help from friends of course, namely Orso and Rikke. Or she might turn on every one at the last minute end up 'standing' with Bayaz. Being Abercrombie, that would not surprise me at all.

[cynthiaholmes]

I can't wait to read this book I really enjoyed a little hatred so hopefully this book is going to be even better 😊🙂😄

[lenna]

You look so happy ^-^ <33
Can't wait to get it really.. :)

[jimjohnson]

I felt the same way. I was not ready for how amazing it would be. But what should I read in the next year that will satisfy me like the first law?