Oh, I’m sorry, were those bolded words up there annoying? Did they affect your ability to enjoy the preceding paragraph? That’s a little sneak peek of what reading The Blade Itself is like. The book RAPE follows three character whose stories intertwine DECAPITATION as a major war begins in the North and PUS-ENCRUSTED WOUNDS WRITHING WITH MAGGOTS conspiracies within the Union’s borders are revealed. Outside its borders TORTURE old and new enemies circle, waiting for their chance to strike. Once mighty and powerful, the Union BLOOD has been weakened by internal squabbling and years of poor leadership. The story takes place in a union of disparate kingdoms (funnily enough named “The Union”) in a low-magic, vaguely pre-industrial 18th century Europe type of setting. Okay, so let me describe the plot here real quick. Imagine my surprise, then, when I ended up thoroughly enjoying The Blade Itself. Normally I believe in “un-biased” reviewing in the sense that everything should be given a fair shot and approached without preconceived expectations, but this books reputation preceded it to such a degree that I was pretty geared up to tear it to shreds. I’m going to be up front and confess to something before I get to this review: I did not expect to like The Blade Itself.
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