Instruction: Write a review of Joe Abercrombie's book Before They Are Hanged

Response: There are some amazing action sequences in this sequel. Logen and Ferro are the most epic swashbuckling fighting duo the circle has ever seen. Never doubt them.

Is there a character arc in this book? Trick question! No one in the series changes or grows - you just get to see different shades of them. We empathize with the "villains" and the protagonists reveal their evil sides.