Book Review: Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

Prince of Thorns is a story featuring a wholly unlikable character with few redeeming qualities.  Even as a product of adversity, Jorg is hard to identify or commiserate with.  He's a character who knows he is doing wrong, and delights in it. He turns away from humanity and remorse at almost every turn. The saving grace for this book is Mark Lawrence's beautiful writing and the fascinating world he has constructed. I only wish that he had chosen to provide the reader with a better guide to that world.