This weekly meme was started by @Lauren’s Page Turners. It is now being hosted by Budget Tales Book Blog. To participate, choose a random book from your GoodReads TBR and show it off. Which sounds easy enough until you have to decide how to choose that book! I think I will use a different way each week, like picking a color or number of pages. I will let you know each week how I chose the book and then something interesting about it, like how it ended up on the list or why I want to read it. Got it? Okay let’s get started.
I have been having fun using the alphabet to pick my books. This week’s letter is ‘H’ and there were some good ones to choose from. But I finally settled on this older title. I don’t think I have read anything by this author before, but he often comes up on as a recommendation based on other books I have read. This one sounds pretty good and has won quite a number of well known awards.
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Publication Date: July 2014
Summary from Goodreads:
Betrayed by his family and left for dead, Prince Yarvi, reluctant heir to a divided kingdom, has vowed to reclaim a throne he never wanted.
But first he must survive cruelty, chains and the bitter waters of the Shattered Sea itself – all with only one good hand. Born a weakling in the eyes of a hard, cold world, he cannot grip a shield or swing an axe, so he has sharpened his mind to a deadly edge.
Gathering a strange fellowship of the outcast, he finds they can help him more than any noble could. Even so, Yarvi’s path may end as it began – in twists, traps and tragedy…
Joe Abercrombie is a pretty popular and well known author, but as far as I know I have never read any of his books. I like that the character of Yarvi has a disability yet is still able to survive in a harsh and cruel world. This is also giving off found family vibes which is always a plus. I just might have to pick this one up soon.
Confessions of a Serial Reader 