I looove this series so far! I was blown away by the first book and this one keeps tf up!!! 
We don't have the shocking revelations and twists of the first one, sure, but the character work continues to be superb, the plot is still fast paced and exciting not only bcoz plot but also thanks to the pov switches - every time we switch I'm mad about abandoning the current one but also excited to see what's going on with the others - none of the pov's are a drag! 

I'm getting #3 without hesitation, I want to start it asap!!! 

I love Glokta as a character. As a person deff not but as a character he is so interesting. His Superior of Dagoska arc has been great to see, we finally see why he was such a "promising young man" in his youth and how he could still be so much more than a simple torturer. 

I'm confused about Jezal lol, I can't believe one injury was enough to force him into a complete 180° but then again he has no idea who he is is the main theme for him. I can see him returning to his old ways but also another tragedy forcing him into a more balanced, "realistic" worldview. I only hope we didn't set up this over the top hopeful cheery pink glasses Jezal just to kill him. 

West might have become my fave character just bcoz of how the author plays with the readers into liking him then doing something awful then liking him again then he does something even more awful :') 
He is set up as "just a good guy trying to do the right thing" character but then he also has this rage inside of him that snaps so unexpectedly and viciously. 
(I love that he killed Ladisla, I always knew he would I just didn't know what would be his excuse, we all knew he needed an excuse to justify it to himself but he was always going to kill him I feel like) 

I love the journey to the end of the world, I'm in love with all these relics of the past that have been so thoroughly destroyed and forgotten that it's surreal to see them in the physical world. I like having this character that has seen all this at the height of its glory, Bayaz, tell the tales, but I'm a bit confused as to why we didn't make him more god-like. More crestfallen-knight kind of deal, more of a Dark Souls forgotten-gods type of deal. I know it might be deliberate to show all these legends of old were "just men like you and me" but I would prefer to feel something ancient, some hing *other* inside of Bayaz instead. 
Logen is such a cool dude. Now that we got the big reveal about the Bloody Nine, I somehow like him even more. Altho it was obvious, I like the romance w Ferro, it's good for them. I was surprised to see how Ferro thinks of it and how she allows herself to have nice feelings about it. I understand why she couldn't express them to Logen but I don't understand why Logen couldn't say anything about his feelings to her; that felt a bit out of character tbh, he's a simple, honest dude and he understands Ferro so I feel like he could have bridged that gap but ok. 

I'm calling bs on apprentice Quai - there is something wrong with him, idk if he's possessed or something but something's not right. 

The twist at the end of the world was maybe a bit foreseeable but I loved it none the less, it's p amusing hehe :)