The Last Knight

DNF - PG 80

Why?

I dislike Fisk - one of the two narrator's - and his amusingness quickly became annoying and insufferable. Also, I think he's sexist. When I get quotes like these:

The lady's long, dark hair no longer swirled, but clung to her head in much the same way the bodice of her dress clung to her figure.Her amused, rain-wet face was attractive, if you like strong, even features better than soft prettiness. Me, I like both [...]I glared back, glad that I was bigger and stronger than she was.She certainly hadn't been dosed with aquilas, (a drug to make her pliable) or anything else. I was beginning to regret that.The shinning joy on her face made up for any amount of plainness - and the right Gifts and dowry can make the downright ugly attractive, much less the merely plain.You seldom find clocks in women's rooms.Her face was so lovely, I didn't even glance at her figure.“As long as nothing crawls in and joins us during the night. Unless of course it's human, female, and preferably good-looking.” (He then goes on to add that if she were clean and willing, he'd bed a total stranger.)

Finally, we have this little gem, showing that it might just be the world that's sexist and not only Fisk:
But inability to provide an heir for a man's land is the ultimate curse among noblewomen. Even a commoner can put off his wife for it, if it's proved the fault is in her and not him.

So, basically, the only thing women are good for in this world is to be stared at by skeevy Fisk and pop out babies.

Also, I admit that I do not like the magic system, as it reminds me very strongly of Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson - especially the hereditary part.

I did, however, like Michael and I think that if the story had only been told by him, I might have made it through this book.