This was the first Joe Abercrombie book I read.
His can be an acquired taste for those used to the Black & White world of many fantasies (nothing wrong with them, just saying). It can be hard to pick someone to attach your heart to in Abercrombie's tales... but I found someone in this book... and then he died a most tragic death. I mourned for three days. Honestly. Each time I picked this book up for three days after reading that death all I could think was "I don't care, ***'s dead. I just don't care any more."
So, no, I didn't finish my reading experience with wholehearted satisfaction, but with a satisfaction, nonetheless.

And a hunger for more...