Jonathan French: The True Bastards

Hi everyone

The True Bastards is the second book in The Lot Lands series, written by Jonathan French.
I got my book from Bol.com.

"Fetching was once the only female rider in the Lot Lands. Now she is the leader of her own hoof, a band of loyal half orcs sworn to her command. But in the year since she took power, the True Bastards have struggled to survive. Tested to the breaking point by the burdens of leadership, Fetching battles desperately to stave off famine, desertion, and the scorn of the other half-orc chieftains, even as orcs and humans alike threaten the Lots' very existence. Then an old enemy finds a way to strike at her from beyond the grave--and suddenly only one, faint hope for salvation remains." 

This was brutal. I liked it a lot but it was really brutal. Brutal and grim as in good people dying, torture and backstabbing.

The story is slower then the first book, a lot happens, it's never truly slow, but there were parts the plot dragged.  

Happy reading!
Helena