Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

Guards! Guards! (City Watch, #1) (Discworld, #8)

by Terry Pratchett

This is the story of mysterious night-time prowling in Ankh-Morpork, the greatest city of Discworld: someone is turning the citizens into something resembling small charcoal biscuits.

Reviewed by Whitney @ First Impressions Reviews on

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Plot:


I liked the plot, the idea of a dragon overtaking a community was very interesting to me and held my attention throughout.

Characters:


I loved the characters, especially Vimes and Carrot. Carrot's naiveté,  sense of taking things literally and by the book kept me smiling. As for Vimes, he was on the straight and narrow and reminded me of Barty Crouch from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I also really liked his romantic relationship with Sybil Ramkin. It was a quirky courting that worked and look forward to seeing where it heads.

Pacing


I'm not going to lie, it was slow going. The first half was a slog, but I preserved because I could tell it was going somewhere. I was later rewarded but I wished that had happened sooner.

Final Thoughts:


While I wasn't in love with Guards! Guards! the Discworld series has potential and enjoyed the character development. In the end, I'd definitely give the second book in this series a try.

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