Now, I am not really a fan of YA. It's just too, nice, for my taste and to see Abercrombie was planning to do it was a surprise. So, what makes this YA? No sex or sexual references. The double standard of the worst violence possible being allowed but a mention of the times when people come together to share the deepest intimacy? Not allowed.
Still, this was a decent page turner and Abercrombie's prose remains as sharp as ever. I realise authors write YA to make more money but he has definitely not stretched himself here by any measure.