Would be all fine and dandy until that one time you mess up big time and ragequit, only to find your progress has been saved

I loved the story, can't really tell that much without spoiling, but it's set in a dark fantasy setting, and very gritty. It also only follows a few characters, so you don't need to memorize a huge cast like in a song of ice and fire. If you're into that kinda stuff I'd say go for it

Taste is always subjective though, so you should probably see what others have to say about it as well

Joe Abercrombies 'The blade itself' has made me keenly aware of how absolutely horrible torture can be, my friend said he had to quit reading after a 'dentistry' session happened in the book, it was just too much