Shelly Laurenston

Really enjoyed this one with the sibling rivalry and interactions, the personalities that I fell in love with from the first book getting ample time with memorable moments, and the subtle romance that slips in between the massive battle scenes and gathering of allies. A fantastic plot and Aiken leads you down a very entertaining winding road with bickering religious sects, monk sex, hilarious and snarky comments, strong women and supportive men, and I'm thrilled about the link to a different series and need to run off to reread that series to see where the intersection lies. Oh, but first I must find and read the final book in this series that I love almost as much as I love the Honey Badger Chronicles… (más)

Aiken packs a blacksmith punch- loved this big strong woman with a huge heart story. I could barely set it down and finished it within 12 hours. It follows along some traditional fantasy structure with the quest and gathering of troops and crescendos into several battles and the FMC becomes stronger after the trials and betrayals. I adore the family interactions and the crazy sibling love/hate. It was also nice to read a story in third person since so many are now first person narratives. So excited to start the next one!… (más)

1st read: January 2021
2nd read: December 2023

This is still a really fun book, even if it was a tiny bit slow in the beginning, and it took a while for Talaith to grow on me.

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Original review:
Super great book!

This book is laugh-out-loud funny, at least for me. The whole cast of characters in this series is amazing and I'm excited to read each of their books. I really like the way that the siblings and other characters interact with each other. The hero and heroine of this book have chemistry and the banter (between them, as well as with everyone else) is a lot of fun.… (más)