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A Broken Blade

Melissa Blair

3.93 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book doesn’t have much LGBTQ+ content, only a few brief mentions.
The plot doesn’t fully feel justified, I think there were more options that weren’t explored and decisions that were confusing.

But if you want a book about assassins, elves, fae, rebellion, spies, fighting, and slow-burn romance this book is for you. 

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was fine. It had a fairly intriguing premise, then a dip in the middle where i nearly dnfed and then a good enough ending. Heavily inspired by ToG and LOTR from the looks of things. I've ordered the second one, hoping it builds on what I enjoyed and leaves behind what I didn't.

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very trophy and i couldn’t find myself connecting to any of the characters. i didn’t have an awful time but it was just nothing i havent read before unfortunately. i might continue the series but it’s incredibly low on my priority list. 

If you want so badly to enjoy the popular romantsy books but can't get past the all the bioessentialism and unfulfilled promise of a morally gray main character, The Broken Blade just might be for you.
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danicacoryell's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 25%

I was not engaged with the characters or story line. I kept making excuses to not read it.
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I struggled a little to keep my interest but was better at the halfway point. I loved the story and the people. Damn the cliffhanger. I did not see that coming
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated