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Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher

24 reviews

chellski's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Death, and Emotional abuse

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Body horror and Toxic relationship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

kmtaylor002's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Religious bigotry, and Confinement

narya's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-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

5.0

Lo tenía pendiente, pero lo empecé por pura casualidad. No he podido soltarlo prácticamente hasta que lo he terminado. Son todos idiotas en este libro y me encanta, como para no quererlos. La trama de misterio que lo acompaña me ha dejado intrigadísima.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual content

maidofbees's review

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was an excellent read and I highly recommend it. It's mainly a romance, but it also includes an engaging world, a sharp sense of humour, non-binary representation in the form of one minor character, and a sensitive and realistic portrayal of common trauma responses. I couldn't put it down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Domestic abuse

wholelotofweird's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse

caseymac's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

(Audiobook, included with Audible) T Kingfisher writes with such warmth and realness in a way I’ve never encountered. I read this because it was free and because I liked Nettle and Bone so much. This is similar in that it’s a low fantasy mystery with rather dark themes, but somehow wrapped in a comforting hug. I highly recommend the audiobook, especially if you need comforting or soothing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

canyongoblin's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Big picture: the story is fun, somewhat lighthearted, and I truly enjoy the world that Kingfisher creates. I like the humor and the built in kindness of the characters and the originality of the story. I will read the second book to see if I like it more. 

Nitty gritty: 
Grace and Stephen are a little stifling and feel like they are emotionally stunted, but without good reason and their 16-year-old want to jump each other but being so shy and self-deprecating made it feel forced into their characters. 
So. I didn’t really love the portrayal of the romance and their thoughts during moments of attraction but I loved their quirky traits, kindness, empathy for each other and the depth of respect and trust that was built. 

Low stakes. Romance. Intrigue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse

wilybooklover's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

5.0

If there’s one interest that I love almost as much as fantasy romance novels, it’s fragrance, so a fantasy romance featuring a perfumer heroine felt like it was tailor-made for me. 

Besides that, this was a delightfully fluffy romance juxtaposed against quite a dark storyline. That balance can be quite tough to pull off but T. Kingfisher does it so well. Grace and Stephen are two damaged but kind people who fall in love despite getting caught up in a web of political intrigue and a preponderance of severed heads (the cause of which was unbelievably creepy). Despite the dark background this story is infused with so much humour and warmth and hope. The hero knits socks! I loved it and will immediately move on to book two. 

Oh, and we see the return of Zale and the Temple of the White Rat, from Swordheart! Sardonic Zale may be my favourite secondary character ever and I kind of want to read an entire series following them as they solve legal problems. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Sexual content, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail

bethanycrowepowell's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A romantic, earthy fantasy reminiscent of Chalion hewing a little more contemporary in tone. I'd heard a lot about this series here and there, so finally jumped in. For me, it was an unusually successful gritty fantasy in a secondary world that centers a romance while still having a compelling plot, one that continues into the rest of the series even once the MCs of this book have found their happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Body horror, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

Both protagonists are living with traumas that shape their reactions and impact how they move through the world. This is treated respectfully, even though it makes their journeys more complicated.