4.13k reviews for:

Blood & Steel

Helen Scheuerer

4.14 AVERAGE

stormster0210's review

4.25

adventurous challenging dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

taylorjahn's review

4.25

adventurous 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: Complicated

kellynicklis's review

2.75

adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

faile12's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mwuerch's review

3.0

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jojopanda's review

4.5

adventurous challenging funny reflective 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: Yes

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Good book I liked it in my opinion there was no boring parts and I love the friendship the trio has

carolinab's review

3.5

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

bbbryn's review

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

jackcry's review

3.75

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I did read it in like a few days so 

lullabyex's review

4.0

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I've had this series on my TBR for a while and I've finally gotten to it! I've done an immersive read, thanks to a mix of KU's ebook, Libby's audiobook and my gifted physical copy (from a friend, of course, I'm not nowhere near being a book influencer to receive free physical books lol).

So this I think is a solid 3.75 ⭐ book for me: it was entertaining, it was written well enough and I will be going back for the rest of the books.

The thing with romantasy in general for me lately is that it's all starting to blend together. While I enjoy it, I've been struggling to find truly innovative plots that grip me, with writing that changes me. Blood & Steel fits this bill - it's fun but it doesn't do much more for me at this point.

I thought the writing was good enough for what it was and the plot was okay! I enjoyed Thea's journey through proving she was worthy of the shieldbearers through her perseverance and unique range of skills.

I almost wished that Wilder's character was written slightly broodier - the fact that he falls for her almost solely based on moments of duress makes it slightly hard to believe it's real enough. It's a bit of insta lust with denial, and I wish it had been played a bit longer?

I'm hoping that book 2 comes to really dig into their relationship and put them through it in order to get to a deeper connection with layers and texture. Essentially, I'm hoping it makes the whole thing a bit more real.

Will be picking it up afterwards!