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Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher

29 reviews

no_mourners_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Police brutality, Sexual content, Animal death, Medical content, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Cursing, War, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Drug use, Excrement, and Torture

roksyreads's review

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

Another lovely fantasy with the perfect balance of mutual pining, smouldering romance, and loveable characters. But how can you end it like that???? I am relieved to know there will be more books, because I love these stories immensely, but I do rather wish there were more now following that last paragraph. Alas, I will have to put my patience hat on. Thankfully, there are plenty more stories written by Vernon under the Kingfisher pen name for me to read and re-read whilst I wait. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Murder, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Police brutality, Classism, and Suicide

welgan's review

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

I really like how different the three paladins main characters in this series are. I love all of them, even if Galen speaks less to me, but Piper speaks to me more than the other 2 love interests so it balances out, and it really is nitpicking at this point. They're all amazing characters and I love them.
10/10 would read the series again with great pleasure.

The relationship dynamic of this opus of the series was nicely different of the others (yet always a variation of the theme of the broken paladins which I love very much). The prevalence of sex related matters in characters' inner monologue is still bothering me a bit as a personal preference, but it is author's style at this point and as in the others, it did not prevent me from enjoying the relationship and it's development at all. If anything, I even found the first sex scene between them more vivid and interesting the others I've read.

I really liked that the gnoles and society issues related to them were a focus of the book ! Gnoles are awesome.

The last line of the book is pure genius and it is worth everything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexual content

narya's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Comienza mucho más directo y yendo al grano que los dos anteriores, lo cual al principio me descuadró. Pero es otra historia de otros personajes. Tampoco sigue la trama del misterio, aunque es cierto que queda bastante cerrado en el anterior, e introduce una distinta que también llega muy de golpe.

(Edit: vale, lo mismo leerse los libros de Clocktaur War antes que éste viene bien, pero tampoco es necesario. Solo es que Paladin's Hope rescata cosas de los otros y te hace algo de spoiler si no los has leído. Eso se apaña si tienes mala memoria.)

PERO

Compensa muchísimo con el desarrollo de los personajes, que se expresan con libertad (aunque sea para ellos a veces) y te permiten reflexionar sobre muchos sentimientos y situaciones. Son adorables, son humanos, los acabas queriendo mucho. 

Un detalle:

Según avanzaba me iba quedando con la sensación de que el poder de Piper apenas se explota para lo prometedor que es. La últina frase del libro me lo compensó bastante. Ojalá haber sabido más sobre la muerte del Saint of Steel, no diria que no a una cuarta parte. Y si no, para la imaginación.

Brutales los giros que mete esta mujer en la trama y el cariño e intensidad con los que trata los temas sentimentales y las relaciones, una trilogía que he disfrutado muchísimo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

maryellen's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Medical content, Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death and Grief

katiedalton's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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

4.0

The Paladin’s series has been such a fun read. They are quick books to listen to and have the right mix of plot focus and romance building for an overall romance book. 

I’m so glad we got a book focused on Piper. I’d been curious to see his character more since book 1. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

marsh_mall0w's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Confinement, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

taffy's review

4.0

This was an excellent book. All of the characters have such a vibrant personality.

wtf was the last line. I need to know what happens next!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Violence

azurae's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Fantastic, pining, slow build gay romance set in a gorgeous, well developed world

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

wilybooklover's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

5.0

Funny, warm, and creepy in equal measures, just like the other books in this series. I really enjoyed the plot of this one. I’m not going to spoil it because I think it’s better to go into it not knowing anything, but it was such a page-turner. I am more intrigued by the gnoles than ever after finding out more about their culture. 

Galen made some pretty boneheaded decisions (seems to be a paladin thing) but it did lead to some great moments, so I can’t be too mad. His romance with Piper was very sweet and adorably awkward. 

I think Piper is my favourite main character so far in this series and Earstripe the gnole was just delightful. I can’t wait for Shane and Marguerite’s book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Xenophobia, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Medical content, Animal death, and Body horror

Minor: Child death and Police brutality