Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher

3 reviews

wilybooklover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

4.5

 I think I have a bit of a crush on Clara after reading this book. She’s such a badass! 

T. Kingfisher has a real knack for describing desirable characters that don’t fall into the usual ‘gorgeous and chiselled’ romance character archetypes. Not just the women, but the men as well. Her characters are older, less conventional looking, maybe even have a little bit of fat padding their bodies, but they find each other sexy all the same. It’s so refreshing and I love it. I also loved that both Istvhan and Clara had sexual pasts and were unapologetic about it. 

I did think that it dragged a little bit in the middle. This book is longer than the previous one and it felt like it at times. But the plots of Clara’s missing sister-nuns and the smooth men were engaging, and it was really interesting to see how they tied together. As always, T. Kingfisher balances the contrast of humour and sweet romance with creepy horror perfectly. 

Overall, another winner in the Saint of Steel series and once again I’m dying to dive into the next book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Slavery, Torture, and Trafficking

Minor: Abandonment and Infertility

bookbuzzard's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

Another classic 'A sad paladin meets a strong woman and they each think the other doesn't want them so they spend an awful lot of time staring longingly at each other while on a long journey before they finally confess their feelings, and also a gnoll is there' from T. Kingfisher, but I love it so much. She knows what I crave and she delivers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Kidnapping, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Gore, Murder, Death, Physical abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Abandonment, Colonisation, Antisemitism, and Vomit

Undeath Antisemitism explanation -

Enemy constructs described as 'Golems'

affabletoaster's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Alcohol