A review by acwoodvt
Blood & Steel by Helen Scheuerer

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Written to sound roughly a decade younger than she’s supposed to be, so prepare for a lack of maturity on behalf of the whole cast.  Also if you hate the sound of the phrase “celadon eyes,” walk away.  It’s grotesquely overused.  Otherwise a solidly mid-tier fantasy romance in a sea of good fantasy romance.