jesforeverlostinbooks 's review for:

Blade of Secrets by Tricia Levenseller

5.0

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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“I can promise I will always return a kiss from you.”

Oh my goodness I loved this one!!! Seriously this is YA Fantasy perfection! The social anxiety rep was fantastic! It’s full of action, adventure, a quest, magical weapons, romance & lots of twists & turns. I love a slow burn enemies to more & this one was so much fun! The banter was 🤌🏼 & had me giggling throughout. These characters are everything! First we have Ziva… a magical smithy who infuses weapons with unusual powers but struggles in social situations, her sister Temra who is bold, brave & helps her sister with her social anxiety. Next we have our mercenary Kellyn who is a tall drink of water 🫠 but expects payment for his help & then we have the scholar, Petrik who is a wealth of knowledge especially when it comes to magic. When Ziva receives a commission from a powerful warlord to make her a weapon. Ziva creates Secret Eater a sword capable of stealing its victims secrets. A sword with magic so powerful it could topple kingdoms. When Ziva learns of the warlord's intentions to use the weapon to take over the world, she takes her sister & flees. So begins a quest to keep the sword safe until they can find a worthy wielder or a way to destroy it entirely. It ends with a bit of a cliff hanger so I’m dropping everything to pick up the next book! 

“I am more than my fear and weaknesses, but so much of the time, they're all I can think about.”

“I hate feeling as though I don't fit right in my own skin. As though the anxiety takes up too much space, pushing me aside.”

“As for not liking people, that's fine. I don't really like people, either. Maybe we could not like people together.”

Thank Megan for putting this duology my radar and gifting me a ebook copy 🥰