A review by romancingthereader
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

adventurous emotional funny medium-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? No

4.0

I’m not going to lie to you guys. I bought this book and then listened to it because it was pretty. I had no idea who T. Kingfisher was. And I don’t regret it.

📕 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

📙 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Swordheart character series. Book 1.

📗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: Audiobook on Hoopla. 

📘 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲: Fantasy romance

📔 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: Opposites attract, magical journey, one bed.

📖 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Halla's uncle dies and she is left his estate - much to the chagrin of his family. In a tense moment, she attempts to use an antique sword and meets Sarkis, an immortal swordsman trapped inside the enchanted metal.

🌟 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: This book was out of bounds. I can see how you either love it or hate it. I, for the record, had a great time.

The story was great - fun even. The romance was solid, and it was a great ratio between actual story, character growth and romance. Halla was clinically insane. I literally was cackling - but very much in a "who writes this" and "what the actual eff" sort of way. But I stuck with the book, because I quite literally couldn't look away. 

I laughed so hard sometimes I had to stop the audio. It was completely unhinged - and honestly, I know this was released in 2018 (so well before) but it had very close to the same vibes as Assistant to the Villian. Just this out of bounds, zany FMC and her broody, magical MMC. I was here for it.

Imagine my surprise in hearing that after 7 years, there's a second book in this series coming out next year. While I am definitely not going back into T. Kingfisher's extensive backlog, I am excited to pick that one up next!

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 2.5/5 🌶🌶