jessicaludden 's review for:

A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair

4.0

adventurous dark 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: Yes

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Not gonna lie, the first half of this book was pretty slow for me. It just felt like a bunch of traveling and not a whole lot of doing anything. The second half definitely picks up and it made me appreciate the slowness of the first half. It did a great job characterizing our protagonist and building on the slow burn of the romance. I really like Keera as a main character. I think her alcoholism and guilt for killing paired with her ruthlessness and obvious care towards her people make her such an interesting character. I love the dynamic between the main group and especially liked seeing them trust Keera over time. I like how the politics built slowly over the course of the book and the ending shocked me. I definitely have high hopes for the rest of this series.