A review by rogue_runner
The Paladin by C.J. Cherryh

3.0

Easy reading, but the weird age gap and constant trying-to-bang-Taizu from Shoka was uncomfortable throughout the first half of the book. Really not great. The second half lost the energy as the plot turned to a much bigger war, with a lot more characters that were never really properly introduced. It was disappointing that Taizu's story got lost where she could have been made out to be a lot more badass than she was sidelined into.