A review by spacerkip
Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I feel a little bad about the three star rating, since. It's not the book's fault that the library classified it wrong and I didn't realize this was a romance lmao. But! I was very quickly enamored by the characters and the worldbuilding, and for what it was I found it quite enjoyable. Nothing in this book was *bad* or poorly done, simply not my cup of tea. I liked that the story took the time to introduce its two romantic leads before smooshing both of them together - either romantically or with the plot. The sensory details from Grace's pov were especially fascinating to me. It added so much depth to her character and kept readers grounded in the world around her. Smell isn't often used in books, and it's even less often used well. I appreciated the attention to detail, and how Grace's skills were always relevant and useful to the plot. Also very refreshing to have a male romantic lead smell like something other than "smoke and leather" haha. I plan on looking through other books by this author to see if there's something more up my alley, because I think I could enjoy her stuff a lot.