A review by lisibee815
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

I really liked it, I understand now why I had to wait so long for my library hold! This book is set in the world of the Clocktaur War and the Paladin series (the World of the White Rat, Paladins, and gnoles make appearances, as does the Vagrant Hills). But it felt much lighter in tone and was more humorous overall (although some decidedly non-humorous things happen). The book felt more rooted in romance than the other books, which is partly why I enjoyed it so much. Sarkis and Halla were fantastic together and nicely complemented one another. They give great mid-life representation, although I vehemently object to Halla considering herself "old" at 36. (But the vibe is that their world is Middle Ages-ish in industrial development so I guess that fits for life expectancy.) The main storyline resolved very nicely but the fate of the other two swords was left on a cliffhanger. I'm hoping that means there will be more books but this one was published 7 years ago which is not encouraging. (Although on the author's website she says she's hoping to do a sequel someday so fingers crossed!) 
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