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danreadsitall 's review for:
A Broken Blade
by Melissa Blair
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"A Broken Blade" is the first in the Halfling Saga by Melissa Blair.
We follow Keera, the king's Blade, #1 killer, as she unfortunately helps his bloody centuries long reign. Because he did war crimes so hard he doesn't age anymore, allegedly. But she is a half-elf (halfling) so she really does not have any rights in this society, but can at least survive where she is. But the kingdom is threated by an outside force, when she is sent to deal with it other options reveal themselves.
Reasons to read:
-Not a lot of stories have the MC be an alcoholic in this type of story
-The movement of food and trade was important
-Some folks that need to be clipped
-Fun side characters
Cons:
-Folks didn't get clipped on the timetable I desired
-Every time I read "halfling" I imagined someone different than the author intended
Thanks Netgalley and Sterling Publishing for this copy, life got crazy and my backlog got nutty.
We follow Keera, the king's Blade, #1 killer, as she unfortunately helps his bloody centuries long reign. Because he did war crimes so hard he doesn't age anymore, allegedly. But she is a half-elf (halfling) so she really does not have any rights in this society, but can at least survive where she is. But the kingdom is threated by an outside force, when she is sent to deal with it other options reveal themselves.
Reasons to read:
-Not a lot of stories have the MC be an alcoholic in this type of story
-The movement of food and trade was important
-Some folks that need to be clipped
-Fun side characters
Cons:
-Folks didn't get clipped on the timetable I desired
-Every time I read "halfling" I imagined someone different than the author intended
Thanks Netgalley and Sterling Publishing for this copy, life got crazy and my backlog got nutty.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment