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Five Broken Blades
by Mai Corland
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
Spice Rating: 🌶️.5 / 5
This 6-person-POV (yes, you read that right--SIX) high fantasy novel is extremely entertaining and had me continuously unsure of who I could trust.
Five of the most dangerous and experienced thieves, assassins, and liars have been mysteriously brought together to kill King Joon--the merciless and famously immortal king of Yusan. These five untrustworthy people have to come together and somehow earn each other's trust in order to succeed in their mission. Can they set aside their personal ambitions and complete their task? Or will they end up betraying each other in the end?
I listened to Five Broken Blades on audio and loved the experience of hearing a full cast narrate all 6 POVs. I found this novel to be quite enjoyable and even found myself becoming so attached to the characters I would be frustrated when they would hide information from each other or wouldn't admit their feelings for one another. The story is chock full of mystery, intrigue, and romance ensuring almost any kind of reader will be entertained.
I do wish there was more world building as I was confused by the religious/god system, but I have high hopes that the author will dig deeper into it in the next book. Though the ending had a great plot twist and tied up the plot just enough, I'm still ready to fall back into the world and already have book 2 preordered.
Fans of fast-paced fantasy romance novels will absolutely eat Five Broken Blades up.
This 6-person-POV (yes, you read that right--SIX) high fantasy novel is extremely entertaining and had me continuously unsure of who I could trust.
Five of the most dangerous and experienced thieves, assassins, and liars have been mysteriously brought together to kill King Joon--the merciless and famously immortal king of Yusan. These five untrustworthy people have to come together and somehow earn each other's trust in order to succeed in their mission. Can they set aside their personal ambitions and complete their task? Or will they end up betraying each other in the end?
I listened to Five Broken Blades on audio and loved the experience of hearing a full cast narrate all 6 POVs. I found this novel to be quite enjoyable and even found myself becoming so attached to the characters I would be frustrated when they would hide information from each other or wouldn't admit their feelings for one another. The story is chock full of mystery, intrigue, and romance ensuring almost any kind of reader will be entertained.
I do wish there was more world building as I was confused by the religious/god system, but I have high hopes that the author will dig deeper into it in the next book. Though the ending had a great plot twist and tied up the plot just enough, I'm still ready to fall back into the world and already have book 2 preordered.
Fans of fast-paced fantasy romance novels will absolutely eat Five Broken Blades up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Cursing, Genocide, Sexual content, Slavery
Minor: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault