Swordheart (Swordheart #1)
by T. Kingfisher
What is it about:
Halla has unexpectedly inherited the estate of a wealthy uncle. Unfortunately, she is also saddled with money-hungry relatives full of devious plans for how to wrest the inheritance away from her.
While locked in her bedroom, Halla inspects the ancient sword that's been collecting dust on the wall since before she moved in. Out of desperation, she unsheathes it—and suddenly a man appears. His name is Sarkis, he tells her, and he is an immortal warrior trapped in a prison of enchanted steel.
Sarkis is sworn to protect whoever wields the sword, and for Halla—a most unusual wielder—he finds himself fending off not grand armies and deadly assassins but instead everything from kindly-seeming bandits to roving inquisitors to her own in-laws. But as Halla and Sarkis grow closer, they overlook the biggest threat of all—the sword itself.
What did I think of it:
I'm loving everything I'm reading by Kingfisher, so I decided to also try her Fantasy Romance.
And Swordheart did not disappoint.
Halla is a fun heroine, even if she does have the habit to babble a lot. It was Sarkis, and in almost equal extent Zale and Brindle (two side characters), who made the book for me though. I think I enjoyed the adventure, the snark, and discussions even more than the romance.
Some turns in this story were easy to see coming, but I think that might have been because Kingfisher wanted the reader to see it, so you could enjoy seeing Halla and her travel companions react to it.
There was one part of this story that felt like it would be important, but in hindsight was more of a side quest without a real conclusion. I'll be interested to see if this will become important in the next book (even though that will feature other main characters) or if this part could have been cut. It was a fun sidestep, so no harm done in my opinion.
Overall another cool read. I totally bought Paladin's Grace to try next.
Why should you read it:
It's a fun and adventurous Fantasy Romance
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