Romance, monstruos mecánicos, paladines que son un poco himbos y una protagonista con alergias. Es que vaya maravilla de lecturas más entretenida, divertida y con un ritmo endiablado aún siendo casi un 80-90% dialogo entre personajes. Kingfisher a venido para quedarse en mi corazón. ( )

I gave the first book 4 stars, and I was leaning toward 3 on this one because I was kind of caring less rather than more for a second installment, which was already disappointing. But then the heroine became really immature and irrational and wallowed in her upset feelings for most of the ending, and that was really off-putting. I wasn't entirely sold on the romance aspect either, but it was the heroine's ending which lowered my enjoyment past the point of even rounding up to a 3. It's too bad it went so far in that direction. ( )

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Finally, a paladin story is done right. This takes the typically uptight lawful good paladin character and makes them relatable and likable. Of course, that's par for the course with Kingfisher's writing. All of her characters are incredibly likable and endearing, even the cold-blooded assassin.

The world-building is well done. There's enough explained that the setting makes sense, but there are still mysteries that make the world intriguing. Plus, the gnoles have to be the most delightfully wonderful fantasy race. ( )

Finally finished this duology — not what I expected, but impossible to put down. A forger, an assassin, an ex paladin of the Dreaming God and a scholar set out to stop a war…. Shenanigans! Some heartbreak, some romance, and critically, we meet the gnolls. Grimehug is a wonderful addition to the original crew, and Ashes Magnus is marvelous as well. ( )