Blade of Secrets

The idea that a blacksmith can make magic weapons was so good😍 I loved that. I also thought the individual characters were great. The quiet Ziva, who does not like to go among people, the brave Tamra, the scholar who has a calm but curious nature and the handsome mercenary Kellyn, who is supposed to protect them. All in all, the book would have had a lot of potential to become a really great fantasy book. If only the characters hadn't been so young... Ziva blushes because she thinks of a kiss from Kellyn. I mean.. I'm just too old for that and can't be happy about it when it finally comes to that. Then I found the book also had a few lengths. I lacked tension. But Tricia's writing style is very easy to read. It is fluid and simple ☺️ For me this was a book where I thought the idea was great, but I didn't like the implementation. I think I'm the wrong target audience for this. I can recommend the book for fantasy beginners who do not want a developed world building and are looking for a cute love story.

T. Levenseller is destroying cliches by the minute in this book. And I loved that. The characters are so human, every one of them with their mistakes and strengths and fears. And they don’t pretend. They are who they are. They acknowledge their mistakes and apologize. Take that misunderstanding-trope!