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Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher

19 reviews

sonatica's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

cwerber's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

That was a very delightful read. I read through the last 25% as quickly as I could, but as luck would have it, people just kept *talking* to me, and I had to be a *normal* person. 

Seriously, though. I loved the two main characters and several of the secondary characters. I can't wait to read the second and third books. 

But I do have a question that may never be answered. How did Stephen's god die? Maybe that question will eventually be answered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Infidelity

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

fatherprozac's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to like this book so bad. I loved the world-building and ate up every little detail. Unfortunately, I loved every character except the two protagonists. I found Grace's inner monologues to be so cringeworthy that I barely finished the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

caseymac's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

(Audiobook, included with Audible) T Kingfisher writes with such warmth and realness in a way I’ve never encountered. I read this because it was free and because I liked Nettle and Bone so much. This is similar in that it’s a low fantasy mystery with rather dark themes, but somehow wrapped in a comforting hug. I highly recommend the audiobook, especially if you need comforting or soothing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, and Gaslighting

wilybooklover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

5.0

If there’s one interest that I love almost as much as fantasy romance novels, it’s fragrance, so a fantasy romance featuring a perfumer heroine felt like it was tailor-made for me. 

Besides that, this was a delightfully fluffy romance juxtaposed against quite a dark storyline. That balance can be quite tough to pull off but T. Kingfisher does it so well. Grace and Stephen are two damaged but kind people who fall in love despite getting caught up in a web of political intrigue and a preponderance of severed heads (the cause of which was unbelievably creepy). Despite the dark background this story is infused with so much humour and warmth and hope. The hero knits socks! I loved it and will immediately move on to book two. 

Oh, and we see the return of Zale and the Temple of the White Rat, from Swordheart! Sardonic Zale may be my favourite secondary character ever and I kind of want to read an entire series following them as they solve legal problems. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Infidelity and Injury/Injury detail

mars's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I haven't found a book as fun as this in a long time. It had all the things I've been currently looking for in a book: fluffy romance, an interesting world setting, a found family, and some lighthearted humor that, although some felt out of place, it brightened the mood to a somewhat somber & mysterious plot.

I'm so glad to have come across this book, as got me out of a reading slump. So excites to read more from the Saint of Steel series and to check out more of the author's books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

wickedgrumpy's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Stephen's god died a little after noon on the longest day of the year.

With a compelling opening line like that how could I not have a good time reading this book?

To be honest, it kinda similar to The Clockwork boys/The Wonder Engine and Swordheart in that they feature a competent female protagonist in her 30s and a tortured soul of a male paladin(-esque) love interest nearing 40 (+/- a few hundred years), but what can I say beyond I apparently love the trope?  It isn't even that unexpected since it's the same author.

Also worth note is that our non-binary friend/lawyer Zale makes an appearance as well as a few other known entities from the world of the White Rat.

My quest to read all the things written under the T. Kingfisher pseudonym continues.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

buttermellow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting

Minor: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail