Reviews

A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair

bassgirl456's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

3.25

kfiehler's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

crystalvyces's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Ugh I gotta stop listening to white girl book recommendations

anxiousartsyself's review against another edition

4.0

I found this world to draw me in and wanting to understand more about it. Keera’s journey through it and living through her eyes from a drunk assassin to something much more was fascinating. The line between how mortals, halfings, elves, and dark fae are all worlds apart and yet intertwined at the same time. This book ended with quite the surprise and I’ll definitely be reading the second of the series, 4/5 stars.

char_borg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

tnh1313's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

ermergerdcait's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

jazlynn_thebookwrym's review against another edition

I got to chapter 4 and it was just too boring for me. The FMC is obviously an alcoholic and I don’t love that in a character. especially when they are supposed to be this bad a** bounty hunter/torturer. Just wasn’t for me.

 It kind of reminds me of TOG series - when Aelin is hanging out on rooftops drinking away her worries and being pitiful. But this drinking seemed like the characters whole personality. Again, it’s just not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Torture, and Violence

jz23q's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

diana123980's review against another edition

4.0

This is not the usual fantasy novel. This is a story about racism, about a society in which few are
privileged and those who do not fit in are persecuted. The main character dealt with her fair share of abuse throughout the years and despite all she raised to one of the most powerful positions in the army. A lot of heavy topics are reached in this novel, like alcoholism. The enemies to lovers trope in chef's kiss.