Paladin's Faith

This installment comes smack dab in the middle of the planned 7-book series. We spend a lot of page time on worldbuilding and plot setup, so the couple doesn't have too much tension - or even really all that much pining. However, we do get a really nice taste of some D/s dynamics with the couple, which is a fun departure from the books so far. I really liked this one - although now I'm pretty bummed I'll have to wait for the next 3 to come out.

Paladin's Faith is the fourth book in T. Kingfisher's sad paladin romance fantasy series. I really appreciate the genre mix: the fantasy adds interesting context to the world (and often some mystery being tracked down) as well as a compelling plot, while the romance bit adds the genre comfort of having a rough idea of the story arc that is likely ahead. The book's details aren't predictable other than at its broadest strokes of both romance and fantasy foreshadowing, but it's an echo of the coziness you get in rereading something you've read before but can't quite remember.

Overall, all of these books are just solid enjoyable reads for me and I'm excited for the rest of the series. I think specifically this book competes with the first one for being my most favorite so far.

I have been informed secondhand via birdsite that this is apparently book four in a seven book series which I hadn't known up until this point. It makes a lot of sense for this book in terms of the additional worldbuilding setup that it does for the future, as well as the slow spooling out of detail about the Saint of Steel.