Tindra reviewed Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher
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5 stars
If you've made it this far, you know the formula. This one is interesting because there is no damsel in distress - Clara is perfectly capable of fighting off bandits too!
hardcover, 438 pages
Published Feb. 27, 2021 by Argyll Productions.
He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a secretive order, on the trail of the raiders who burned her convent and kidnapped her sisters.
When their paths cross at the point of a sword, Istvhan and Clara will be pitched headlong into each other’s quests, facing off against enemies both living and dead. But Clara has a secret that could jeopardize the growing trust between them, a secret that will lead them to the gladiatorial pits of a corrupt city, and beyond...
If you've made it this far, you know the formula. This one is interesting because there is no damsel in distress - Clara is perfectly capable of fighting off bandits too!
Istvhan's book! Funny, charming, sweet and heroic by turns. I liked how different it felt from the previous one. Unlike Grace, Clara is a big, strong woman on a mission, and totally unafraid to go toe to toe with a berserker paladin, and the skills to back her confidence. A (mostly) happy ending, and more about the severed heads plot in the most horrifying way, mixed in with the fluffy romance, of course. Highly recommend.