Paladin's Strength

I think I just need to space these out. I continue to be totally charmed by these books, but 80% pining by volume is wearing on me. I don't think you can, in good conscience, continue to push the pining past the first kiss, and that's what Kingfisher did here.

But, otherwise I found this book fun, if a little heavy on the death and horror elements.

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.