A review by shereadytoread
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

adventurous funny
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

This story is a fun adventure. Kingfisher's quirky, humorous characters work well in this newest standalone book set in the same world as previous stories. I loved the banter between the mix of characters and slow build of the romance is great. This was my first fantasy book by this author (I've only read her horror books previously), and not having any knowledge of the world was not a barrier when reading. I was able to quickly orient to the world and the variety of characters presented. 

My single complaint with this book is that it is at minimum 75-100 pages longer than it needs to be. It didn't make it less enjoyable, but quite a bit of the journey back is getting into funny scenarios and some side quest like exploration of the world. Still interesting but unneeded and not related to the main plot outside of it occurring on the journey forward.